David A. Brown MD PhD

Summary

• David A. Brown, M.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Brown is originally from Colorado and studied engineering at the University of Colorado followed by a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UCLA. He subsequently attended medical school at UC Irvine and went on to complete general surgery residency at University of Washington Medical Center followed by plastic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Brown practices general reconstructive surgery, including the surgical treatment of skin defects left by cancer, infection, and trauma. His clinical interests include peripheral nerve surgery and soft tissue reconstruction of the trunk. He is the principal investigator of the Genoplastic Surgery Laboratory, an NIH-funded research program that explores gene therapy applications for complex tissue regeneration with the hope of one day applying regeneration-based therapies to human diseases. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Wound Management.