DavidLexBrownMD

Summary

• David Lex Brown graduated from Texas Christian University in 1971 with a BS in biology. He attended USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese AFB, TX, earning his wings in April 1972. From then until 1980, Col Brown flew the A-7D Corsair II, the OV-10 Bronco, and the A-10 Thunderbolt II. In 1980, he separated from the Air Force to attend medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1984, was board certified in family practice in 1987, and practiced family medicine until 1992. He rejoined the USAF in 1992 as a flight surgeon and became a pilot-physician in 1993, flying the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter. From 1997-1999 he was a researcher with the Air Force Research Laboratory, and from 1999-2002 he was the Senior Medical Officer Pilot with the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine, RAF Henlow, UK flying the Hawk T Mk 1. He retired as a colonel from the Air Force on 1 April 2011 as Director, Human Performance Integration, 711th Human Performance Wing, Brooks City-Base, TX, responsible for Human Systems Integration and Human Performance in Air Force Materiel Command. He worked part-time as an associate with Booz, Allen, Hamilton, consulting for the USAF Surgeon General. In February 2020 he completed a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.