RichardBBrownMDFACP, FIDSA

Infectious Disease • Springfield, MA

Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

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Office
3300 Main St
3rd Floor Suite C&d
Springfield, MA 01107
Phone+1 413-794-7394

Fax+1 413-794-7136
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1971
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1971 - 2023
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Clinical experience with daptomycin for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.
Julius Larioza, Richard B. Brown, Amy Girard> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2011 Dec 1
28 citations
Management of infective endocarditis in outpatients: Clinical experience with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy
Julius Larioza, Lena Heung Md, Amy Girard, Richard B. Brown> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2009 Jun 1
302 citations
Complications of Viral Influenza
Michael B. Rothberg, Sarah Haessler, Richard B. Brown> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2008 Apr 1
75 citations
Antibiotic adverse reactions and drug interactions.
Eric V. Granowitz, Richard B. Brown> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2008 Apr 1
1 citations
Macrolides in community-acquired pneumonia: does the bell toll for thee?
Eric V. Granowitz, Richard B. Brown> ;Chest. 2005 Sep 1
45 citations
Impact of mandatory inpatient infectious disease consultation on outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.
Rajendra Sharma, William Loomis, Richard B. Brown> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2005 Aug 1
5 citations
Legionella Pneumonia: The Spectrum Continues to Expand
Richard B. Brown> ;Chest. 2004 Jun 1
39 citations
Surgical site infections in cardiac surgery: an 11-year perspective.
Claudia Martorell, Richard M. Engelman, A. Corl, Richard B. Brown> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2004 Apr 1
113 citations
Impact of Initial Antibiotic Choice on Clinical Outcomes in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Analysis of a Hospital Claims-Made Database
Richard B. Brown, Paul B. Iannini, Peter A. Gross, Mark Kunkel> ;Chest. 2003 May 1
38 citations
Exposure to increased pressure or hyperbaric oxygen suppresses interferon-gamma secretion in whole blood cultures of healthy humans.
Eric V. Granowitz, EJ Skulsky, RM Benson, J Wright, Jane Garb, ER Cohen, EC Smithline, Richard B. Brown> ;Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. 2002 Jan 1
35 citations
The Drug-Resistant Pneumococcus: Clinical Relevance, Therapy, and Prevention
Joseph I. Harwell, Richard B. Brown> ;Chest. 2000 Feb 1
7 citations
1OUTPATIENT PARENTERAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Richard B. Brown> ;Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 1998 Dec 1
Aetiologies and outcomes of wounds in an outpatient programme.
E V Granowitz, R Szostek, P Bums, J Carmel, T A Emhoff, R B Brown> ;Journal of Wound Care. 1998 Sep 2
Aetiologies and outcomes of wounds in an outpatient programme.
E V Granowitz, R Szostek, P Burns, J Carmel, T A Emhoff, R B Brown> ;Journal of Wound Care. 1998 Sep 1
5 citations
A method to track surgical site infections.
Jane L. McCall, Silvano Macchiaroli, Richard B. Brown, Myrna Schulte, Steve Calderone, Leslie G. Selbovitz, A. Corl, William P. Reed, Paul Friedmann> ;Quality Management in Health Care. 1998 Jan 1
23 citations
Outpatient treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults.
Paul V. Pomilla, Richard B. Brown> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 1994 Aug 22
8 citations
Community-acquired bacteremias from tunneled central intravenous lines: Results from studies of a single vendor
Richard B. Brown, Donna Cipriani, Myrna Schulte, A. Corl, Richard Pieczarka> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 1994 Jun 1
15 citations
Selecting the Patient
Richard B. Brown> ;Hospital Practice. 1993 Feb 28
25 citations
Tongue Abscess: Case Report and Review
Michael Sands, Joseph Pepe, Richard B. Brown> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1993 Jan 1
19 citations
Use of rifampin in nonstaphylococcal, nonmycobacterial disease.
Anne B. Morris, Richard B. Brown, Michael Sands> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1993 Jan 1
8 citations
Purulent Otitis Media in Adults
Lawrence E. Schwartz, Richard B. Brown> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 1992 Nov 1
19 citations
Peritonitis Due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a Patient Undergoing Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Michael Sands, David Poppel, Richard J. C. Brown> ;Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 1991 May 1
19 citations
Selection and Training of Patients for Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy
Richard B. Brown> ;Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 1991 Jan 1
5 citations
Once-Daily Ceftriaxone in the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Richard B. Brown> ;Chemotherapy. 1991 Jan 1
5 citations
Seizure propensity with imipenem.
Richard B. Brown, Michael Sands, Anne B. Morris> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 1990 Jul 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts
Boston Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, Massachusetts
Baystate Mary Lane HospitalWare, Massachusetts
Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, Massachusetts