William Ted Brown MD

Clinical Genetics

Physician

1050 Forest Hill RdNys Institute For Basic ResearchStaten Island, NY 10314
Phone+1 718-494-5117
Fax+1 718-494-2258

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Summary

William Ted Brown, MD, is a medical geneticist located in Staten Island, NY, specializing in clinical genetics. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1974 and completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia-Roosevelt Hospital. He also holds a B.A. in Biology, an M.A. in Biophysics and a Ph.D. in Biophysics, all from The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Brown is a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University Hospital of Brooklyn, with a career spanning roles such as genetics consultant and director of a research institute, the NYS Institute for Basic Research. His research focuses on conditions like autism, progeria and Fragile X syndrome, with many published works in peer-reviewed journals. His contributions to the field have been recognized with awards including a fellowship from the Gerontological Society of America.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1977
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1974
Johns Hopkins UniversityPh.D., Biophysics, 1973
Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Biology, 1967

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1975 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow Gerontological Society of America, 1987
Andrew W. Mellon Teacher Scientist Award 1979
First Prize Award Boylston Medical Society, 1974

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Involvement of Type 10 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in the Pathogenesis of Infantile Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease.
Xue-Ying He, Jannusz Frackowiak, Carl Dobkin, William Ted Brown, Song-Yu Yang
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023-12-18
Editorial for the Fragile X Syndrome Genetics Special Issue: May 2023.
David E Godler, William T Brown
Genes. 2023-05-25
26 citations
Folate receptor autoantibodies are prevalent in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, their normal siblings and parents.
Edward V. Quadros, Jeffrey M. Sequeira, W. Ted Brown, Clifford A. Mevs, Elaine Marchi
Autism Research. 2018-05-01

Journal Articles

Neuronal nucleus and cytoplasm volume deficit in children with autism and volume increase in adolescents and adults
Weigel J, Flory M, Kuchna I, Nowicki K, Ma SY, Imaki H, Wegiel J, Frackowiak J, Mazur-Kolecka B, Wierzba-Bobrowicz T, London E, Wisniewski T, Hof PR, Brown WT, Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 1/1/2015
Viral infection-induced differential expression of LncRNAs associated with collagen in mouse placentas and amniotic sacs
Pan J, Mor G, Ju W, Zhong J, Luo X, Aldo PB, Zhong M, Yu Y, Jenkins EC, Brown WT, Zhong N, American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 1/1/2015
Epigenetic regulation of IncRNA connects ubiquitin-proteasome system with infection-inflammation in preterm births and preterm premature rupture of membranes
Luo X, Pan J, Wang L, Wang P, Zhang M, Liu M, Dong Z, Meng Q, Tao X, Zhao X, Zhong J, Ju W, Gu Y, Jenkins EC, Brown W, Shi Q, Zhong N, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Branched Chain Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 1.
Chapter: Mental Retardation and Isoleucine Metabolism.
Page 157 - 169Yang S-Y, He X-Y, Dobkin C, Isaacs C, Brown WTEditors: Rajendram R, Preedy VR, Patel VB.Humana Press, Springer, New York, NY2015
The Claustrum, Structural, Functional, and Clinical Neuroscience.
Chapter: Delayed Development of the Claustrum in Autism.
Page 225 - 235Editors: Smythies JR, Edelstein LR, Ramachandran VS.Academic Press2014
The Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Chapter: Clinicopathological stratification of idiopathic autism and autism with 15q11.2-q13 duplications.
Page 347 - 359Wegiel J, Schanen NC, Cook EH, Brown WT, Kuchna I, Nowicki K, Wegiel J, Imaki H, Ma SY, London E, Wisniewski TEditors: Hof PR, Buxbaum JD.Academic Press2013

Other

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndromes.
Gordon LB, Brown WT, Collins FS, Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, et al., editors. Gene Reviews® [Internet]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1121/
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1/8/2015
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
Gordon LB, Brown WT, Collins FS, GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource.
http://www.genetests.org
1/1/2011
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.
Brown WT, Gordon LB, Collins FS, GeneReviews at GeneTests: An Online Medical Genetics Information Resource
http://www.genetests.org
1/1/2003