Dr. John Brown joined Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates in July of 1993. He came to MASA from New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center where he earned his doctorate of medicine degree and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He remained at Cornell to complete his general surgery internship and residency as well as a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery.

In his last two years at Cornell University Medical College, Dr. Brown served as Instructor in Surgery. His professional expertise includes all aspects of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery. He has had extensive training in thoracic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and he maintains a significant oncological surgical caseload in addition to his cardiac surgery practice.

Dr. Brown has been active in the development of minimally invasive surgical techniques as they apply to adult heart surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He has a special interest in minimally invasive aortic valvular techniques and the MIDCAB procedure.

Dr. Brown helped to found and develop the Cardiac Classroom at the Liberty Science CenterThis is an ongoing interactive experience for students to gain insight into health science careers and bring attention to cardiac risk factors in their formative years.

Dr. Brown is actively involved in resident training and medical education. His extensive professional associations include membership in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgery, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Cardiology and both the New Jersey and New York Societies of Thoracic Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery as well as the American Board of Surgery.  He has been chosen as one of the New Jerseys top doctors by the New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

The inception of the New Jersey Cardiac Report Card (1994-95) found Dr. Brown to have the lowest risk adjusted and raw surgical mortality in the State for coronary artery bypass. In the 1996-97 follow-up Report Card, his surgical mortality continues to be among the lowest in the State.

As an undergraduate at Colgate University, Dr. Brown was both a scholar and an athlete. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Academic All-American Football team in 1980 and 1981. He is a member of the New York State Section Four Hall of Fame.

See also Dr. Brown's Society of Thoracic Surgeons page:http://www.sts.org/home/jmbrown



MEDICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION:

1986 - 1991

Cornell University Medical College
Intern and Resident in Surgery
Rotating Resident in Surgical Oncology
New York, New York
1982-1986

Cornell University Medical College
New York, New York
M.D.

1978-1982

Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
B.A., Magna Cum Laude



PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

1991 - 1993

Cornell University Medical College
Instructor in Surgery (Cardiothoracic)
Department of Surgery
New York, New York

1991 - 1993

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Center
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York, New York