Robert S. Brown, M.D., M.P.H.

Transplant Hepatology

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Biographical Info

Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH

Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York

Dr. Brown is the Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

He received his AB from Harvard College, his MD from New York University and a MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. He did his residency at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at UCSF.

 He has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is the Editor-In-Chief for Liver Transplantation. Dr. Brown received the Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplant Physicians, the Senior Attending Teaching Award at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and the American Liver Foundation New York chapter Physician of the Year.

Honors and Awards

 

Senior Attending Teaching Award, Columbia University Medical Center 2009   

 

American Liver Foundation Physician of the Year, New York Chapter 2010               

 

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Transplant Hepatology)
National Board of Medical Examiners
Clinical Expertise
Liver Cancer
Viral Hepatitis
Portal Hypertension
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Donor Evaluation
General Hepatology
Genetic Liver Diseases
Genetic Screening
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Ascites
Hemochromatosis
Jaundice
Liver Cysts
Liver Lesions
Liver Masses
Liver Nodules
Wilson's Disease
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy
Varices
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.P.H.
    University of California, Berkeley
    1996
  • M.D.
    New York University School of Medicine
    1989
  • A.B.
    Harvard College
    1985
Appointments 
  • Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Professor of Medicine in Pediatrics
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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Consultant: 
AbbVie Inc.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, INC
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.