BENJAMIN JACOB BROWN, MD

BENBROWNMD@GMAIL.COM

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY
3800 RESERVOIR ROAD NW, 1-PHC
WASHINGTON, DC 20007

SURGICAL TRAINING
RESIDENCY

Georgetown University
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
July 2010 July 2015
Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program under the Chairmanship
of Dr. Scott Spear
Administrative Chief Resident 2014-2015

INTERNSHIP

Georgetown University
Department of Surgery
July 2009 July 2010

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN
MEDICAL SCHOOL
DALLAS, TX

MD with Honors, June 2009

Valedictorian (#1 of 232)
Junior Alpha Omega Alpha

TULANE UNIVERSITY
PAUL TULANE COLLEGE
NEW ORLEANS, LA

BS with Honors, May 2005

Major in Cell and Molecular Biology
Summa Cum Laude

MINNEWASKA AREA HIGH SCHOOL

GLENWOOD, MN

National Honor Society

Commencement Speaker

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

State of Florida, Unrestricted License, #ME122557
District of Columbia, Unrestricted Medical License, #MD042325
State of West Virginia, Unrestricted License #25290

Commonwealth of Virginia, Resident Training License, #0116021969

State of Maryland, Resident Permit, #P25272
USMLE Step 1:
USMLE Step 2CK:
USMLE Step 2CS:
USMLE Step 3:

266 (99)
262 (99)
N/A
249 (99)

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

June 21, 2007

April 2, 2009
February 4, 2009
April 14, 2010

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS)
PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS)
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (ATLS)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014

OUTSTANDING RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD

Chosen annually by the residents via a secret ballot election.

2014

OPERATION SMILE STRYKER FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT

2013

OUTSTANDING RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD

Chosen annually by the residents via a secret ballot election.

2012

OUTSTANDING LIMB SALVAGE SERVICE AWARD

Awarded annually by Drs. Christopher Attinger, John Steinberg and Karen Evans
to the resident with the best performance on his complex wound and lower
extremity salvage service.

2008

JUNIOR
Medical students from the top 8% of the class are offered induction into the Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in their junior year of medical school.

20052008

SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

20052008

BRYAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

20062008

MELBA WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

20072008

DEANS COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Awarded to UT Southwestern Medical Students based on academic achievement

Awarded to UT Southwestern Medical Students based on academic achievement

Awarded to UT Southwestern Medical Students based on academic achievement

Awarded by Dean Alfred Gilman to UT Southwestern Medical Students with

outstanding academic performance.

2005

TULANE UNIVERSITY SENIOR SCHOLAR AWARD

Medical students from the top 8% of the class are offered induction into the Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in their junior year of medical school.

2005

WILLIAM WALLACE PEERY SOCIETY MEMBER

Membership bestowed upon the ten graduates with the highest undergraduate
cumulative grade point average.

2005

ERIK G. ELLEGAARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Awarded by the Cell and Molecular Biology department to the best graduating
senior.

2005

TULANE COLLEGIATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Merit based scholarship awarded by Tulane University.

1998

EAGLE SCOUT
The highest rank attainable in scouting.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES
2013

EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN (MOONLIGHTER)

City Hospital
Martinsburg, WV
th

Press Ganey Std Doctors Mean 96.3, rank 99 percentile.

2005

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Glacial Ridge Ambulance Service
Glenwood, MN

20042005

NURSES AID
Touro Infirmary Hospital, Coronary Critical Care Unit
New Orleans, LA

20042005

TEACHER
The Princeton Review
New Orleans, LA

20022003

LABORATORY ASSISTANT
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN

19992001

GLASS TECHNICIAN
First Rate Glass
Villard, MN

19981999

CASHIER AND STOCK BOY

Corner Drug
Glenwood, MN

MEDIA APPEARANCES
1. Repairing Congenital Ear Defects. KSA2 in Saudi Arabia. 6/4/2014.
http://youtu.be/Qpsk9Xyql14

BOOKS PUBLISHED
2. Benjamin J. Brown. Informed Consent The U.S. Medical Education System Explained.
Washington, DC: Informed Advising, 2011. ISBN 978-0615435367

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED

1. Benjamin J. Brown, Christopher E. Attinger. Lateral Calcaneal Artery Flap. Reconstructive
Surgery: Anatomy, Technique, & Clinical Applications. Eds Michael R. Zenn, Glyn Jones.
2011. QMP. St. Louis, MO.

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES PUBLISHED

1. Endara ME, Brown BJ, Shuck J, Bachabi M, Parks B, Higgins JP. Torsional Stability of the
Femur after Harvest of the Medial Femoral Condyle Corticocancellous Flap, Journal of
reconstructive microsurgery. 2015 Mar 13. PMID 25769083
2. Goldstein JA, Brown BJ, Mason P, Basci D, Hindenburg L, Dufresne CR, Baker SB. Cleft
Care in international adoption. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Dec 134(6):127984. PMID 25415094.
3. Albino FP, Seidel R, Brown BJ, Crone CG, Attinger CE. Through knee amputation:
technique modifications and surgical outcomes. Archives of Plastic Surgery. 2014 41(5):
562-70. PMID: 25276650.
4. Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Hill LM, Klement M, Conti Mica MR, El-Amraoui A, Attinger CE. Ertl
below-knee amputation using a vascularized fibular strut in a non-trauma elderly population:
A case series. 2014 Annals of Plastic Surgery. 73(2): 196-201. PMID: 25014326.

5. Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Klement M, Conti Mica AE, OHalloran P, Attinger CE. Outcomes After
294 Transtibial Amputations With the Posterior Myocutaneous Flap. Int J Low Extrem
Wounds. 2014 13(1): 33-40. PMID 24510319
6. Brown BJ, Katz R, Higgins JP. Histological evaluation of a free femoral condyle flap at 21
Months. Microsurgery. 2013. PMID 24038451
7. Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Hill LM, Carlisle B, Attinger CE. Below-knee Amputation with a
Vascularized Fibular Graft and Headless Compression Screw. Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery. 2013 Feb 131(2): 323-7. PMID 23357993
8. Brown BJ, Attinger CE. The Below Knee Amputation: To amputate or palliate? Adv Wound
Care. 2013. 2(1): 30-35. PMID 24527321
9. Iorio ML, Stolle EM, Brown BJ, Blake CA, Baker SB. Plastic Surgery Training: Evaluating
Patient Satisfaction with Facial Fillers in a Resident Clinic. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2012
Sept.; 1361-6. PMID 22986545
10. Brown BJ, Crone CG, Attinger CE. Amputation in the diabetic to maximize function.
Seminars in Vascular Surgery. 2012 Jun; 25(2): 115-21. PMID 22817862
11. Brown BJ, Al-Attar A, Spear SL. Options for Surgical Prophylaxis and Reconstruction.
Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2012. 4:3, 174-179. ISSN 1943-4588
12. Attinger CE, Brown BJ. Amputation and ambulation in diabetic patients: Function is the
goal. Diabetes Metabolism/Research Reviews 2012; 28(Suppl 1): 93-96. PMID 22271731
13. Ducic I, Brown BJ, Rao SS. Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction Outcomes Using
Microvascular Anastomotic Coupling Device. Microsurgery. 2011 Jul; 31(5): 360-4. PMID
21630333
14. Smith PJ, Basravi S, Schlomer BJ, Bush NC, Brown BJ, Gingrich A, Baker LA. Comparative
analysis of nephrolithiasis in otherwise healthy versus medically complex gastrostomy fed
children. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2011 Jun; 7(3): 244-7. PMID 21527227
15. Goldstein JA, Iorio ML, Brown BJ, Attinger CE. The Use of Negative Pressure Wound
Therapy for Random Local Flaps at the Ankle Region. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
2010 Aug; 49 (6): 513-6. PMID 20801691
16. Bush NC, Xu L, Brown BJ, Holzer MS, Gingrich A, Schuler B, Tong L, Baker LA.
Hospitalizations for pediatric stone disease in the United States, 2002-2007. Journal of
Urology. 2010 Mar; 183(3):1151-6. PMID 20096871
17. Brown BJ, Habelt S, Koral K, Sacco D, Herman JH, Baker LA. Secondary nocturnal
enuresis caused by central sleep apnea from Chiari malformation type 1. Journal of Pediatric
Urology. 2010 Jun;6(3):265-9. PMID 19854680
18. Yucel S, Brown BJ, Bush NC, Ahmad N, Baker LA. What to Anticipate With Experience in
Pediatric Laparoscopic Ablative Renal Surgery. Journal of Urology. 2008 Feb;179(2):697702. PMID 18082205

ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS

1. Torsional Stability of the Femur after Harvest of the Medial Femoral Condyle
Corticocancellous Flap. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
National & International Meetings
1. Brown BJ, Verma K, Udyavar R, Olding M. Prevalence of Blepharoptosis in Patients
Presenting for Facial Aesthetic Surgery. Aesthetic Meeting 2015. Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. 15 May 2015.
2. Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Fernandez SJ, Klement M, Conti Mica MR, El-Amraoui A, OHalloran P,
Attinger CE. Improving Patient Selection for Limb Salvage vs. Early Below Knee Amputation.
Society of Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 9 June 2012.
3. Iorio ML, Stolle E, Brown BJ, Blake CA, Baker SB. Plastic Surgery Training and the ACGME
Guidelines: Evaluating Patient Satisfaction in a Resident Clinic. Aesthetic Meeting 2012.
Vancouver, BC. 3 May 2012
4. Patel KM, Seruya M, Franklin B, Brown BJ, Ducic I, Attinger CE. Return to Ambulation
following Microsurgical Lower Extremity Reconstruction versus Below-Knee Amputation for
Non-traumatic Wounds in High-Risk Patients. American Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery. Las Vegas, NV. January 15, 2012.

Regional & Local Meetings

1. Brown BJ, Endara MR, Higgins JP. Echo-Doppler Evaluation of Intima-Media Wall
Thickness in the Upper Extremity: A Pilot Study. The Curtis National Hand Center Grand
Rounds. Baltimore MD. 22 June 2013

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
National & International Meetings
1. Mauskar NM, Brown BJ, Matt SE, Mino MJ, Moffatt LT, Davison SP, Jordan MH and Shupp
JW. Two techniques for achieving primary wound closure: Undermining and Imbrication - Is
there a difference in skin tension and perfusion? Wound Healing Society Annual Meeting.
Atlanta, GA. 20 Apr 2012.
2. Brown BJ, Hill LM, Iorio ML, Klement M, Conti Mica MR, El-Amraoui A, Carlisle B, Attinger
CE. Improving Below Knee Amputation Outcomes with a Vascularized Fibular Graft: A case
series. American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. 15
Apr 2012
3. Bush NC, Holzer MS, Brown BJ, Schuler B, Tong L, Xu L, Baker LA. U.S. hospitalizations
for pediatric stone disease: contemporary incidence and demographics. Abstract at the AUA
Annual Meeting. April 2009.

4. Prieto J, Bush NC, Brown BJ, Samuelson ML, Long J, Moe OW, Pak CY, Seikaly MG, Reed
BY, Baker LA. Comparison of pediatric stone-formers with and without mutations in soluble
adenylate cyclase. European Society for Paediatric Urology April 2008.
5. Bush NC, Brown BJ, Yucel S, Prieto JC, Harrison C, Wilcox DT, Snodgrass WT, Baker LA.
Metabolic evaluation of pediatric patients with urolithiasis: 7-year single institution experience.
Abstract at the AUA Annual Meeting. April 2008.
6. Bush NC, Brown BJ, Gingrich A, Baker LA. Recurrent Pediatric Urolithiasis from 1999-2007.
Poster presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.
October, 2008.
7. Hamann CJ, Larkin GL, Brown BJ, Schwann C, George V. Differences in computer
prompted self-report and physician elicited responses in screening of emergency department
patients for substance use and abuse. Poster Presentation: American College of Emergency
Physicians research forum. October, 2007.

Regional & Local Meetings

1. Brown BJ, Hill LM, Klement M, Conti Mica MR, El-Amraoui A, Attinger CE. Improving Below
Knee Amputation Outcomes with the Ertl Technique: A Case Series. Diabetic Limb Salvage
Conference. Sept 23, 2011.
2. Conti Mica MR, El-Amraoui A, Klement M, Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Attinger CE. Ambulation
Rates Following Below Knee Amputation: The Georgetown Experience. Diabetic Limb
Salvage Conference. Sept 23, 2011.
3. El-Amraoui A, Klement M, Conti Mica MR, Brown BJ, Iorio ML, Attinger CE. Conversion of
Below Knee Amputations to Above Knee Amputations: A Case Series. Diabetic Limb
Salvage Conference. Sept 23, 2011.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
1. Two techniques for achieving primary wound closure: Undermining and Imbrication - Is there
a difference in skin tension and perfusion?
2. Prevalence of upper eyelid ptosis in patients presenting for facial aesthetic surgery

MEETINGS ATTENDED
National & International Meetings
1. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Aesthetic Meeting 2015. Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. May 15-18, 2015.
2. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The Meeting 2014. Chicago, IL. Oct 9-14, 2014.
3. Dueling Perspectives in Aesthetic Surgery. Annual Meeting 2014. Washington, DC.
4. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Annual Meeting 2014. San Francisco, CA.
April 24-29.
5. American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The Meeting 2012. New Orleans, LA. Oct 26-30,
2012.

6. American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Annual Meeting 2012. San Francisco, CA. April
14-16, 2012.

Regional & Local Meetings

1. Breast Cancer Coordinated Care (BC3). Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Feb 2014.
2. DC Limb Salvage. Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Oct 2012
th
3. Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 29 Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. Sept 27-29,
2012.
4. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR). Annual Conference. June 2012
5. DC Limb Salvage. Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Sept 2011
6. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR). Annual Conference. June 2011
7. DC Limb Salvage, Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Sept 2010
8. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR). Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
9. DC Limb Salvage. Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Sept 2009

COURSES ATTENDED
1. Curtis National Hand Center Flap Course. Baltimore, MD. November 13, 2014
2. Duke Flap Course. Durahm, NC. August 2-3, 2014.
3. American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Comprehensive Review in Hand and
Upper Extremity Surgery. Chicago, IL. July 18-20, 2014.
4. Laser Physics and Tissue Interaction Course. Arlington, VA. June 27, 2014.
5. American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS) Basic Maxillofacial Principles and
Techniques Course. New York, NY. May 30 June 1, 2014.
6. American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) Rhinoplasty cadaver course. San
Francisco, CA. April 24, 2014.
7. Curtis National Hand Center Flap Course. Baltimore, MD. November 21, 2013
8. Synthes AO Hand and Wrist Fracture Course. St. Louis, MO. May 19, 2012.
9. Curtis National Hand Center Flap Course. Baltimore, MD. April 21, 2011
10. Synthes AO Principle of Operative Treatment of Craniofacial Trauma and Reconstruction.
Alexandria, VA. Sept 12-13, 2009.

LECTURES AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Georgetown University Department of Plastic Surgery Resident Core Curriculum lecturer.
Academic years 2010-2015
Mastopexy
Gynecomastia
Upper Extremity Vascular Injuries and Disorders
Fracture and Dislocations of the Wrist
Ear Construction for Microtia
Wound Healing
Injectables and Fillers for Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation
The Fibula osteo-septo-adipo-cutaneous flap
Hand Anatomy A case based approach
Orthognathic Surgery: Principles, Techniques, Outcomes
Dentoalveolar, Maxillary and Mandibular Fractures

Care of the Burned Patient

Tissue Expansion
Nerve Repair and Regeneration
Alloplastic Implants

2. Curtis National Hand Center Hand Surgery Fellowship Core Curriculum:

Abdominal Based Flaps for Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Latissimus, Scapular and Parascapular Flaps
3. Georgetown University Hospital, Division of Wound Healing
Local Flaps of the Lower Extremity
Hidradenitis Suppurativa An Update
Lower Extremity Revascularization Bypass vs. Angioplasty
4. Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Academic years 2012-2015
Choosing a Specialty
5. Washington Hospital Center, Division of Burn Surgery
Academic years 2011-2012:
Scalp Reconstruction

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Plastic Surgeons Residents & Fellows Forum

2009 - present

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Candidate Member

2015 - present

American Society for Surgery of the Hand Candidate Member

2012 - present

American Association for Hand Surgery Candidate Member

2015 present

American Society for Peripheral Nerve Candidate Member

2015 present

American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Resident Affiliate Member

2015 - present

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Georgetown University House Staff Quality Council
ASPS Coding and Payment Policy Committee
Georgetown University Graduate Medical Education Committee

2013 - present
2011 - present

UT Southwestern Medical School Curriculum Committee

2005-2009

UT Southwestern Medical School Executive Curriculum Committee

2005-2009

UT Southwestern Medical School Elective Course Committee

2005-2007

VOLUNTEER, EXTRACURRICULAR AND CIVIC EXPERIENCE

1.

OPERATION SMILE
A non-profit medical service that provides free surgeries to repair cleft
lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe
January 2015 Guwahati, India

2.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE OF MINNESOTA

IHS is a non-profit, non-denominational, all volunteer medical/dental
organization that provides care to the poor people of Honduras.
Missions completed:
February 2013 Puerto Lempira, Honduras
February 2009 Puerto Lempira, Honduras
February 2005 - Puerto Lempira, Honduras
June-July 2001 - Puerto Lempira, Honduras
February 2001 - Puerto Lempira, Honduras
February 1997 Coxen Hole, Honduras

1997 - present

3.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PLASTIC SURGERY

System based quality improvement project. Created
www.smoothcase.com
Created a plastic surgery residency website
www.hoyaplastics.com
Created a secure online database of presentations, videos,
seminal articles and other various academic resources.
Developed the Junior Supplemental Curriculum for the first and
second year residents. Each week I assign articles and chapters
for the junior residents to read. On Sunday evenings we hold a
virtual meeting with GoToMeeting where myself and other senior
residents present cases and ask questions pertinent to that
weeks assignment.

2009 - present

4.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SOUTHWESTERN

Office of Medical Education Biochemistry Tutor
Joint Admissions Medical Program (JAMP) Counselor

2005 - 2009

5.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Alpine Ski Team
President, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

2001 - 2003

6.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Assistant Scout Master, Troop 584

2002 - 2003

PERSONAL

Married (wife Stephanie), two sons (Jacob & Chase)

Love dogs. Have one Weimaraner (Winter).
Enjoy: Alpine Skiing, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Sailing, Running, Hunting, Fishing,
Snowmobiling, Traveling, Golfing, Nascar, Country music concerts.
Novice guitar player
D.O.B 6/7/1983

REFERENCES
1. Scott L. Spear MD Chairman of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital.
2. Christopher E. Attinger MD Chief of the Division of Wound Healing, Georgetown
University Hospital
3. Stephen B. Baker MD DDS Plastic Surgery Program Director, Georgetown University
Hospital
4. Maurice Y. Nahabedian, MD Vice Chairman of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University
Hospital
5. Michael Olding, MD Chief of Plastic Surgery, George Washington University Hospital
6. Praful M. Ramineni MD Chief of Plastic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center
7. Steven P. Davison MD DDS Owner of DaVinci Plastic Surgery. Georgetown University
Associate Faculty Member.
8. Ivica Ducic MD PhD Professor of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital
9. Michael Boyajian MD Chief of Plastic Surgery, Childrens National Medical Center
10. James P. Higgins MD Chairman of Hand Surgery at the Curtis National Hand Center