Carol Brown (physician) explained

Carol L. Brown
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Work Institutions:Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
Education:M.D., Columbia University
Profession:Gynecologic oncologist

Carol L. Brown is the Nicholls-Biondi Chair for Health Equity at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is a surgeon known for her work on gynecological cancers.

Education and career

Brown's father was a surgeon who had a practice in Los Angeles, and this piqued her interest in medicine.[2] Brown's undergraduate degree is from Harvard University. She earned her M.D. from Columbia University Medical School in 1986[3] [4] and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society.[5] She did her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1990 she started her fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering and then became faculty in 1994. In 2005, she became the director of the group improving diversity in clinical care, research, and education.[6] She is also a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.[7] In February 2021, she was the named the Nicholls-Biondi Chair for Health Equity.[8]

Brown was the 2018 president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology,[9] making her the first black president of the organization.[10]

Brown is known for her work addressing disparities in cancer care in medically under-served groups. She participated in a 2016 round table discussing the Cancer Moonshot with Vice President Joe Biden. Brown joined the board for the Biden Cancer Initiative in 2017[11] [12] and led the panel at the 2018 Biden Cancer Initiative Inaugural Summit.[13] She has made multiple presentations on TV and in the print media, for example advocating for regular screening for cancer.[14]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

In 1984, Brown became the first recipient of the Malcolm X Memorial Scholarship from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.[15] In 2017, Brown gave the American Association for Cancer Research's Jane Cooke Wright Memorial Lectureship.[16] Brown was named a notable black executive by Crain's New York Business (2021)[17] and has been noted as a top doctor in multiple publications presented by Castle Connolly Medical.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Annual Report: Closing the Gap: Making Healthcare Available to All . 2024-05-21 . Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center . en.
  2. Web site: At Work: Gynecologic Oncologist Carol Brown Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 2021-11-02. www.mskcc.org. en.
  3. Web site: Carol L. Brown Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 2021-11-02. www.mskcc.org. en.
  4. Web site: Dr. Carol L. Brown - Gynecologic Oncology - New York, NY. 2021-11-02. Castle Connolly. en.
  5. Web site: March 27, 2018. Dr. Carol Brown begins term as 50th SGO President. live. 2021-11-02. Society of Gynecologic Oncology. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921011033/https://www.sgo.org/news/dr-carol-brown-begins-term-as-50th-sgo-president/. 2020-09-21. en-US.
  6. Web site: Tontonoz. Matthew. Between the Moon and New York City: Vice President Biden Leads MSK Cancer Moonshot Roundtable Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 2021-11-02. www.mskcc.org. en.
  7. Web site: Brown, Carol. 2021-11-02. vivo.weill.cornell.edu.
  8. Web site: February 8, 2021. Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Newly Endowed Chair and Fellowships for Health Equity and Diversity Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. live. 2021-11-02. www.mskcc.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208195747/https://www.mskcc.org/news-releases/msk-announces-newly-endowed-chair-and-fellowships-health-equity-and-diversity . 2021-02-08 .
  9. Web site: History. 2021-11-02. Society of Gynecologic Oncology. en-US.
  10. Eliminating Cancer Health Disparities with Carol L. Brown, MD. Oncology Overdrive. Healio. Shikha Jain. July 23, 2021. 42 min. November 2, 2021.
  11. Web site: Pereira. Ivan. June 26, 2017. Biden Cancer Initiative a 'personal' campaign for the former vice president, his wife amNewYork. live. 2021-11-02. www.amny.com. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102132428/https://www.amny.com/news/biden-cancer-initiative-a-personal-campaign-for-the-former-vice-president-his-wife-1-13765169/ . 2021-11-02 .
  12. Web site: June 28, 2017. Biden Cancer Initiative Launches - The ASCO Post. live. 2021-11-02. ascopost.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701094524/http://www.ascopost.com/News/57786 . 2017-07-01 .
  13. Biden Cancer Initiative Inaugural Summit C-SPAN.org. September 21, 2018. en-us. 8:00. 2021-11-02. www.c-span.org.
  14. Web site: Al Roker reveals prostate cancer diagnosis. 2021-11-02. TODAY.com. en.
  15. October 20, 1995. Malcolm X Scholars Become Doctors. 21. 21. 2021-11-02. www.columbia.edu.
  16. Web site: AACR-MICR Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship Awards AACR. 2021-11-02. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). en.
  17. Web site: February 15, 2021. Carol Brown, MD, Named a Notable Black Executive by Crain's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. live. 2021-11-02. www.mskcc.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216062742/https://www.mskcc.org/news/carol-brown-md-named-notable-black-executive-crain-s . 2021-02-16 .

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