ACS Fellow Since 1999

Paul Sherman Brown Jr., MD FACS USAR MC

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Society Memberships

Soc for Vasc Surg
Am Medical Association
Southern Thor Surg Assn
Soc of Thor Surg
Department of the Army
Intl Soc for Min Invasive Cardiothoracic Surg
Excelsior Surgical Society

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Hospital Based

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Biography

Thoracic Surgery

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Acute coronary syndromes
Aortic dissection
aortic surgery
cardiac surgery
coronary artery bypass surgery
coronary artery surgery
heart surgery
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
ischemic heart disease

Arrythmia Disorders/Procedures

arrhythmia surgery
atrial fibrillation surgery
bi-ventricular pacing
cardiac resynchronization implantation
implantable defibrillators

Pediatric Heart-Lung Disorder/Procedure

Peripheral Vascular Surgery

claudication
peripheral artery disease
surgical bypass

Chest Wall Disorders/Procedures

Esophagus Disorders/Procedures

achalasia
Barretts Esophagus
esophageal surgery
esophagectomy
myotomy

Heart Valve Disorders/Procedures

aortic valve replacement
cardiac valve replacement
minimally invasive valve repair
mitral valve repair
prosthetic valve dysfunction
septal myectomy
valve repair/replacement
valvular heart disease

Vascular Access

broviac catheter placement
port placement
venous access

Carotid Artery Disease/Procedures

carotid endarterectomy
carotid surgery

Critical Care

Minimally Invasive Procedures

endoscopic surgery
laparoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Lung Pleura Esophagus & Chest Wall Cancer/Tumor

chest tumors
chest wall tumors
chest/mediastinal cysts
esophageal cancer
lung cancer
mediastinal tumors
mediastinal tumors
pleural chemoperfusion

Heart Disease Women & Pregnancy

women and heart disease

Thoracic, Other

Lung Pleura Disorders/Procedures

lobectomy
pulmonary disorders

Trauma

Vascular (blood flow) Disorder/Procedure

Academic Appointments

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Assistant Professor

07/1996—06/2000