Department of Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology-Hepatology Faculty
Medical School:
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Residency:
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine - Summa Health System/Akron City Hospital
Fellowships:
Hepatology: University of Miami School of Medicine/ Jackson Health System
Gastroenterology: Case Western Reserve University/The MetroHealth System
Thomas A. Brown, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Brown’s clinical interests include general gastroenterology, endoscopy, colonoscopy, general hepatology, transplant hepatology, and nutrition/wellness/fitness. He takes an active role in teaching not only medical students, residents, and gastroenterology fellows but patients as well. Past and future research interests include hepatic encephalopathy, alcoholic hepatitis, and hepatorenal syndrome.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- American Medical Association, Resident Member, 2001-2007
- American College of Physicians, Associate Member, 2005-2007
- American Academy for the Study of Liver Disease, 2008-2010
- American Medical Association Political Action Committee, 2005-
- American College of Gastroenterology, 2008-
- American Gastroenterological Association, 2008-
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2008-
Recent Publications
- Brown TA, Rajappannair L, Dalton AB, et al. Acute appendicitis in the setting of Clostridium difficile colitis. Clin Gastro Hepatol, 2007, 5(8):969-971. PMID:17625978.
- Brown TA, Pasquale TR, Fondran JC, et. al. Clostridium difficile-associated proctitis of the rectal stump. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2009, 17(1):71-74. doi: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e31818adc67.
- Rotman, Y, Brown TA, Hoffnagle JH. Evaluation of the patient with hepatitis B. Hepatology, 2009 May, 49(5 Suppl):S22-27. PMID:19399815.
Book Chapters
- Tamimi TI, Brown TA, Mullen KD. “Lactulose or Rifaximin as First-Line Therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy?” In: Controversies in Hepatology: The Experts Analyze Both Sides, DM Jensen (ed.). SLACK Inc, 16:153-158, 2011.
- Brown TA, Mullen KD. “Hepatic Encephalopathy." In: Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2nd edition (prepublication), Wiley (accepted)