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Meet Dr. Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown, MD, FAAP, is a board certified physician with special interests in medical education, integrative medicine, pain management and the care of children with complex medical conditions. She is trained in Integrative Medicine, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Palliative Care, Clinical Medical Ethics, and Medical Education.
Dr. Brown received her medical doctorate from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota. In addition to her medical training, Dr. Brown also completed a master's degree in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania which included coursework at the Wharton School of Business.
About Dr. Brown
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Integrative Medicine Physician with special interests in pain management and complex medical conditions.
Dr. Brown is the Medical Director of Pediatric Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. She is a founding physician of the Pain, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospi
Integrative Medicine Physician with special interests in pain management and complex medical conditions.
Dr. Brown is the Medical Director of Pediatric Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. She is a founding physician of the Pain, Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital and the past Program Director of Integrative Medicine at Children's Minnesota where she maintained a busy clinical practice. She was formally a pediatric critical care attending physician at the University of Chicago. Her research interests have included resident resilience, communication in the PICU, ethics, and asthma. She has received research funding from the National Institute of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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International educator and speaker on topics such as pain management, ethics, wellness, resilience, burnout, and child health.
Dr. Brown is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She formerly taught at the University of Minnesota where she maintained an academic affiliation and taught medical students and residents. She wa
International educator and speaker on topics such as pain management, ethics, wellness, resilience, burnout, and child health.
Dr. Brown is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She formerly taught at the University of Minnesota where she maintained an academic affiliation and taught medical students and residents. She was course director for Healer's Art at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine where she chaired the medical school admissions committee IV and was faculty chair for the Biological SciencesDivision's Diversity Committee for Trainees. Dr. Brown is a former associate program director for the pediatric residency program at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital where her areas of focus included resident wellness, diversity, and inclusion.
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Leading expert in Integrative Medicine and national leader who is passionate about helping families live their healthiest lives.
In her local and national work, Dr. Brown advocates for children and their families. She actively serves the community through a number of local organizations, is the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Leading expert in Integrative Medicine and national leader who is passionate about helping families live their healthiest lives.
In her local and national work, Dr. Brown advocates for children and their families. She actively serves the community through a number of local organizations, is the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Integrative Medicine, and a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow since 2015.
In 2019 just 2 years after moving to Minnesota, Dr. Brown was selected as a "Top Doctor" for Pediatric Pain Management by Minnesota Monthly Magazine.