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Gary Brown, MD, Ophthalmology, Hilton Head, SC

GaryC.BrownMDMBA, Strategic Management

Ophthalmology Hilton Head, SC

Retinal Disease

Professor of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA Adj. Professor of Ophthalmology, Emory. University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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  • Office

    Center for Value Based Medicine
    27 Wren Drive
    Hilton Head, SC 29928

Summary

  • Graduating from Colgate University in 1971, I received my MD from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 1975. Interning in pediatrics at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, I had my ophthalmology residency, chief residency, and vitreoretinal fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Board-certified in Ophthalmology in 1980, I received an MBA degree in Strategic Management from Saint Joseph’s University’s in 1998.

    A practitioner at Wills and Professor of Ophthalmology at Jefferson Medical University, I was Director of the Retina Service at Wills from 2003-2012. I am currently Chief Medical Officer and Director of Pharmacoeconomics at the Center for Value-Based Medicine®, a healthcare economic research organization.

    It has been my privilege to author 12 textbooks and over 700 writings on healthcare economics and vitreoretinal diseases. An investigator for multiple NIH clinical trials, I have had the privilege of giving over 450 lectures and am a reviewer for 40 peer-reviewed journals. Former President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology, the Philadelphia Ophthalmic Club, and the Wills Hospital Society, I was a founder and Co-chief Editor of the Lippincott’s Evidence-Based Ophthalmology.

    Former Chairman of the Board of the Pennsylvania Physician Healthcare Plan, a PPO/HMO, and co-founder of the Value-Based Medicine concept, I am confident the latter’s patient/physician information systems will enhance U.S. medical care quality and cost-effectiveness.

    It has been my good fortune to receive the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor, Senior Honor and Lifetime Achievement Awards, the Arnall Patz Medal, Robert Shoemaker Award, and the Paul Craig Award. I have been honored to be in Who’s Who in the World, 1,000 Great Minds of the 21st Century, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine, Who’s Who Among Outstanding Business Executives, Top Ophthalmologists in the US, Philadelphia’s Top Doctors and Castle Connolly’s America’s Best Doctors.

Education & Training

  • Saint Josephs University Haub School of Business
    Saint Josephs University Haub School of BusinessMBA, Strategic Management, 1996 - 1998
  • Saint Joseph's University
    Saint Joseph's UniversityM.B.A., Strategic Management, 1996 - 1998
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1979 - 1981
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 1978 - 1979
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye Hospital
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1979
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1975 - 1976
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1975
  • Colgate University
    Colgate UniversityB.S., Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1976 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1981 - 2021
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1997 - 2014
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis Who's Who Organization, 2018-2019
  • Who's Who on the World Who's Who ORganization, 2018
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award Upstate Medical University, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Update on Value-Based MedicineC  
    Brown MM. Brown GC, Curr Opin Ophthalmol, 5/1/2013
  • Vascular crossing patterns in patients with systemic arterial hypertension  
    Waisbren E, Salz DA Brown GC, Brown MM, Br J Ophthalmol, 4/13/2013
  • Serous macular detachment in waldenström macroglobulinemia: a report of four cases  
    Baker PS, Garg SJ, Fineman MS, Chiang A, Alshareef RA, Belmont J, Brown GC, Am J Ophthalmol., 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Treatment Outcomes of Focal Laser Consolidation During Chemoreduction for Group B Retinoblastoma
    Treatment Outcomes of Focal Laser Consolidation During Chemoreduction for Group B RetinoblastomaMay 26th, 2020
  • Utility Values and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Utility Values and Age-Related Macular DegenerationJanuary 27th, 2017
  • Does Quality-of-Life with DME Therapies Have a Price?
    Does Quality-of-Life with DME Therapies Have a Price?May 9th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish