Rebeccah L. Brown, MD, FACS, FAAP
- Associate Director, Trauma Services
- Director, Pediatric Trauma Fellowship
- Co-Director, Chest Wall Center
- Professor, UC Department of Surgery
- rebeccah.brown@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
My clinical specialties are pediatric general surgery, chest wall deformities, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), splenectomy for congenital blood disorders, muscle biopsies, trauma and injury prevention.
I became a physician because I love the joy that comes from helping others. Working with children provides a unique opportunity to make a difference for a lifetime for children and their families. Taking care of children and their families is truly a privilege and one of my greatest joys.
My research interests are chest wall deformities, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, trauma and injury prevention. I have been the Cincinnati Children’s site investigator for large multicenter studies investigating the role of partial versus total splenectomy for congenital blood disorders and laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage for NEC. I’m interested in research because I love the challenge of solving important clinical problems that can improve the lives and outcomes for patients.
The current research I do involves evaluating the cardiopulmonary impact of pectus excavatum and bracing for pectus carinatum. I’m also assessing the best approach to splenectomy for congenital blood disorders and determining the best surgical approach for NEC to provide better clinical outcomes.
I am a member of multiple professional organizations, including:
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Women's Association
- American College of Surgeons Ohio Chapter
- Cincinnati Pediatric Society
- Mont Reid Surgical Society
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section and Injury Prevention Section
- Eastern Association for Surgery and Trauma
- Pediatric Trauma Society
I am board certified in General Surgery (1998, 2007, 2019) and Pediatric Surgery (2000, 2009, 2020).
MD: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, 1990.
Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.
Fellowship: Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992-1994; ECMO, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993-1994; Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1997-1999.
Certification: Board-certified General Surgery, 1998, 2007; board-certified, Pediatric Surgery, 2000, 2009.
Interests
General pediatric surgery; trauma; injury prevention; minimally invasive surgery; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal surgery; minimally invasive surgery; splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemias; chest wall deformities - pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and slipping rib syndrome; pilonidal disease
Services and Specialties
Colorectal Disorders, Injury Prevention, Surgery - General and Thoracic, Neuromuscular Disorders, Chest Wall
Interests
Pediatric trauma; injury prevention; chest wall deformities
Research Areas
General and Thoracic Surgery
Locations (5)
Insurance Information
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Publications
Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation Lead to Severe Growth Failure in Infants. Annals of Surgery. 2024; 280:432-443.
Defining spatial nonuniformities of all ipRGC types using an improved Opn4cre recombinase mouse line. Cell Reports: Methods. 2024; 4:100837.
Pectus excavatum: the effect of tricuspid valve compression on cardiac function. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2024; 54:1462-1472.
Outcomes From a Nurse Practitioner Led Dynamic Compression System Bracing Program for Pectus Carinatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024; 59:950-955.
(F)utility of preoperative pulmonary function testing in pectus excavatum to assess severity. Pediatric Surgery International. 2024; 40:102.
Does age matter? Cardiopulmonary profiles of adolescents versus adults with pectus excavatum presenting for surgical evaluation. Pediatric Surgery International. 2023; 39:52.
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years: The PEDSPINE II Study. JAMA Surgery. 2023; 158:1126-1132.
Partnering with High-Risk Communities to Successfully Reduce Pediatric Injury Over Time. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 58:1506-1511.
Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 58:397-404.
The Severity of Pectus Excavatum Defect Is Associated With Impaired Cardiopulmonary Function. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022; 114:1015-1021.
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