Matthew A. Brown, MD

About Dr. Brown

Matthew graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Utica College and his Master’s Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner certification at Binghamton University. Prior to medical school he worked as a critical care registered nurse at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, New York and as a critical care/cardiac surgery nurse practitioner at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C. His research interests include clinical outcomes and mechanical circulatory support. His clinical interests include aortic surgery, mechanical circulatory support, and surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. He plans to pursue a career in academic cardiac surgery. 

Societies

• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• American Heart Association

Awards / Honors

Research

2019 - 2022
Mentor: Dr. Ezequiel J. Molina, MD
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Washington Hospital Center
Georgetown University School of Medicine

2016 - 2018
Mentor: Dr. David Yamane, MD
Department of Critical Care
George Washington University

Publications

Manuscripts

1. Brown MA, Sheikh FH, Ahmed S, Najjar SS, Molina EJ. Intra-aortic balloon pump as a bridge to durable left ventricular assist device. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021;10(15):e019376. DOI:10.11161/JAHA.120.019376
2. Brown MA, Klusewitz SM, Elefteriades JA, Prescher LM. The current state of coronary revascularization: PCI vs. CABG. Int. Journal of Angiology. 2021. In Press.
3. Brown MA, Najam F, Pocock ES, Munoz PF, Farrar KA, Yamane DP. A comparison of bivalirudin and heparin for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Thrombosis Research. 2020;190:76-78. DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2020.04.009
4. Brown MA, Rajamarthandan S, Francis B, O’Leary‐Kelly MK, Sinha P. Update on stem cell technologies in congenital heart disease. J Card Surg. 2020; 35(1), 174-179. PMID: 31705822. DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14312
5. Hack KE, Brown MA, Lubinsky GT, Davis JE. Adult male with abdominal distension. J. Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12163

Textbook Chapter

1. Russell JL, Brown MA, Shapp J. Diagnostic testing. In: Eltorai A, Bakal J, Moore E, Newell, eds. Translational Surgery. 1st ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2021. In Press.

Abstracts & Case Reports

1. Brown, MA., Munoz, P., Yamane, D., Pocock, E., & Najam, F. 210: When size matters: ECMO cannulation in the super morbidly obese patient. Critical Care Medicine. 2020; 48(1 Suppl 1), 87–87.
2. Brown, MA., Munoz, P., Hunting, J., Sambuco, B., Farrar, K., Vucelik, R., Yamane, D., Rajamarthandan, S., Pocock, E., Najam, F., Seneff, M. 276: Endotoxin activity assay in adult ecmo patients. Critical Care Medicine. 2020; 48(1 Suppl 1), 120–120.
3. Brown MA, Najam F, Pocock ES, Munoz P, Farrar K, Hinchley D, Lee K, Shaykhinurov E, Yamane DP. The HIT expert probability score to risk stratify ECMO patients for HIT prior to thrombotic events. Critical Care Medicine. 2019; 47(1):217.
4. Brown MA, Najam F, Munoz P, Farrar K, Pocock ES, Hinchley D, Lee K, Shaykhinurov E, Yamane DP. Time to switch to bivalirudin for routine anticoagulation on ECMO. Critical Care Medicine. 2019; 47(1): 218.
5. Brown MA, Najam F, Yamane DP, Pocock ES. Insidious aneurysmal disease in an adult. Chest. 2019; 156(4) Supplement: A1497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.1326.