Erin Brown, M.D.
Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Department
Title
- Assistant Professor
Reviews
UC Davis Children's Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
800-282-3284
Shriners Hospital for Children
2425 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
916-453-2180
Additional Phone Numbers
Clinic Phone: 916-734-7844
Clinic Phone: 916-453-2000
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Clinical Interests
Dr. Brown is a pediatric surgeon at UC Davis Children's Hospital and the adjoining Shriners Hospital for Children - Northern California, where she treats neonates, infants, children and adolescents with a wide range of conditions and congenital malformations.
She specializes in minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, oncology, fetal intervention, and trauma.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Brown's current research interests include developing better systems for improving quality and value of care for pediatric patients, both in terms of better metrics for assessment of quality as well as developing processes to improve outcomes.
She is also participating in research to improve outcomes in fetal and neonatal surgery.
Division
Pediatric Surgery
Center/Program Affiliation
Trauma Program
UC Davis Children's Hospital
Education
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, 2009
B.S., Human Biology, Stanford University, 2005
Residency
General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, 2009-2016
Fellowships
Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2016-2018
Fetal Research, UC Davis Medical Center, 2012-2014
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery,
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (2008), 2008
Select Recent Publications
Brown EG, Saadai P, Pivetti CD, et al. "In utero repair of myelomeningocele with autologous amniotic membrane in the fetal lamb model." JPS. 2014; 49: 133-138.
Brown EG, Galante JM, Keller BA, et al. “Pregnancy-related attrition in a general surgery residency: fact or fiction?” JAMA Surg. 2014; 149: 893-7.
Brown EG, Burgess D, Li CS, et al. “Hospital readmissions: necessary evil or preventable target for quality improvement.” Ann Surg. 2014; 260: 583-9.
Brown EG, Keller BA, Pivetti CD, et al. “Development of a Locomotor Rating Scale for Testing Motor Function in Sheep.” J Pediatr Surg. 2015; 50: 617-21.
Wang A, Brown EG, Lankford L, et al. “Placental mesenchymal stromal cells rescue ambulation in ovine myelomeningocele.” Stem Cell Trans. 2015; 4: 1-11.
Brown EG, Keller BA, Pivetti CD, et al. “"Innate Healing In The Fetal Sheep Model of Myelomeningocele: A Standardized Defect Grading System.” J Pediatr Surg. 2015; 50: 1134-6.
Brown EG, Keller BK, Pivetti, CD, et al. “Age does matter: a comparison of placenta-derived stem cells for in utero repair of fetal myelomeningocele in the fetal lamb model.” Fetal Diagn Ther. 2016; 39: 179-85.
Brown EG and Bold RJ. “Hospital Readmissions: are they preventable?” Adv Surg. 2015; 49:15-29.
Brown EG, Anderson JE, Burgess D, Bold RJ. “Examining the “Halo Effect” of Surgical Care Within Health Systems.” JAMA Surg. 2016; 151: 983-984.
Brown EG, Burgess D, Bold RJ, Farmer DL. “Pediatric Surgical Readmissions: Are They Truly Preventable?” J Pediatr Surg. 2017; 52: 161-165.