HONORS FOR MERCY MEDICAL
CENTER NEUROSURGERY DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Alan Brown, MD Appointed Joint Chair
of Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Medical Advisory Board And
NYPD Honorary Police Surgeon
(Rockville Centre, NY) - Jeffrey
Alan Brown, MD, Director of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center,
has been appointed Joint Chair of the Medical Advisory Board
of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, an international support
organization for patients with severe facial pain.
Dr. Brown, who has been a member of the Association’s medical
advisory board for a decade, is a nationally-recognized expert
on facial pain caused by the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve
that produces episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like
symptoms in and around the lips, eyes, nose, scalp, forehead,
upper jaw, and lower jaw.
Dr. Brown also recently received the designation of Honorary
Police Surgeon from the New York City Police Department.
Dr. Brown has been on the medical staff at Mercy since 2004.
His offices are in
Great Neck , where he resides, and in Rockville Centre. He is
certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and
the American Board of Pain Medicine and is Professor of Neurosurgery
at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Since
2003, he has been included as either one of America’s Top Doctors
(representing the top 1% of all physicians as nominated by their
peers) or, more recently, New York Metro Area Top Doctors.
About Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre is a 387-bed, not-for-profit
hospital serving the healthcare needs of Nassau County and its
surrounding area. Best known for services in maternal health,
oncology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics,
and behavioral health, Mercy provides 24-hour emergency and
trauma care, is a state-designated Stroke Center and site of
a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as well as a Bariatric
Center of Excellence designated by the American Society of Bariatric
Surgery, and the regional home of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center. Mercy also is the recipient of the 2007 Orthopedic Care
Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the nation’s leading
healthcare ratings company.
Mercy Medical Center is a member of Catholic Health Services
of Long Island. For physician referrals call (516) 62-MERCY
or visit Mercy on line at http://mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org
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For immediate release, contact: Mel Granick
Phone: 516-705-2618
E-Mail: mel.granick@chsli.org
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