(Rockville Centre, NY) - Jeffrey Alan Brown, MD, Director of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center, has been appointed to the American Heart Association’s New York City Stroke Task Force. The panel provides a forum for the development of strategies to improve the acute stroke care system throughout New York City and Long Island.

Dr. Brown, a resident of Great Neck who has been on the medical staff at Mercy since 2004, also recently was named Joint Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, an international support organization for patients with severe facial pain. In addition, he recently received the designation of Honorary Police Surgeon from the New York City Police Department.

Dr. Brown, who has offices in Great Neck and in Rockville Centre, 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.

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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 10, 2007

CONTACT: Mel Granick
Phone: (516) 705-2618
E-Mail: Mel.Granick@chsli.org