University of California San Francisco

Audrey Brown
Audrey
Brown
MD

Chief Resident (PGY-5) 
General Surgery

    Biography

    Audrey Brown is a General Surgery resident. She studied Mechanical Engineering and Product Design at Stanford University and then worked as a Mechanical Engineer, primarily for an aeronautics company. She received her MD from Oregon Health and Sciences University in 2018 and completed a Masters of Clinical Research with a focus in Data Science at UCSF in 2023.

    She is interested in Transplant, Hepatobiliary surgery, Palliative Care, and Medical Ethics and will be pursuing a fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at UCSF.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California, San Francisco General Surgery 06/2025
    University of California, San Franscisco MAS Clinical & Epidemiological Research 06/2023
    Oregon Health & Science University MD 06/2018
    Stanford University BSE Mechanical Engineering, Product Design 06/2008

    Publications

    1. Number of Local Regional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Peri-Operative Outcomes after Liver Transplantation. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 19; 15(3). Brown AE, Shui AM, Adelmann D, Mehta N, Roll GR, Hirose R, Syed SM. PMID: 36765576; PMCID: PMC9913666.
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    2. Optimal Staging for Gastric Cancer Starts With High-Resolution Computed Tomography. JAMA Surg. 2021 12 01; 156(12):e215330. Brown AE, Nakakura EK. PMID: 34705027.
    3. Low-Dose Radiation Therapy is an Effective Treatment for Refractory Postoperative Chylous Ascites: A Case Report. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 May; 9(3):153-157. Brown S, Abana CO, Hammad H, Brown A, Mhlanga J, Binder C, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas C, Mitin T, Gilbert EW. PMID: 30562613.
    4. Risk management decisions in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Am J Surg. 2018 05; 215(5):899-903. Morgan R, Brown A, Hamman KJ, Sampson J, Naik A, Massimino K. PMID: 29499861.
    5. Conflicts of interest in Twitter. Lancet Haematol. 2017 09; 4(9):e408-e409. Kaestner V, Brown A, Tao D, Prasad V. PMID: 28863800.   

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 9
    1. Gene expression-based molecular scoring of pancreas transplant rejection for a quantitative assessment of rejection severity and resistance to treatment.
      Brown AE, Kelly YM, Zarinsefat A, Meier RPH, Worner G, Tavakol M, Sarwal MM, Laszik ZG, Stock PG, Sigdel TK| | PubMed
    2. Promoting Female Surgeons Through Structured Award Nominations.
      Trang K, Stephens CQ, Flanagan C, Yap A, Brown A, Kelly Y, Yeo HL, Sosa JA, Kornblith LZ, Varma MG| | PubMed
    3. Examining the Influence of a General Surgery Resident's Transplant Experience on Their Pursuit of Transplant Surgery Fellowship.
      Yilma M, Brown AE, Harvey J, Stahl CC, Quillin RC, Syed SM, Cortez AR, US Resident OPerative Experience (ROPE) Consortium| | PubMed
    4. National practice patterns in the use of endoscopic ultrasound biopsy for resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Insights into the role of DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis.
      Casey M, Brown A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Ganjouei AA, Tozzi F, Rashidian N, Kirkwood K, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam M| | PubMed
    5. Number of Local Regional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Peri-Operative Outcomes after Liver Transplantation.
      Brown AE, Shui AM, Adelmann D, Mehta N, Roll GR, Hirose R, Syed SM| | PubMed
    6. Optimal Staging for Gastric Cancer Starts With High-Resolution Computed Tomography.
      Brown AE, Nakakura EK| | PubMed
    7. Low-Dose Radiation Therapy is an Effective Treatment for Refractory Postoperative Chylous Ascites: A Case Report.
      Brown S, Abana CO, Hammad H, Brown A, Mhlanga J, Binder C, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas C, Mitin T, Gilbert EW| | PubMed
    8. Risk management decisions in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
      Morgan R, Brown A, Hamman KJ, Sampson J, Naik A, Massimino K| | PubMed
    9. Conflicts of interest in Twitter.
      Kaestner V, Brown A, Tao D, Prasad V| | PubMed