Dr. Brown has ten years experience in working in psycho-oncology interventions, including communication skills training programs, with well developed insight into the design of trials, the rating of communication standards, the teaching of communication skills, the training of actors to engage in simulated role plays, and the training of clinicians to be facilitators in communication skills training programs. Dr. Brown completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2003 and has worked at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics.