Arthur E. Brown, MD -- Chief and Medical Director, Employee Health & Wellness Services

Arthur E. Brown, MD, MACP

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Infections in the immunocompromised
  • Bacterial infections
  • Fungal infections
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Get to Know Me

In my more than 35 years as an infectious disease specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, I have helped to diagnose and treat bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections in thousands of people with cancer.

Infections are common and often serious in people being treated for cancer because the agents used to target the cancer cells — chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, and other therapies — also damage healthy cells and weaken the immune system overall.

In addition to seeing patients, I have been involved in researching new methods of preventing and treating the infectious complications of cancer and the immunocompromised host. I also diagnose and treat naturally occurring disruptions of the immune system such as those that occur with HIV infections.

As Chief and Medical Director of the Employee Health and Wellness Service, I am also responsible for maintaining the health and safety of our nearly 15,000 employees and volunteers by making sure that they are compliant with all regulatory requirements. By doing this, employees ensure their own safety as well as the safety of our patients and visitors.  

I am also a professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College, an active Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP), and a Fellow of both the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. I have served on various committees of both the ACP and IDSA as well.    

In addition, I am past president of the Infectious Disease Society of New York and have served on the Infections in Patients with Cancer Panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and as a consultant to the Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration.

What I Do at MSK

I'm an infectious (in-FEK-shuhs) disease specialist. This is a doctor with special training in diseases caused by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses).

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Infections in the immunocompromised
  • Bacterial infections
  • Fungal infections
  • Viral infections
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Fungal diseases
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Jefferson Medical College

Residencies

  • Roosevelt Hospital
  • US Public Health Service Hospital (Staten Island)

Fellowships

  • Roosevelt Hospital
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Contact and Location

Dr. Brown sees patients at one location.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065

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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Brown’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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