Stephen D. Brown

Stephen D. Brown, MD, FACR

Associate Professor of Radiology, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Attending Radiologist, Boston Children's Hospital
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Stephen D. Brown, MD, FACR, is a pediatric radiologist and associate clinical ethicist at Boston Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor, Part-time, at Harvard Medical School. He received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, fellowships in Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Interventional Radiology at BCH, and the fellowship in Medical Ethics at HMS. His scholarship explores the intersection of technology, ethics and communication. His career has focused on exploring this intersection empirically, coupled with extensive related teaching, educational programming, and policy development. His awards have included a Boston Children's Hospital Faculty Career Development Award / HMS Eleanor and Miles Shore 50th Anniversary Faculty Scholarship in Medicine, the inaugural American Roentgen Ray Society Leonard Berlin Scholarship in Medical Professionalism, the Radiological Society of North America Education Scholar Award, the Boston Children’s Hospital Academy Medical Educator Award for Innovative Scholarship in Medical Education, and grants from the Kornfeld Program in Bioethics and Patient Care, the Greenwall Foundation, and the Harvard University Milton Fund.

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Potentially Inappropriate Treatment: Competing Ethical Considerations.
Authors: Authors: Kennedy KO, Puccetti DF, Marron JM, Brown SD.
AACN Adv Crit Care
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Advanced imaging of disease unrelated to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the pandemic: effect of patient demographics in a pediatric emergency department.
Authors: Authors: Jarrett DY, Kim WG, Johnston PR, Ward VL, Lee LK, Brown SD.
Pediatr Radiol
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Beyond the AJR: Enduring Gaps in Patient Understanding of Imaging-Associated Ionizing Radiation.
Authors: Authors: Brown SD, Callahan MJ.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
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Emergency pediatric radiology imaging trends for non-COVID-19-related illnesses through different stages of the pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Kim WG, Brown SD, Johnston PR, Nagler J, Jarrett DY.
Emerg Radiol
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Rationing and Disparities in Health Care: Implications for Radiology Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Authors: Authors: Brown SD, Hardy SM, Bruno MA.
J Am Coll Radiol
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The pediatric stomach - congenital abnormalities.
Authors: Authors: Furman MS, Connolly SA, Brown SD, Callahan MJ.
Pediatr Radiol
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Guidelines for expert testimony in pediatric radiology.
Authors: Authors: Strouse PJ, Callahan MJ, Annam A, Brown SD, Chung T, Guillerman RP, Jaramillo D.
Pediatr Radiol
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Ethical challenges in child abuse: what is the harm of a misdiagnosis?
Authors: Authors: Brown SD.
Pediatr Radiol
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Radiology Trainees' Perceptions of Speaking up Culture Related to Safety and Unprofessional Behavior in Their Work Environments.
Authors: Authors: Luff D, O'Donnell M, Johnston PR, Martinez W, Slanetz P, Bell SK, Brown SD.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
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The pediatric stomach - masses and mass-like pathology.
Authors: Authors: Furman MS, Connolly SA, Brown SD, Callahan MJ.
Pediatr Radiol
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