Kathleen Brown, MD
Dermatologist
Welcome to our website and to our practice. I am currently a medical/surgical Dermatologist, including aesthetic work, in practice since 1995. I also practiced Internal Medicine from July 1995 through December, 1999, which I enjoyed very much, and which I feel adds to my ability to care well for my Dermatology patients. I strive every day to deliver great care to each individual who comes to my practice. I am assisted in this effort by hard-working, knowledgeable, and friendly staff members. We never take our patients/customers for granted.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Kathleen Mitchell Brown, MD, FAAD
Contact Information:
- Office address: 620 Commercial Ave., Coos Bay, OR 97420
- Office phone: (541) 267-0347
- Office Fax: (541) 266-7328
- e-mail: kbrown@oregonderm.com
- website: www.oregonderm.com
Education and Professional Training:
1972-1976: West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia
- National Honor Society
- National Merit Scholar, 1975
- “Top Ten” in class of over 500
1976-1980: The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia
- Degree: B.A.
- Majors: Biology, Music
- GPA: 3.73 on a 4.0 scale
- Class Rank at Graduation: 37/754 (in top 5%)
- Honors included: Phi Beta Kappa (see Honors and Awards)
1983-1984: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
- Non-degree graduate courses, 14 semester hours, GPA 4.0 on a 4.0 scale
1984-1988: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
- Degree: M.D., May 21, 1988
- Honors included: Alpha Omega Alpha, elected junior year (see Honors and Awards)
- Member of Student Progress Committee
- Vice President of chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, and Chairman of the Membership Selection Committee of the chapter,
1988-1990: Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Medical College of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia
- Internship (PGY 1), Internal Medicine, categorical track
- Second year of residency, (PGY 2), Internal Medicine, categorical track
1990-1993: Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
- Dermatology Residency, and Chief Residency,
- Rotations included George Washington University Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center, and Grand Rounds at the National Institutes of Health.
1994-1995: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
- Third year of residency (PGY 3), Internal Medicine, categorical track
Pre-Professional Work Experience:
1976-1979: summer jobs during college, including work at Glacier National Park, intern at Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., camp counselor in New York State,
1980-1984: One Stop, Inc. (four convenience stores/gasoline stations), co-owner and financial manager
Professional Work Experience:
1991-1993: Office of Mark J. Jaffe, MD, Dermatologist, Maryland
- Limited part-time Dermatology practice, as an employed physician, during residency
1993-1994: Virginia Medical Associates, Fairfax, Virginia
- Practice of Dermatology, as an employed physician
1995-1997: Johns Hopkins Bayview Physicians, P.A., Whitemarsh office, Maryland
- Practice of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, as an employed physician
1997-2011: Bay Clinic, LLP, Coos Bay, Oregon (approximately 15 member multi-specialty group practice)
- Practice of Internal Medicine and Dermatology through 1999
- Practice of Dermatology only, from 2000 to 2011
- Employed for two years, then partnership in 2000
- President of Bay Area Medical Center (separate corporation for the medical building)
- Executive Committee member, participating in the management of the medical practice partnership
- Lab Director since 2006
2011-present: Oregon Coast Dermatology, (LLC)
- Owner and solo Dermatologist,
- The practice is “direct pay”, meaning no contracts with third party payers. The model is excellent medical care for a reasonable fee, with pricing transparency, with no third-party conflict of interest, and with traditional privacy.
- The practice includes a broad range of medical, surgical, and aesthetic Dermatology services.
Faculty Appointments (historic):
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, (part-time faculty)
Department of Dermatology, Assistant Professor, 1995-1997
Department of Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor, 1995-1997
Teaching: participant in the Curriculum Development portion of the Johns Hopkins Faculty Development Course, as a small team of three, developing a Dermatology curriculum for internists.
Certifications:
- Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology, 1993
- Passed the recertification exam given by The American Board of Dermatology, 2001 (through 2013)
- Passed the recertification exam given by The American Board of Dermatology, 2013 (though 2023). Not participating in MOC, by choice.
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995
- Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989,
- (Scores in the 93rd, 98th, 99th percentiles on Parts I, II, III, respectively)
Medical Licenses:
- Maryland, 1991 (expired), Virginia, 1993 (expired), District of Columbia 1993 (expired)
- Oregon, 1997, active
Honors and Awards:
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1980
- Alpha Omega Alpha (medical honor society), 1987
- National Merit Scholar, 1975
- Phi Sigma Society (Biology Honor Society), 1980
- Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma (college freshman honor societies), 1977
- Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation for Women in Medicine, 1988
Publications:
- Dimino MJ, Snitzer J, Brown KM: Inositol phosphates accumulation in ovarian granulosa after stimulation by luteinizing hormone. Biology of Reproduction: vol. 37, December, 1987,
- Brown KM, Moreland RM, Jorgenson H, et al: Treatment of psoriasis with visible spectrum light: Biologic Effects of Light, Proceedings of Symposium, (M. Holick, A. Kligman, eds), Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, 1991,
- Brown KM, Petri M, Goldman D: Cutaneous Manifestations of SLE: Associations with other manifestations of SLE and with smoking. Abstract and poster presentation, 21st Southeast Region Scientific Program, American College of Rheumatology, April, 1995
Current Association Memberships:
- Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology, since 1993
- Docs4PatientCare
- Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- Benjamin Rush Society
- Free Market Medical Association
Selected Presentations:
- Informational presentation on direct pay Dermatology practice before the Oregon Senate Committee on Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy, May, 2012,
- Presented as part of a talk on “Case Studies in Third Party Free Practice” at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Physicians and Surgeons, San Diego, California, October 2012,
- Talk given on the origin of CPT Coding and its consequences, sponsored by The Benjamin Rush Society, and given at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, October, 2013.
- Talk given on Direct Pay Practice in Dermatology at The Physicians Summit, Dallas, Texas, November, 2013.