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Marc D. Brown, M.D.

Marc D. Brown, M.D.

Mohs Surgery , Dermatology , Cancer

5 out of 5 stars
573 Ratings
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Contact

Appointment (585) 486-0890
Fax (585) 334-5282

Locations

Dermatology - Red Creek - Henrietta

Red Creek (Calkins Corporate Park)
400 Red Creek Drive, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 275-7546 Get Directions

About Me

Marc Brown, M.D. is an upstate New York native. He graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1975 earning a degree in biology. Dr. Brown studied at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C. and following completion in 1979, completed residency training in internal medicine at Strong Me...
Marc Brown, M.D. is an upstate New York native. He graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1975 earning a degree in biology. Dr. Brown studied at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C. and following completion in 1979, completed residency training in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in 1982. He began his career as a primary care physician in western Pennsylvania in the Public Health Service and developed an interest in dermatology and skin cancer. He subsequently performed and completed dermatology residency training at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. in 1987. Dr. Brown then spent an additional two years in fellowship training for Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology which he completed in 1989. He joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1989 and is a tenured professor of Dermatology and Oncology and is a member of the Wilmot Cancer Center. He has served as the director of the Dermatology Residency Program and the Mohs Surgery Fellowship Program. Dr. Brown has been included in the Best Doctors in America directory and has published more than 60 articles and two books and serves as an editorial reviewer for several major dermatologic journals. He lectures and teaches at local and national meetings focusing on Mohs surgery, melanoma, facial reconstruction, and challenging and unusual skin cancers. Dr. Brown performs Mohs surgery on over 2,000 patients per year and has performed a total of more than 50,000 Mohs procedures.

Certified Specialties

Dermatology - American Board of Dermatology

Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery - American Board of Dermatology

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Dermatology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Fellow, University of Michigan Medical Center. 1987 - 1989

Residency, Resident, University of Michigan Medical Center. 1984 - 1987

Residency, Resident, University of Rochester School of Medicine. 1980 - 1982

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine. 1979 - 1979

Education

MD | Georgetown University School of Medicine. 1979

Awards

The Brian P. Flanagan Teaching Award. 2009

Listed in Best Doctors in America. 2008

First Prize, Annual Resident's Contest. 1987

Publications

Journal Articles

Skin Cancer in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Advances in Therapy and Management.

Zwald F; Brown MD.

JAAD. 2011; 65(2): 253-262.

Atypical Fibroxanthoma: A Review of the Literature.

Iorizzo, LJ III; Brown MD.

Dermatologic Surgery, February 2011, 37:2, pages 146-157. 2011; 37(2): 146-157.

Office Management of Melanoma Patients.

Brown, MD.

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, December 2010, 29:4, pages 232-237. 2010; 29(4): 232-237.

Actinic Keratoses: A Comprehensive Update

Ibrahim SF, Brown MD.

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, July 2009, 2:7 pages 19-33.. 2009; 2(7): 19-33.

Tanning and cutaneous malignancy.

Ibrahim SF, Brown MD

Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.].. 2008 April 34 (4):460-74. Epub 01/31/2008.

Prospective evaluation of surgical site infection rate among patients with Mohs micrographic surgery without the use of prophylactic antibiotics

Maragh SLH, Brown MD.

JAAD, August 2008, 59:2, pages 275-278. 2008; 59(2): 275-278.

Decreasing the pain of local anesthesia: a prospective, double-blind comparison of buffered, premixed 1% Lidocaine with epinephrine versus 1% Lidocaine freshly mixed with epinephrine

Burns CA, Ferris G, Feng C, Cooper JZ, Brown MD.

JAAD, 54:1, pages 128-131, January 2006. 2006; 54(1): 128-131.

Special concern about squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp in organ transplant recipients.

Cooper JZ, Brown MD.

Archives of Dermatology. 2006; 142(6): 659-808.

Metastasizing atypical fibroxanthoma (cutaneous malignant histiocytoma): Report of five cases

Cooper JZ, Newman SR, Scott GS, Brown MD.

Dermatol Surg 2005;31:221-225. 2005; 31: 221-225.

Imiquimod for the treatment of skin cancer

Burns CA, Brown MD.

Dermatologic Clinics, Advanced Surgical Reconstructive Techniques Issue, Vol. 23, July 2005, p. 151-164. 2005; 23: 151-164.

Guidelines for the management of squamous cell carcinoma in organ transplant recipients

Stasko T, Brown MD, Carucci JA, Euvrard S, Johnson TM, Sengelmann RD, Stockfleth E, Tope WD.

Dermatology Surgery. 2004; 30(4): 642-650.

Recognition and management of unusual cutaneous tumors

Brown MD.

Dermatologic Clinics, Vol. 18, no.3, July 2000, pp. 543-552. 2000; 18(3): 543-552.

Penicillamine induced bullous pemphigoid.

Brown M; Dubin H.

Arch Dermatol. 1998; 123: 1119-1120.

Malignant fibrous tumors

Stadler FJ, Scott GA, Brown MD.

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 1998; 17(2): 141-152.

Cyclosporine as maintenance therapy in patients with severe psoriasis

Shupack J, Abel E, Bauer E, Brown MD, et al.

JAAD. 1997; 36(3): 423-432.

Staging and prognosis of melanoma. , Vol 16, no.2 (June), 1997:pp 113-121.

Brown MD.

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 1997; 16(2): 113-121.

The significance of positive margins (known & unknown) at the conclusion of Mohs surgery in the orbital region.

Boynton JR, Rounds MF, Quatela VC, Brown, MD.

J Amer Soc Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 12:51-57, 1996. 1996; 12: 51-57.

The significance of positive margins (known & unknown) at the conclusion of Mohs surgery in the orbital region.

Boynton JR, Rounds MF, Quatela VC, Brown, MD.

J Amer Soc Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 12:51-57, 1996. 1996; 12: 51-57.

Pathology and pathophysiology of skin tumors

Brown MD, Scott GS.

The Chronicle of Skin and Allergy Postgraduate Education Supplement. 1996; 2(1).

Fibrohistiocytic tumors

Brown MD, Scott GS.

The Chronicle of Skin and Allergy. 1996; 2(2).

Kaposi's Sarcoma , April 1996, Vol. 2, No.3.

Brown MD, Scott GS.

The Chronicle of Skin and Allergy. 1996; 2(2).

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Brown MD, Scott GS.

The Chronicle of Skin and Allergy. 1996; 2(4).

The Reiger flap for nasal reconstruction

Johnson TM, Swanson NA, Baker S, Brown MD, Nelson BR.

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121:634-637, 1995. 1995; 121: 634-637.

Utility of the subcutaneous hinge flap in nasal reconstruction

Johnson TM, Baker 31S, Brown MD, Nelson BR.

J Am Acad Dermatol 30:459-66, 1994. 1994; 30: 459-66.

Identifying and managing early melanoma

Brown MD.

Contemporary Internal Medicine 6:19-26, 1994. 1994; 6: 19-26.

Complications of tissue expansion. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 19:1120-22, 1993.

Brown MD, Johnson TM. Complications of tissue expansion.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1993; 19: 1120-22.

In Reply: Excision margins for melanoma in awkward places like the eyelid

Brown MD, Goldsmith LA.

JAMA 269:588-89, 1993. 1993; 269: 588-589.

Merkel cell carcinoma.

Ratner D, Nelson BR, Brown MD, Johnson TM.

J Am Acad Dermatol 29:143-56, 1993. 1993; 29: 143-56.

Histology and physiology of tissue expansion

Johnson TM, Lowe L, Brown MD, Sullivan MJ, Nelson BR.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol 19:1074-1078, 1993. 1993; 19: 1074-1078.

Sweet's syndrome presenting as an unusual periorbital eruption.

Bulengo-Ransby SM, Brown MD, Dubin HV, Rasmussen JE, Nickoloff BJ.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991; 24: 140-141.

Cyclosporine for plaque-type psoriasis: Results of a multidose, double-blind trial

Ellis CN, Fradin MS, Messana JM, Brown MD, Siegel MT, Hartley AH, Rocher LL, Wheeler S, Hamilton TA, Parish TG, Ellis-Madu M, Duell E, Annesley TM, Cooper KD, Voorhees JJ.

N Engl J Med. 1991; 324: 277-84.

Changing trends in melanoma treatment and the expanding role of the dermatologist.

Brown MD, Johnson TM, Swanson NA.

Dermatologic Clinics. W.B. Saunders Company, Vol. 9, No. 4, October 1991. 1991; 9(4).

Treatment of keratoacanthomas with intralesional methotrexate.

Melton JL, Nelson BR, Stough DB, Brown MD, Swanson NA, Johnson TM.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991; 25: 1017-23.

Immediate intraoperative tissue expansion.

Johnson TM, Brown MD, Sullivan MJ, Swanson NA.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990; 22: 283-287.

Solitary plaque on the foot.

Brown MD, Headington JT.

Arch Dermatol. 1990; 126: 126-815.

Constitutive absence and interferon-?-induced expression of adhesion molecules in basal cell carcinoma.

Taylor RS, Griffiths CEM, Brown MD, Swanson NA, Nickoloff BJ.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990; 22: 721-6.

Extensive keloids following hair transplantation

Brown MD, Johnson T, Swanson NA.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol 16:867-869. 1990; 16: 867-869.

Changing trends in melanoma management

Swanson NA, Brown MD.

The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal 7:41-43, 1990. 1990; 7: 41-43.

Lymphocytic infiltrates of the skin in association with cyclosporine therapy.

Gupta AK, Cooper KD, Ellis CN, Nickoloff KD, Hanson CA, Brown MD, Voorhees JJ.

J Amer Acad Dermatol. 1990; 23: 1137-1141.

Laser vaporization. A novel treatment of botryomycosis.

Leffell DJ; Brown MD; Swanson NA.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1989; 15: 703-5.

Tissue expanders: Use in dermatology.

Johnson TM; Brown MD; Swanson NS.

Mediguide to Dermatology. 1989; .

Cyclosporin A in dermatology.

Gupta AK, Brown MD, Ellis CN, Rocher L, Fisher GJ, Baadsgaard O, Cooper KD, Voorhees JJ.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1989; 21: 1245-1256.

Treatment of malignant fibrous histiocytoma and atypical fibrous xanthomas with micrographic surgery

Brown MD, Swanson NA.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1989; 15: 1287-1292.

Cyclosporine A.

Gupta AK, Ellis CN, Goldfarb MT, Cooper KD, Rocher L, Brown MD, Baadsgaard O, Voorhees JJ.

Clinics in Dermatology 7:98-110, 1989. 1989; 7: 98-110.

Psoriatic epidermal cells demonstrate increased numbers and function of non-Langerhans antigen presenting cells

Cooper KD, Baadsgaard O, Brown MD, Ellis CN, Gupta AK, Duell EA, Voorhees JJ.

J Invest Dermatol. 1989; 92: 190-195.

Cyclosporin: Dermatologic therapy and side effects

Brown M, Gupta A, Rocher L, Ellis C, Voorhees J.

Advances in Dermatology. 1989; 4: 3-28.

Genital tumors: Treatment by Mohs micrographic surgery.

Brown M; Zachary C; Grekin R; Swanson N.

J Am Acad Dermatol 18:115-122, 1988. 1988; 18: 115-122.

Rapid occurrence of nodular cutaneous T-lymphocyte infiltrates with cyclosporine therapy.

Brown M; Ellis C; Billings J; Cooper K; Headington JT; Voorhees J.

Arch Dermatol. 1988; 124: 1097-1100.

Cyclosporine for the treatment of psoriasis.

Brown MD; Gupta A; Ellis C; Fisher G; Cooper K; Voorhees J.

Transplant Proceedings. 1988; 20: 26-31.

Cyclosporin A in psoriasis. CE Orfanos, R Stadler, H Gollnick (eds).

Ellis CN; Gupta AK; Brown MD; Cooper KD; Fisher GJ; Voorhees JJ.

Dermatology in Five Continents: Proceedings of the XVII World Congress of Dermatology. 1988; : 580-586.

Cyclosporin and the treatment of psoriasis. van Joost T, Huele F, Bos JD (eds).

Brown MD; Gupta AK; Rocher LL; Ellis CN; Cooper KD; Voorhees JJ.

Cyclosporin in Psoriasis. 1988; 13: 65-79.

Penile tumors: Their management by Mohs micrographic surgery.

Brown M; Zachary C; Grekin R; Swanson N.

J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1987; 13: 1163-1167.

Cyclosporine: A review of its dermatologic application.

Brown M; Ellis C; Voorhees J.

Seminars in Dermatology. 1987; 6: 2-9, 1987.

Cyclosporine improves psoriasis in a double blind study. 256:3110-3116, 1986.

Ellis CN; Gorsulowsky DC; Hamilton TA; Billings JK; Brown MD; Voorhees JJ; et al.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1986; 256: 3110-3116.

Books

Cancer of the Skin., 2nd edition (2011)

Chapter: Surgical Excision of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer.

Treatment of Skin Disease (2010)

Chapter: Actinic Keratoses

Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (2007)

Chapter: Benign Fibrous Tumors of the Dermis

Guest editor, Dermatologic Clinics, Advanced Surgical Reconstructive Techniques (2005)

Manual of Skin Surgery (1997)

Primary Care of Women (1997)

Chapter: Skin Cancer

Eye and Skin Disease (1996)

Chapter: Molluscum Contagiosum and Papillomas

Dermatologic Surgery (1995)

Chapter: Cutaneous Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction (1994)

Chapter: Advancement Flaps.

Surgical Dermatology: Advances in Current Practice (1993)

Chapter: Atypical Fibrous Xanthoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Cutaneous Surgery (1993)

Chapter: Conventional and Intraoperative Tissue Expansion

Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine (1992)

Chapter: Urticaria

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4.9 stars

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

5.0 stars

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.9 stars

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4.9 stars

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4.9 stars

Patient Comments

5.0 stars

All great

Mar 29, 2025

5.0 stars

Excellent care

Mar 29, 2025

5.0 stars

Been treated by Dr. Brown for many years and numerous times. Excellent doctor. Must be - I keep going back.

Feb 22, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr Brown answers all my questions and is always kind to me.

Feb 20, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr Brown - WONDERFUL!

Feb 02, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr Brown asks questions, many questions. My opinion and feelings matter to him

Jan 11, 2025

5.0 stars

Excellent care.

Nov 23, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. Brown offered his recommendations for continuing home treatments

Nov 09, 2024

5.0 stars

Anyone needing Mohs surgery is in good hands with Dr Brown and his staff

Nov 03, 2024

5.0 stars

They made me feel..comfortable and less stressful

Oct 19, 2024