Nancy J. Brown, MD
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Biography
Dr. Brown graduated from Yale College, where she majored in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. She earned her medical degree from Harvard University. She completed internship and residency programs in medicine at Vanderbilt University, where she also did a fellowship in clinical pharmacology. Dr. Brown joined the faculty of Vanderbilt in 1992 and held a number of leadership positions, serving as chief of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, associate dean for clinical and translational scientist development, and Robert H. Williams professor before becoming the Hugh J. Morgan Chair of Medicine and physician-in-chief of Vanderbilt University Hospital in 2010.
In 2020, she became Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Medicine and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Brown has long been committed to medical education and mentorship. At Vanderbilt, she established the Elliot Newman Society to support the development of physician-scientists and co-founded the Vanderbilt Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program. Her research has defined the molecular mechanisms through which commonly prescribed blood pressure and diabetes drugs affect the risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease. In her clinical practice, she has treated patients with resistant and secondary forms of hypertension. Dr. Brown has served as a member of the NIH National Advisory Research Resources Council and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council. She was president of the Association of Professors of Medicine. In 2019, she was elected a Master of the American College of Physicians.Her numerous awards include election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the National Academy of Medicine. She is a member of the American Association of Arts and Sciences.
Education & Training
- Fellow in Clinical PharmacologyVanderbilt University (1991)
- Medicine Intern and ResidentVanderbilt University (1989)
- MDHarvard University (1986)
- Development ScientistEnergy Resources Company, Inc. (1982)
- ABYale College, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry (1981)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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August M. Watanabe Prize in Translational Research | Indiana University School of Medicine | 2021 |
Elected Member to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences | American Academy of Arts & Sciences | 2021 |
Elected Master | American College of Physicians | 2019 |
A. Ross McIntyre Award for Achievement in Medical Science | University of Nebraska College of Medicine | 2018 |
Robert H. Williams, M.D. Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award | Association of Professors of Medicine | 2018 |
Member | National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) | 2014 |
Fellow | American Association for the Advancement of Science | 2012 |
Member | American Clinical and Climatological Association | 2010 |
E.K. Frey-E. Werle Foundation Promotion Prize | 2009 | |
Harriet Dustan Award | American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research | 2009 |
Member | Association of American Physicians | 2008 |
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) | Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, Drexel University College of Medicine | 2005, 2006 |
Member | American Society for Clinical Investigation | 2003 |
American Federation for Clinical Research Outstanding Investigator Award | 2002 | |
American Society of Hypertension Young Scholar Award | 2001 | |
Elected Fellow | Council for High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association | 1999 |
Merck Sharp and Dohme Fellowship Award for Excellence in High Blood Pressure Research | Council for High Blood Pressure Research | 1991 |