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You Have an Appointment With a Surgeon: A Checklist of What to Expect

Dr. Jeff Brown will discuss what to expect when you have an upcoming appointment with a surgeon.

Dr. Brown, MD, FACS, FAANS is the Chairman of the FPA Medical Advisory Board. He is the Neurosurgery Director of the Winthrop-University Hospital CyberKnife Program and Chief of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, NY. Dr. Brown has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed neurosurgery journals on topics including the treatment of chronic pain, especially facial pain, spinal, vascular, tumor and trauma neurosurgery.

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Dr. Jeff Brown will discuss what to expect when you have an upcoming appointment with a surgeon.

Dr. Brown, MD, FACS, FAANS is the Chairman of the FPA Medical Advisory Board. He is the Neurosurgery Director of the Winthrop-University Hospital CyberKnife Program and Chief of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, NY. Dr. Brown has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed neurosurgery journals on topics including the treatment of chronic pain, especially facial pain, spinal, vascular, tumor and trauma neurosurgery.

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