Dr. Brown’s primary clinical interest is the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. Further, he is a member of the BC provincial colon check colonoscopy initiative and travels to communities in BC to evaluate the colonoscopy skills of surgeons and gastroenterologists. Dr. Brown is also an advisor for the Canadian Cancer Society Network of Expert Reviewers and co-Chaired the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) Committee that developed the Pan Canadian Standards for Rectal Cancer Surgery.
Dr. Brown is a member of the Health for Humanity medical group, which annually travels to Guatemala to perform surgery for underprivileged citizens. He volunteered as a general surgeon on call for the Olympic Athlete’s Village during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Dr. Brown has published over 100 peer-reviewed research papers focused primarily on surgery for colorectal cancer. He has also taught courses in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery.