My experience with Dr. Brown unfortunately mirrored that of patients writing negative reviews of her. I too experienced an exceptionally long wait time. The doctor, while highly accomplished, was also arrogant, dismissive and lacking in empathy. She talked over me and outright refused to answer questions she did not like, but which were necessary for me in order to gain a better understanding of my health status. I found her tone to be condescending and cold.

Dr. Brown is an excellent Doctor. She is an expert in her field who shows empathy and compassion. Her office wait time can be long but it is worth the wait.

First, a number of reviewers described Dr. Brown as arrogant with an oversized ego. My question is this: Were you Seeking a "friend" or a person who could provide you with the best care under your individual circumstance. I was in search of the latter; I have other "friends." Second, others complained of the "wait." I was delighted to "wait" because it signaled to me that my exam & consult with Dr. Brown would not be rushed. It wasn't. Others complained of the time Dr. Brown spent with him/her. I instead focused on the fact that she had fully mastered my medical history from her review of a slew of medical records which I brought with me, without a single misstep, likely when I was being drilled by her PA. In addition, she has been incredibly responsive & has assembled a team of physicians who I wholeheartedly believe are providing me with the best chance of obtaining the best result given my competing medical needs.

Anyone who's had a family member or close friend with cancer knows how difficult it is through all stages form diagnosis to treatment and remission. My mother saw Dr. Brown for a consult. The wait is ridiculous but most of the sloan kettering offices are like that so it's sadly just expected. Dr. Brown simply doesn't care on a human to human basis, let alone a doctor to patient relationship. You're just another disease to cure to boost her glorious ego. When my mom asked her a simple question Dr. Brown gave her a look of disgust as if the question was just too amateur or silly for her to even consider answering. It's extremely disappointing to have an egotistical doctor like her at a place like MSK.

If I could give Dr. Brown negative stars, I would; "poor" does not even begin to describe my experience with her; OUTRAGEOUS might come closer. My appointment with her was for 1:30 pm, and l left the office at 6:45 pm! FIVE AND A QUARTER HOURS IN TOTAL, of which Dr. Brown, herself, spent fifteen minutes with me. A tech took my vitals, and her physician's assistant took my complete medical history and then reviewed it with her. When she finally saw me at first at about 5:30. never having met me before, she told me that she would not apologize for keeping me waiting, that I could leave if I wanted to, if I had a problem with having to wait so long. I told her I had invested too much time to do that. She refused to answer questions and continuously steered the conversation to how many years experience she had had, and how qualified she was, having done thousands of surgeries. I finally told her the conversation was not about her, that I did not doubt her competency in the O.R. but wanted to discuss other treatment options I had read about. I also wanted her views on the importance of the mind-body connection in treating cancer (something MSK supposedly prides itself on, with its integrated medical approach), and mentioned one of the doctors who had written extensively about this. She had never heard of him, did not want to look at his book that I had with me, and told me she wasn't about to learn anything new from me. Her tone was rude to the point of being barely civil, abrasive, lacked all empathy or understanding of the patient's perspective, and arrogant -- all of which far outweighed whatever knowledge or skills she may have had. Such lack of professionalism would have been unacceptable in a mechanic fixing a car, let alone a doctor treating an ill patient. I would rather risk dire medical consequences than ever to place my well-being in her hands. She is dictatorial, simply does not care what her patients think of her, and says so. DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER USING THIS DOCTOR.

Waited over two hours for a rushed visit where staff did most of work in visit. She does not like questions. Maybe she's usually nice. I won't go back

Dr. Carol Brown did a great job with my surgery and MSK's facilities and hospital are fantastic. She was on time and professional on the surgery day. However, regular appointments, she was nice sometimes and rude others. She seemed annoyed with my questions and didn't bother to explain things that my gyno easily explained to me later. I never know if the appointment will be pleasant with her or not.

I accompanied a friend with a new diagnosis of uterine cancer. Dr. Brown was 2 hours late, with no explanation or apology. We waited in the exam room for another two hours. She spent 10 minutes answering our questions and was curt and abrupt. She made it clear my friend's uterine cancer was not interesting to her and even popped her head in as we were leaving to say "It's OK for you to go to another doctor." We were there from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.

Highly educated, experienced, professional and a warm, assuring personality.

Dr Brown is phenomenal. I really do not have an adequate adjective to describe her. As a registered nurse, I have worked in many environments with many different physicians over the past 28 years. I have never encountered a physician or a facility that can compare to Dr. Brown or to MSK. I am a difficult person to impress. Where Dr. Brown is concerned, I am beyond impressed. She is what a physician should be. This is how patient care should be delivered. After 28 years I learned from Dr. Brown and MSK that it can be done right. That was an overwhelming realization.

She was very disrespectful made me feel very uncomfortable .Was given me all the negative side of what I was asking her .She didnot care what I had to say and said .I asked the next patient if that was said to her and found that I was picked on ,please pick another surgeon bedside manner is a zero

Dr. Brown is compassionate, caring, at the top of her field and overall we found her to be a terrific and thorough surgeon. She truly cares. You will wait sometimes in the office but that is only because she is caring for others who are in great need.

She's a good surgeon, but don't expect bedside manner at all. Don't except her to spend more than 5 minutes with you. Expect a 3 hour office wait and expect her to be late for surgery. She's into the Da Vinci robotic surgery, which does not have the great record everyone thinks it does. Compared to other laparascopic surgeries I've had, this one was the worst in terms of recovery. Too many problems and a robot does not take the place of a good set of hands. I felt my surgery outcome was not as good as past surgeries for healing time. She's just not a warm fuzzy kind of doctor, so don't except much. She does answer questions, but you get the feeling patients are just an annoyance to her. Other surgeons at Sloane Kettering tend to have more hands on with their patients and even call you after surgery personally. She's the first one that did not. I had two heads of surgery call me after operating on me, but she can't be bothered at all. Her staff does that. Even surgeons at Mt. Sinai call you personally after surgery. Doesn't see you before surgery or tries not to. Very impersonal and is a bit of a hot head in my opinion, but perhaps that's just my experience. Except engineers or Da Vinci techs who are not medical professionals to be in the room with the Da Vinci surgery and expect total overkill on simple procedures. Expect about 8 people in the room, when it's not really needed for simple surgery. Total overkill with the whole robotic thing and very impersonal. I expected the janitors to be in there too and everyone else who happened to want to walk in. Hated the whole thing. Not like my experiences with other Sloane Kettering surgeons.

Excellent, excellent doctor and surgeon. Worth the wait!

My friend was diagnosed with grade 2 endometrial cancer. Her regular gyn. recomended a doctor close by. I looked on this site to find out about him and she decided to go to MSKCC after friends told her about it. She met with Dr. Brown and after meeting with her decuded she wanted Dr. Brown as her surgeon. She is a phenomenal surgeon and always tells my friend to ask her anything. My friend has done that and has found that there is nothing that Dr. Brown won't answer. Long waiting to see her but very wellnworth it. If you want peace of mind that you are getting the best then get Dr. Carol L. Brown as your doctor!!!

I want to express my big gratitude to very talented doctor and an outstanding surgeon - Carol Brown, MD; who effectively and carefully removed the spread of aggressive tumors and saved the life of my mother

Dr. Brown is an incredible doctor and surgeon. Her specialty is gynecological cancers. She spends times with her patients and she is one of the leading doctors in her field at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. She is caring, understanding, and explains your condition thoroughly so that you will feel comfortable with what is going on. She spent a good amount of time with us and schedule my relative's surgery within 2 weeks since it was an urgent case.Now- our case was urgent. The surgery needed to happen quickly so we after the first appointment surgery was scheduled to happen within two weeks. If you are just looking for a regular OB/GYN I do she is probably not the right doctor for you. MSKCC in Manhattan is amazing. The hospital is ultra clean, the staff is friendly, and they do everything to make their patients feel relaxed. You NEVER feel scared under their care. And cancer is a VERY scary thing to deal with.

Dr. Brown diagnosed my problem immediately. She was very careful to examine a biopsy text description and had her lab further evaluate those "text words" . She also had me take additional tests to verify the biopsy findings. She and I were both relieved to know those biopsy adjective words (not from her lab) were just descriptive. Her professionalism is superb. She explains in detail procedures and results. My family and I felt we were in excellent hands.

The reason why your wait time may be delayed is because Dr. Brown takes time with each patient and family to answer questions and concerns. She is excellent, kind and worth the wait!

Dr. Brown is a brilliant and caring surgeon. She saved my life. There is sometimes a very long wait to see her.