John Vincent Brown, MD

I was really scared when I 1st visited. Dr. Brown took the time to explain next steps and I had a very successful surgery and recovery. He always called to advise me of test outcomes in a timely manner. I thank God for putting Dr. Brown over my care and am grateful for his work and care. :)

Dr. Brown has saved my life twice. I'm forever grateful.

I was diagnosed with 10 cm adnexal mass suspicious of malignancy. My ob/gyn recommended Dr Brown. But I I could not get an appointment right away. In the meantime I visited 2 other Gynecologic oncologists and had ct scan, tumor marker blood tests,etc done. I visited dr Fikret Atamdede in Torrance, Dr. Bristow at UCI health, Dr Beth Karlan at Cedar Sinai Los Angeles. And finally Dr Brown at Hoag. I had the best experience with Dr Karlan and Dr Brown. I was scheduled for a surgery at Cedar Sinai on May 14th. When I visited Dr Brown he was able to schedule my surgery on May 8th. And I learned that Dr Karlan and Dr Brown we’re trained together at some point. Both were very nice, comforting, knowledgeable, gives all the details in very nice way so I did not feel that I was in the end of the road. Because they both suggested the laparoscopic surgery and minimal invasive procedure, I decided to go with Dr Brown because Hoag is close to our home as we live in Aliso Viejo. Dr Karlan was also… very happy for me that I got an earlier date with Dr Brown. The surgery day came, Dr Brown was very very nice, he comforted me and my husband. Two of my friends had the same surgery and their mass was even smaller, and they told me They could not go to restroom by themselves for a week and could not move much. So my husband took a week off from work. After the surgery, I was outpatient and went back home. In couple hours I was able to use restroom by myself, the next day I woke up and cooked omelette to my self, I did not use even ibuprofen after 2 days. And I am a person who normally do not recover quickly. Even when I gave normal birth to my son, I was not able to recover in months. Dr Brown is extraordinary skilled surgeon, Also very nice, funny, supportive. He took a lot of time in the surgery about 3 hours (usual is 1-5-2hrs) to make sure minimally invasive. After the surgery Dr Brown met with my husband and spend a lot of time answering our pre ready question list. He was very caring to my family as well. I cannot be more thankful that He was my surgeon. My mass turned out to be benign for which Dr. Bristow highly thought was malignant and wanted to perform vertical incision to avoid risks but the way he approached it was very awful. I felt very bad after my visit at UCI Health. After visiting 4 different hospitals and doctors all around SoCal, I recommend Dr Brown Hoag the greatest surgeon in OC. I can tell that He cared about me as a person, young woman and a mom. Thank you Dr Brown. I could not have made a better decision! Been 6 days, I go to TJ for shopping, cook for my kids, still rest a lot by choice. (If you live closer to LA, Dr Karlan her nurse Anastasia at Cedar Sinai are great great great as well.)

Always running late and in a big hurry. In my experience,

He is nice but everything else is a mess. The office and follow ups are chaotic. You have to wait at least an hour to be seen. After he walks in spends only a few minutes and everything else is left up to the nurses. The communication is zero. From the first day of my diagnosis, I never got a proper explanation of my cancer nor the prognosis. I had to wait days to hear back from the doctor and the results. He always seems to be in a rush and is extremely pessimistic. There are plenty of other doctors in town. Don't waste your time here. Atop of all this negligence was the main factor during my treatments and as a result I'm in a very bad shape.

Dr. Brown is an excellent surgeon. I'm glad my gynecologist recommended him! He has a good bedside manner, his office is quite nice, and his staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The surgery went very well and there were no complications and the recovery was fast and fairly easy. I would recommend him to friends and family.

He is the best doctor ... Would recommend him to everyone .. He & his staff are very kind & helpful ...

Dr. Brown's staff is wonderful! The ladies are very cheerful and fun to talk to. Dr. Brown is awesome! Best bedside manner of all my doctors. I pray you do not need an oncologist, but if needed, he would be the one I recommend.

Dr. Brown is the most carring doctor I have ever had. He has a great reputation and I would have to agree with all I have heard about him. He makes me very comfortable at office visits as well as before surgery.

Dr.Brown listens and is truly caring. His staff is extremly efficient and caring. Very brilliant Doctor with a terrific bedside manner.