Dr. Michael Ray Brown, MD

Dr. Michael R. Brown joined the staff at the Heart & Lung Clinic in July 2000. He is a specialist in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with special interests in the surgical treatment of thoracic cancers, palmar hydrosis (sweaty palms), beating heart surgery, heart valve repair, and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

A native of Scranton, North Dakota, Dr. Brown received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of North Dakota. He spent an additional two years conducting research in the field of diabetes where he received the National Young Scientists Training Program, M.D., Ph.D. Scholarship and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. After five years of general surgery residency training at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Brown then completed a three-year residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Iowa.

He serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of North Dakota …School of Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Fellow of American College of Surgeons, active in the Army National Guard Medical Corps, and is a Combat Veteran of Iraqi Freedom. He is licensed in North Dakota and certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Brown has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association for his research in the field of cardiovascular diseases. He has published a number of
scientific papers in the field of diabetes and heart disease.