I. Stephen Brown D.D.S. - Biography
I. Stephen Brown, D.D.S., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D.
Philadelphia Periodontist / Implant Dentist
Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
Professor of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine Director, Dental Implant Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
With his unique combination of experience, innovation, academic achievement, and community involvement, I. Stephen Brown, D.D.S., is one of America's most distinguished practitioners in the fields of periodontics and dental implants.
A graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry, Dr. Brown earned certificates of proficiency in Periodontics and Adult Orthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, making him the first in the country to acquire this rare double specialty. A Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, Fellow of the American College of Dentists and The International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of …the Academy of Osseointegration, Dr. Brown has earned the respect of both his peers and his patients.
Dr. Brown has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. He maintains a busy private practice specializing in Periodontics and Dental Implants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition, during the 70’s he founded The Perio Group , an unprecedented network that provided in-house periodontal services to general dental practices in the Delaware Valley. He is acknowledged as an innovator in dental practice management and has published on the subject. His research interests include clinical research on the effect of orthodontic tooth movement on periodontal defects.
Dr. Brown was recently honored by being selected by a vote of his peers to be included in the 2004-2005 edition of “The Best Dentists in America.†Additionally, he is currently listed in the Consumers’ Research Council of America’s 2003-2004 Consumer Guide, “Guide to America's Top Dentists .â€
Dr. Brown is an Attending in Periodontics at Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he is co-founder of the Dental Implant Team and Director of the Dental Implant Center. He is the Director of the Department of Periodontics at Graduate Hospital, and former Director of Periodontics at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brown served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Dental Corps and has been a special consultant to the U. S. Army Dental Corps and the U. S. Public Health Service.
Equally active in professional and scientific circles, Dr. Brown has served as chairman of the Committee on Public and Professional Relations of the American Academy of Periodontology, and he is a past president of both the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Societies of Periodontology. He was elected and served as a member of the Board of Directors, the governing body of the American Academy of Periodontology, representing every periodontist from Northeastern Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia. In addition, he is widely published in professional journals, has contributed to important texts in his field, and is a frequent guest speaker before dental societies in the United States and abroad.
Long active in civic affairs, both Dr. Brown and his wife, Pelley, support the arts through their involvement with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Print Club of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Institute of Contemporary Art. An avid skier, Dr. Brown is a certified ski instructor at Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America.
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