Physicians

Vice Dean for Faculty

Departments / Divisions

• Medicine / Med - Endocrinology & Metab
• Obstetrics/Gynecology

Address
DUMC 3611
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630

Office Telephone
919-684-5002

Fax Telephone
919-681-7796

Training

• MD, Stanford University School of Medicine (California), 1988

Residency

• OB/GYN, Yale-New Haven Hospital (Connecticut), 1988-1989
• Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital (Connecticut), 1989-1991

Fellowship

• Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1993

Other Training

• MHS, Duke University, 2005

Clinical Interests
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hirsutism, insulin resistance, diabetes prevention, diabetes types 1 and 2, women's health, general endocrinology

Research Interests
Dr. Brown's research interests include polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (treatment and prevention), professional development for women faculty and women's health in medical education

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Southeastern Consortium for CME in Dermatology

Representative Publications
Brown AJ, Seils DM, Thompson PM. Access and diversity in academic mentoring. JAMA. 2007 Aug 15;298(7):739; author reply 739. (2007) Abstract

Lien LF, Brown AJ, Ard JD, Loria C, Erlinger TP, Feldstein AC, Lin PH, Champagne CM, King AC, McGuire HL, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, Harsha DW, McBurnie MA, Appel LJ, Svetkey LP. Effects of PREMIER lifestyle modifications on participants with and without the metabolic syndrome. Hypertension. 2007 Oct;50(4):609-16. (2007) Abstract

Setji TL, Brown AJ. Comprehensive clinical management of polycystic ovary syndrome. Minerva Med. 2007 Jun;98(3):175-89. (2007) Abstract

Setji TL, Brown AJ. Polycystic ovary syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.  Am J Med.  2007 Feb;120(2):128-32. (2007) Abstract

Cohen A, Pieper CF, Brown AJ, Bastian LA. Number of children and risk of metabolic syndrome in women.  J Womens Health (Larchmt).  2006 Jul-Aug;15(6):763-73. (2006) Abstract

Setji TL, Brown AJ. Visual vignette. Pituitary apoplexy. Endocr Pract. 2006 May-Jun;12(3):344. (2006) Abstract

Setji TL, Holland ND, Sanders LL, Pereira KC, Diehl AM, Brown AJ. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 May;91(5):1741-7. (2006) Abstract

Setji TL, Lowry KP, Brown AJ. Diagnosis of mosaic Turner's syndrome in a middle-aged woman. Endocr Pract. 2006 Sep-Oct;12(5):593-4. (2006) Abstract

Bickel J, Brown AJ. Generation X: implications for faculty recruitment and development in academic health centers. Acad Med. 2005 Mar;80(3):205-10. (2005) Abstract

Brown AJ, Tendler DA, McMurray RG, Setji TL. Polycystic ovary syndrome and severe nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: beneficial effect of modest weight loss and exercise on liver biopsy findings. Endocr Pract. 2005 Sep-Oct;11(5):319-24. (2005) Abstract

Brown AJ. Depression and insulin resistance: applications to polycystic ovary syndrome. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Sep;47(3):592-6. (2004) Abstract

2003  Brown Ann J.  Exercise, Nutrition and Women’s Health.  Primary Care for Women, 2nd edition.  Leppert PC; Peipert JF, editors.  2002, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  In press. (2003)

Brown AJ, Swinyard W, Ogle J. Women in academic medicine: a report of focus groups and questionnaires, with conjoint analysis. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2003 Dec;12(10):999-1008. (2003) Abstract

Brown, Ann J. Swinyard, William. Women in Academic Medicine:  A Report of Focus Groups and Questionnaires with Conjoint Analysis.  Journal of Women’s Health.  Submitted 5/03, In review. (2003)

Diabetes in women.  Handbook of Women’s Health  Rosenfeld J, editor. Cambridge University Press. 2001 (2001)

Gold Deborah, McClung Michael, Shipp Kathy.  The Changing Face of Osteoporosis.  Brown, Ann J, editor.  CME Monograph 2000. (2000)

Brown AJ. Strategies for building a multidisciplinary academic program in women's health. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 1999 Sep;8(7):979-87. (1999) Abstract

Brown, Ann J. Strategies for Building a Multidisciplinary Academic Program in
Women’s Health.  Journal of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine.  Vol 8 No 7 979-987. (1999)

Rosenstock, Julio, Brown, Ann J., Fischer, Jerome et al.  Efficacy and Safety of Acarbose in Metformin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Diabetes Care 21: 2050-2055, 1998. (1998)

Brown AJ. For patients: hormone replacement therapy. N C Med J. 1997 Nov-Dec;58(6):418-9. (1997) Abstract

Brown AJ. Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. Information for effective patient counseling. N C Med J. 1997 Nov-Dec;58(6):411-7. (1997) Abstract

Brown Ann J. Women and diabetes. Women's Health in Primary Care Rosenfeld J, editor. 1997, Williams and Wilkins. Baltimore, Maryland (1997)

Brown, Ann J. Hormone Replacement Therapy: Essential Information for Patient Counseling. North Carolina Medical Journal. November/December 1997, Volume 58, Number 6, p 411-417. (1997)

Brown, Ann J, Feinglos, Mark. Diabetes and Hypertension. Practical Diabetology. June 1995, Vol. 14 No. 2, p 14-19. (1995)

Brown, Ann J. Polycystic ovary syndrome: Clinical concerns through the life cycle. Primer of Women's Health. Henrich, J, editor. Submitted April 1995. (1995)