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Stephen Brown

Associate Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

  • Associate Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
  • (416) 813-7445 (Work)
  • (416) 813-7543 (Fax)
  • Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada

BIO

Dr. Brown is a staff anesthetist at the Hospital for Sick Children and an associate professor at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He is appointed as a Project Director of the Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, at the Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children.

He is a pioneering researcher specializing in pediatric chronic pain, dedicated to unravelling the complexities of chronic pain in children and adolescents. He received approval from Health Canada to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the two main adjuvant analgesics used to treat neuropathic pain in children (neither treatment has been evaluated in a pediatric trial) and for which he is listed as the principal investigator. Dr. Brown was also the principal on-site investigator for our Children’s Sedation Headset which is funded by a NIH grant. This device allows the administration of a controlled mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen and the ability to play a video game while the child undergoes an invasive procedure.

Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto, Canada2007 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto, Canada2000 - 2007
  • Lecturer
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1998 - 2000

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Staff Anesthetist
    Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada1998 - present
  • Medical Director
    Hospital for Sick Children, Divisional Centre for Pain Managament and Pain Research, Toronto, Canada1998 - 2019
  • Project Director
    Hospital for Sick Children, Research Institute, Toronto, Canada2005 - present
  • Founding Member
    Canadian University-affiliated Pain Clinic Directors2004 - present
  • Determinants of Community Health
    The University of Toronto, Medical School Year 22005 - present
  • Founding member and pediatric rep
    U of T Royal College Pain Residency2014 - 2019

DEGREES

  • MD
    Western University, London, Canada1981
  • BSc
    Western University, London, Canada1977

CERTIFICATIONS

  • FRCPC
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada1986 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Anesthesia Residency
    Western University, London, Canada1982 - 1986
  • Anesthesia Fellowship
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1986 - 1987

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

  • Hospital for Sick Children

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