• Dr. Brown has extensive education and training in the field of plastic surgery and specifically in the area of breast and body contouring surgery. He holds a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and obtained his Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (F.R.C.S.C.) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1993. He completed his Comprehensive Surgical Internship in 1989 at The Toronto Western Hospital.
• Dr. Brown spent the five years from 1989 to 1994 as a resident, Plastic Surgery with the University of Toronto. In 1994, he became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Plastic Surgery. In addition to this, Dr. Brown completed a Masters in Education studying new techniques to teach and evaluate technical performance in the operating room.
• Dr. Brown has held both Courtesy and Active staff positions with reputable hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area over the past eight years. He is an active staff member at North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, both in Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto where he has been since 1995. He is on active staff at North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, both in Toronto, Canada.

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Resident Affiliation Group, Member 1989-1994
- Candidate for Membership 1995-1997
- Active Member 1997- present
- Core Surgical Exam Committee, Member 1998-2001
- Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee (Breast), Member 2002-present

• Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Active Member 1995- present
- Annual Meeting Program Committee, Member 1998

• Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Active Member 2000- present

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Active Member 1995- present
- Examination Development Committee, Plastic Surgery- Chairman 1996-1998
- Examination Development Committee, Plastic Surgery- Member 1998-2000

• Ontario Society of Plastic Surgeons Active Member 1997- present

Dr. Brown has been widely published and has been principal author in over a dozen articles. He has also contributed as a Senior Responsible Investigator, a Co-Principal Author and a Collaborator in numerous additional pieces.

Most recent articles relating to breast surgery include:

1. Reconstructive Breast Surgery: Referring Physician Knowledge and Learning Needs. Wanzel KR, Brown MH, Anastakis DJ, Regehr G. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 110, Number 6, Pg. 1441-1449, November 2002.
2. Microbial Growth in Saline Breast Implants and Saline Tissue Expanders. Brown MH, et al. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 109, Number 7, Pg. 2242-2244. 2002.
3. A Comparison of Two Methods of Infiltration in Breast Reduction Surgery. Armour A, Rotenberg B, Brown MH. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 108, Number 2, Pg. 343-347. 2001.
4. A Cohort Study of Breast Cancer Risk in Breast Reduction Patients. Brown MH, Weinberg M, Chong N, Levine R, Holowaty E. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 103, Pg. 1674-1681. 1999.
5. Variables Affecting Symmetry of the Nipple-Areola Complex Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 96, Number 4, Pg. 846-851. 1995.

Over the course of the past ten years, Dr. Brown has received tremendous recognition for his studies, his accomplishments and his work. He was awarded the Robert H. Ivy Award for the best paper at the ASPRS annual meeting in San Francisco, "A Cohort Study of Breast Cancer Risk in Breast Reduction Patients" (1998) and The University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, Distinguished Educator Award for Outstanding Contribution to Surgical Skills Education (1999).

1983 - Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Natural Science.

1984 - Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Natural Science.

1985 - Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Medicine.

1986 - Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Medicine.

1987 - Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Medicine. Benjamin Weidenbaum and Cecilia Rotstein Scholarship for Gold Medal, Clinical Clerkship.J.A.F. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship for Academic Excellence: Meds III.

1988 - Dr. F.R. Eccles Scholarship. Hewlett Packard Award for Academic Excellence, Meds I-IV. Robin Middleton Memorial Award (awarded to a student of moral worth who has contributed to the life of medical students and shows promise of being an outstanding physician). The Alpha Kappa Kappa Gold Medal, Highest Standing in Final Two Years of Medical School. Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Medicine. 1992 - First Prize, University of Toronto, Division of Plastic Surgery Annual Resident Research Day. A.W. Harrison Resident Teaching Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

1994 - Second Prize, Resident Research Presentations, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting. Brook Angus Fund in Surgical Education Award, University of Toronto.

1996 - First Prize, Best Presentation at The Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting, Lexington, Ky. 1998 - Robert H. Ivy Award, Best Paper at the American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

1999 - University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, Distinguished Educator Award for Outstanding Contribution to Surgical Skills Education.

• American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, San Antonio, TX, Nov 2002. Implant Options in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
• Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Toronto, ON, Oct 2002. Cohesive Gel Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
• Atlantic Society of Plastic Surgery, Halifax, NS, Sept 2002. Treatment of Tuberous Breast Deformity.
• Atlantic Society of Plastic Surgery, Halifax, NS, Sept 2002. Implant Options in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
• Ontario Chapter of The American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, Toronto, ON, Sept 2002. The Use of Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction.
• Quebec Society of Plastic Surgery, Bromont, Quebec, June 2002. Tuberous Breast Deformity.
• Quebec Society of Plastic Surgery, Bromont, Quebec, June 2002. Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction.
• Wanzel K, Brown MH: Reconstructive Breast Surgery: Referring Physician Knowledge and Learning Needs. Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Saint John, NB, June 2002.
• Second Annual Toronto Breast Surgery Symposium, Toronto, ON, Apr 2002. Implant Options in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
• Second Annual Toronto Breast Surgery Symposium, Toronto, ON, Apr 2002. Nipple Areola Reconstruction.
• Wanzel K, Brown MH: Needs Assessment for an Educational Tool in Breast Reconstruction. Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, Apr 2002.

A doctor gains both credibility and knowledge through research and investigation. Dr. Brown has received several research grants, both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed. These grants have helped contribute to the publication of more than 15 scientific articles in the plastic surgery literature.

Dr. Brown has been involved with the University of Toronto, Department of Surgery for thirteen years. In his role as assistant professor he has been responsible for course design, research and clinical fellows, workshops, discussions and examinations. In the current academic year, Dr. Brown has a full slate that includes undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, elective students, residents and clinical fellows.

The current and upcoming activities that Dr. Brown supports and engages in:

• Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto
- Member, Residency Program Committee
- Member, Residency Selection Committee
- Director of Continuing Education
- Member, Prefer Fund Charity Golf Tournament Committee

• Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Co-Director, Toronto Annual Breast Surgery Symposium
- Member, Surgical Education Fellowship Committee

• American Society of Plastic Surgery
- Member, Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee (Breast)

• New You 2003 Show
- Dr. Brown will be presenting a seminar titled" Current Issues in Breast and Body Contouring Surgery " at The New You 2003 Show, Mar. 21-23 at The Metro Toronto Convention Center.