David M Brown, MD FACS

David Brown grew up in Deer Park, Texas and graduated with high honors from Houston Baptist University and Baylor College of Medicine. He completed ophthalmology, medical retina training, and retina surgery fellowship at the top-five rated University of Iowa. In 1993, he was awarded the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Award as the most outstanding retina fellow in the United States. Dr. Brown’s research and clinical interests are focused on diseases of the macula: macular surgery, age related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. He has published and written over 100 national meeting presentations, abstracts, & scientific papers including the primary papers establishing the standards of care for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusion.   He serves as a peer reviewer for all 5 major ophthalmology/retina journals as well as the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr Brown is a former President of the Houston Ophthalmological Society and has served on the board of directors for the Greater Houston Area American Diabetes Association as well as the Gulf Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He is an elected member of both major retina honor societies (the Macula Society and the Retina Society). From 2007-1011, he was selected by his peers, nationwide, as one of “America’s Best Doctors” and is a Texas Monthly "Super Doc".