
Dr. Alan N Brown MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
2860 Tricom St Charleston SC, 29406About
Dr. Alan Brown is a rheumatologist practicing in Charleston, SC. Dr. Brown specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Brown treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diagnosis and management of early rheumatoid arthritis.
- Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis responding to tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibition in a renal transplant patient.
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive crescentic glomerulonephritis in scleroderma--a different kind of renal crisis.
- Case report of unilateral eosinophilic fasciitis in a Vietnamese woman.
- Repository corticotropin injection in patients with refractory psoriatic arthritis: a case series.
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Alan I Nussbaum M.D.14 Farmfield Ave Charleston SC 29407
- Marian Taylor MD171 Ashley Ave Charleston SC 29425
- Dr. William B Sheldon MD116 Briarwood Ln Summerville SC 29483
- Dr. William Aiken Chafin M.D.890 Johnnie Dodds Blvd Mount Pleasant SC 29464
- Dr. Gregory W Niemer M.D.2860 Tricom St Charleston SC 29406
- Dr. Emily Keeling Farrar M.D.171 Ashley Ave Charleston SC 29425
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701 GROVE RD GREENVILLE SC 29605SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENl
950 WEST FARIS ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29605