Dr. Brian William Downs MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
350 E Parker Rd Morganton NC, 28655About
Brian Downs, M.D., is a practicing facial surgery specialist at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC. He came to Wake Forest Baptist Health due to its strong Otolaryngology program and youn ...
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- 2009
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto- 2006
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of orally administered undenatured type II collagen against arthritic inflammatory diseases: a mechanistic exploration.
- DNA based customized nutraceutical "gene therapy" utilizing a genoscore: a hypothesized paradigm shift of a novel approach to the diagnosis, stratification, prognosis and treatment of inflammatory processes in the human.
- The H-Wave small muscle fiber stimulator, a nonpharmacologic alternative for the treatment of chronic soft-tissue injury and neuropathic pain: an extended population observational study.
- Male Facial Rejuvenation. Preface.
- Aging male rhinoplasty.
- Hypothesizing that brain reward circuitry genes are genetic antecedents of pain sensitivity and critical diagnostic and pharmacogenomic treatment targets for chronic pain conditions.
- Plasma growth hormones, P300 event-related potential and test of variables of attention (TOVA) are important neuroendocrinological predictors of early cognitive decline in a clinical setting: evidence supported by structural equation modeling (SEM) p
- Options for the management of forehead and scalp defects.
- Age-related increases in parathyroid hormone may be antecedent to both osteoporosis and dementia.
- Acute intravenous synaptamine complex variant KB220™ "normalizes" neurological dysregulation in patients during protracted abstinence from alcohol and opiates as observed using quantitative electroencephalographic and genetic analysis for reward poly
- Test of variables of attention (TOVA) as a predictor of early attention complaints, an antecedent to dementia.
- Can the chronic administration of the combination of buprenorphine and naloxone block dopaminergic activity causing anti-reward and relapse potential?
- Neuropsychopharmacology and neurogenetic aspects of executive functioning: should reward gene polymorphisms constitute a diagnostic tool to identify individuals at risk for impaired judgment?
- Topical Honey for Scalp Defects: An Alternative to Surgical Scalp Reconstruction.
- The Inferior Turbinate in Rhinoplasty.
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
- Otologic Research Fellowship, Deafness Research Foundation 1998
- Medical Student Research Prize, Amer. Academy of Otolaryngology 1999
- Alpha Omega Alpha, UNC School of Medicine 1999
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons 2009
Professional Memberships
- Member Am Academy Of Otolaryng-Head &
- Member Am Coll Of Surgeons
- Member Am Academy Of Facial Plastic &
- Member American Cleft Palate Association
- Member American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Member American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowships
- Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck, Oregon Health Science Univ Sch 2006
- Oregon Health & Science University, Facial Plastic Surgery, OR, USA 2006
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