Revolutionary nerve technique helps patients regain mobility
Dr. Justin Brown has revolutionized a nerve technique to help those who suffer from paralysis due to severe injuries regain mobility and improve their quality of life.
About Justin Brown, MD
Dr. Justin Brown is a board-certified neurosurgeon focused on restoring movement following trauma and paralyzing injuries to the peripheral nerves, spinal cord and brain. He repairs nerves, optimizes function and recovers movement of the extremities.
Dr. Brown began his career as a member of the Neurosurgery faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, where he helped lead the Center for Nerve Injury and Paralysis in collaboration with the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. After that, he established the UC San Diego Paralysis Center, expanding the paralyzing disorders treated to include spinal cord injuries as well as stroke and brain injuries. This center was unique as a comprehensive paralysis center treating all forms of paralysis.
Now, Dr. Brown is collaborating with other doctors at Mass General as well as the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network to establish the East Coast's first comprehensive paralysis center.
Clinical Interests:
- Adult spine surgery
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Cervical myelopathy
- Micro-neurosurgery
- Nerve injuries, paralytic disorders, stroke & brain injuries
- Paralysis
- Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
- Pediatric Stroke Recovery
- Peripheral Nerve Diseases
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Reconstructive Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Scapular winging
- Shoulder nerve injuries
- Spasticity Management
- Spinal Cord Injury
Treats:
- Adult & Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General Neurosurgery
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Suite 745
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 844-930-1001
Fax: 617-724-6144
Medical Education
- MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Washington University
American Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Brown’s research focuses on the role of neurodiagnostics in predicting the outcomes of paralyzing injuries and neurosurgical outcomes.
Functional outcomes of nerve transfers in spinal cord injury
Animal models of nerve transfers to restore bladder function following SCI
Stem cell methods for preserving denervated nerves for reinnervation