Justin M. Brown
MD, FAANS
Reconstructive Neurosurgeon
Director of The Paralysis Center at Paley Institute
Dr. Justin M. Brown is a board-certified neurosurgeon and pioneer in Reconstructive Neurosurgery. He focuses on restoring movement following trauma and paralyzing injuries to the brachial plexus, 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.
Dr. Brown then moved his practice to Massachusetts General Hospital and, in collaboration with the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, he established the East Coast’s first comprehensive Paralysis Center as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brown now brings that center to West Palm Beach as a member of the Paley Institute.
Dr. Brown then moved his practice to Massachusetts General Hospital and, in collaboration with the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, he established the East Coast’s first comprehensive Paralysis Center as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brown now brings that center to West Palm Beach as a member of the Paley Institute.
Dr. Justin Brown's Areas of Interest
Common Procedures
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Dr. Justin Brown's Areas of Interest
Brachial Plexus Injury
Peripheral Nerve Injury
C5 Palsy
Weakness from Spinal Disorders
Stroke and Hemiplegia
Foot Drop
Tetraplegia (for arm and hand reanimation)
Scapular Winging
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Neuroma Pain
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Common Procedures
Nerve Transfer
Nerve Repair
Nerve Graft
Tendon Transfer
Selective Peripheral Neurotomy
Hyper Selective Neurectomy
Free Functioning Muscle Transplant
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
Nerve Sheath Tumor Resection
Education & Training
- Neuroscience
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
- Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia
- Neurosurgical Residency
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri
Experience
- Director, MGH Paralysis Center
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2017 – 2026
- Director, Reconstructive Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
2017 – 2026
- Co-Director, California Paralysis Center
UCSD School of Medicine In collaboration with Rehabilitation Associates Medical Group and The Hand and Wrist Center,Long Beach, CA
2014 – 2017
- Co-Director, Center for Neurophysiology & Restorative Neurology
2011 – 2017
- Director, Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Program
2011 – 2017
- Associate Director, Center for Nerve Injury and Paralysis
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri
2008 – 2011
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Mary's Medical Center
Professional Affiliations
- President of the Peripheral Nerve Task Force for AANS/CNS
- Member of AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve
- Member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Member of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve
Publications
- Pub Med | Staged Brachialis to Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer With Graft for Recovery of Grasp in the Tetraplegic Patient: Technical Report
- Pub Med | Axillary to Radial Nerve Transfer for Elbow Extension in the Tetraplegic Patient: A Case Series
- Pub Med | Motor Nerve Transfer for Voluntary Physiological Voiding: Scientific Foundations, Historical Review, and Case Report
- Pub Med | A single-cell atlas of Schwannoma across genetic backgrounds and anatomic locations
- Pub Med | Conditioning Electrical Nerve Stimulation Enhances Functional Rewiring in a Mouse Model of Nerve Transfer to Treat Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
- Pub Med | Established and novel quantitative electromyographic techniques with potential for planning nerve transfer surgery: a pilot study
- Pub Med | Perineuroma Caused Isolated Footdrop
- Pub Med | Novel Technologies to Address the Lower Motor Neuron Injury and Augment Reconstruction in Spinal Cord Injury
- Pub Med | Anatomical Location of the Vesical Branches of the Inferior Hypogastric Plexus in Human Cadavers
- Pub Med | Supinator to Posterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer for Recovery of Hand Opening in the Tetraplegic Patient: A Case Series
- Pub Med | Selective Tibial Neurotomy for Spastic Equinovarus Foot: Operative Technique
- Pub Med | Axillary to Radial Nerve Transfer for Recovery of Elbow Extension After Spinal Cord Injury
- Pub Med | Proximal forearm nerve branching patterns: an anatomical study and its clinical significance
- Pub Med | A scoping review of current and emerging techniques for evaluation of peripheral nerve health, degeneration and regeneration: part 2, non-invasive imaging
- Pub Med | A scoping review of current and emerging techniques for evaluation of peripheral nerve health, degeneration, and regeneration: part 1, neurophysiology
- Pub Med | Selective Tibial Neurotomy Outcomes for Spastic Equinovarus Foot: Patient Expectations and Functional Assessment
- Pub Med | Restoring bladder function using motor and sensory nerve transfers: a cadaveric feasibility study
- Pub Med | Spinal motor neuron transplantation to enhance nerve reconstruction strategies: Towards a cell therapy
- Pub Med | Lateralization of bladder function in normal female canines
- Pub Med | Clinical potential of tension-lengthening strategies during nerve repair
- Pub Med | Supinator to Posterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer for Restoration of Finger Extension
- Pub Med | The evolution of nerve transfers for spinal cord injury
- Pub Med | Nerve lengthening and subsequent end-to-end repair yield more favourable outcomes compared with autograft repair of rat sciatic nerve defects
- Pub Med | Distal nerve transfers: a biology-based rationale
- Pub Med | Establishing reconstructive neurosurgery as a subspecialty
- Pub Med | The clinical practice of reconstructive neurosurgery
- Pub Med | Median to radial nerve transfer to restore wrist and finger extension: technical nuances
- Pub Med | Nerve transfers in the forearm and hand
- Pub Med | Contralateral C-7 transfer: is direct repair really superior to grafting?
- Pub Med | Established and novel quantitative electromyographic techniques with potential for planning nerve transfer surgery: a pilot study
- Pub Med | Nerve transfers in tetraplegia I: Background and technique
- Pub Med | Distal median to ulnar nerve transfers to restore ulnar motor and sensory function within the hand: technical nuances
- Pub Med | Supinator to Posterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer for Recovery of Hand Opening in the Tetraplegic Patient: A Case Series
- Pub Med | Distal median to ulnar nerve transfers to restore ulnar motor and sensory function within the hand: technical nuances
- Pub Med | Post-cervical decompression parsonage-turner syndrome represents a subset of C5 palsy: six cases and a review of the literature: case report
- Pub Med | Reconstruction of posterior interosseous nerve injury following biceps tendon repair: case report and cadaveric study
- Pub Med | Dorsal Scapular Artery Variations and Relationship to the Brachial Plexus, and a Related Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Case
- Pub Med | Robot-assisted rehabilitation supports cortical network reorganization after nerve transfer surgery to treat chronic, complete cervical spinal cord injury
- Pub Med | Clarification of Eponymous Anatomical Terminology: Structures Named After Dr Geoffrey V. Osborne That Compress the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow
Located in West Palm Beach
- 901 45th St, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
- +1 (561) 844-5255
- Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
