Erin G. Brown, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
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Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Fetal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Department
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Children's Hospital
UC Davis Children's Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Shriners Hospital for Children
Shriners Hospital for Children
2425 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Clinic Phone: 916-453-2180
Clinic Fax: 916-453-2373
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Clinical Interests
Dr. Brown is a pediatric surgeon at UC Davis Children's Hospital and the adjoining Shriners Hospital for Children - Northern California, where she treats neonates, infants, children and adolescents with a wide range of conditions and congenital malformations.
She specializes in minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, oncology, fetal intervention, and trauma.
Research/Academic Interests
The Brown Lab conducts basic science and translational research focused on novel treatment of fetal and pediatric diseases. As a pediatric surgeon and the UC Davis Director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Dr. Brown has a specific interest in neuroblastoma, a common solid tumor in young children.
Her research focuses on the development of cellular therapy and investigation of targeted delivery of microRNA therapeutics for neuroblastoma treatment. Additionally, her clinical research interests focus on developing better systems for improving quality of care for pediatric oncology patients, both in terms of better metrics as well as developing processes to improve outcomes; projects include clinical research and multi-institutional research collaborative projects in pediatric surgical oncology.
Division
Pediatric Surgery
Fetal Care and Treatment Center
Center/Program Affiliation
Trauma Program
UC Davis Children's Hospital
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Undergraduate School
B.S., Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford CA 2005
Medical School
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento CA 2009
Other School
M.A.S., Clinical Research, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2021
Residency
General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2009-2016
Fellowship
Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA 2016-2018
Fellowship
Fetal Research, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2012-2014
Hartwell Foundation Award, 2024,
J. Grossfield Scholar Award, 2024,
Dr. Anthony F. Philipps Research Award, 2022,
Diamond Doctors Award, 2022, 2024, 2025,
Top Doctors, Sacramento Magazine, 2019 - 2024,
Association of Women Surgeons, Top 40 Under 40 Award, 2022,
AlKhazal A, Chohan S, Ross DJ, Kim J, Brown EG. Emerging clinical and research approaches in targeted therapies for high-risk neuroblastoma. Front Oncol. 2025 Mar; 15:1-17.
Doyle K, Sutter M, Rodriguez M, Hassan AE, Kumar P, Brown EG. A Comparison of in vivo Tumor-Homing Abilities of Placental-Derived and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in High-Risk Neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep 21:161954.
Brown EG, Adkins ES, Mattei P, et al. Evaluation of Image-Defined Risk Factor (IDRF) Assessment in Patients with Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group study ANBL0531. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep 6:161896.
Teke, M, … Brown EG. A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Aug;59(8):1427-1443.
Brown EG, Anderson JE, Burgess D, Bold RJ, Farmer DL. Pediatric surgical readmissions: Are they truly preventable? J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan;52(1):161-165. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.037. Epub 2016 Oct 28. PMID:27919406.
Brown EG, Anderson JE, Burgess D, Bold RJ. Examining the "Halo Effect" of Surgical Care Within Health Systems. JAMA Surg. 2016 Oct 1;151(10):983-984. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1000. PMID:27367923.
Brown EG, Keller BA, Lankford L, Pivetti CD, Hirose S, Farmer DL, Wang A. Age Does Matter: A Pilot Comparison of Placenta-Derived Stromal Cells for in utero Repair of Myelomeningocele Using a Lamb Model. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2016;39(3):179-85. doi:10.1159/000433427. Epub 2015 Jul 7. PMID:26159889.
Brown EG, Keller BA, Pivetti CD, Farmer DL. Innate healing in the fetal sheep model of myelomeningocele: A standardized defect grading system. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jul;50(7):1134-6. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.021. Epub 2014 Dec 5. PMID:25783311.
Wang A, Brown EG, Lankford L, Keller BA, Pivetti CD, Sitkin NA, Beattie MS, Bresnahan JC, Farmer DL. Placental mesenchymal stromal cells rescue ambulation in ovine myelomeningocele. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2015 Jun;4(6):659-69. doi:10.5966/sctm.2014-0296. Epub 2015 Apr 24. PMID:25911465.
Brown EG, Keller BA, Pivetti CD, Sitkin NA, Wang A, Farmer DL, Bresnahan JC. Development of a locomotor rating scale for testing motor function in sheep. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr;50(4):617-21. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.01.002. Epub 2015 Jan 24. PMID:25840074.
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