James A Browne, MD
Hip and Knee Orthopedic Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Browne graduated summa cum laude from Washington and Lee University before attending the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. During medical school he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He subsequently completed his orthopaedic residency training at Duke University where he was the recipient of multiple clinical and research awards. He then pursued a fellowship in hip and knee arthroplasty at the Mayo Clinic where he was honored with the Mark B. Coventry Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Award. His clinical interests and expertise include complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement. Along with his clinical interests, he is actively involved with research encompassing all aspects of hip and knee replacement, has published numerous peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally on topics related to joint replacement. He was named as one of The Best Doctors in America in 2013. Away from the hospital, Dr. Browne enjoys spending time with his wife and young children and boating on Smith Mountain Lake whenever possible.
Academic Information
- Department
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Orthopedics-Adult
- Research Interests
- Outcomes of hip and knee replacement (Primary, revision, complications)|Novel surgical techniques|Hip fractures|Orthopaedic resident education
Conditions & Treatments
- Arthroscopy of hip
- Arthroscopy of knee
- Degenerative joint disease of the hip
- Degenerative joint disease of the knee
- Hip arthritis
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Hip surgery
- Knee arthroplasty
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Osteolysis
- Periprosthetic hip fracture
- Periprosthetic knee fracture
- Total hip replacement
- Total hip revision
- Total knee replacement
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2004)
- Residency
- Duke University School of Medicine (2009)
- Fellowship
- Mayo Clinic Gonda Vascular Center (2010)
- Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Highlights
Dr. James Browne video profile
I'm Dr. Nick Brenton. I'm a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. I see children with neurologic diseases. My primary specialty is auto-immune diseases of the central nervous system, including diseases like multiple sclerosis and ADEM, optic neuritis, and transverse myelitis in kids and young adults. By having and treating kids that have a chronic disease, I'm with them a long time. We're a partner as we move through the disease course and treating it. That also is very beneficial to be able to work with and to the span of childhood and early adulthood to treat their disease. Part of why I do what I do and why I've chosen the field that I've chosen is because of my experiences in working with some of these patients from the beginning. The sense of vulnerability that comes with receiving a diagnosis or not receiving a diagnosis, I think being able to provide answers but also being able to lead them down the path to eventual diagnosis and how we go back treating it and managing it has been part of the reason, or the majority of the reason why I chose to do what I do. Whenever you're seeing kids, it's kind of a package deal. It's not just treating the child, but it's also seeing the parents and the siblings. My interactions with the families and the patients is probably one of the most rewarding parts of my career. We have a great team of pediatric neurologists here at UV that I work with. We all have our specialties that we see, including the headache specialist, epilepsy specialists, concussion and brain injury specialists. We all work together, and we all help each other to diagnose and fit our patients in the right niche where they need to be. I think it's most important for families when they see a physician to know that that physician is listening to them and to know that the physician is valuing what they're saying and to make sure that they have adequate time to tell their story. I think that's probably one of the most important pieces that any doctor can provide beyond the expected treatment diagnosis is a listening ear.
Awards
- 2015-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
- 2013 Orthopaedics Today"Generation Next" Emerging Leader Award
- 2013 Arthritis Foundation Award for Service, Charlottesville Bone Bash Gala
- 2012 Mark B. Coventry Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Award
- 2010 Duke Orthopaedics Chief Resident Research Award, Mayo Clinic
- 2009 Duke Ralph Snyderman GME Research Award
- 2009 Selected to attend AAOS/ORS/OREF Clinician Scientist Development Program
- 2009 Selected for Resident/Emerging Leadership Program, American Orthopaedic Association
- 2007 William S. Ogden, Jr. Piedmont Traveling Fellowship Award,
- 2006 100th Percentile Score, Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE)
- 2004 Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical academic honor society, elected
- 2000 The Mapleson Award, W&L University, conferred upon the Bachelor of Arts graduate with the highest GPA
- 1999 Phi Beta Kappa, Academic honor society
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