Elizabeth received her medical degree from the Medical School for International Health in Beer Sheva Israel in 2002. She then completed a year of public health and refugee studies in Forced Migration at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. An interest in global health drew her to residency in Rochester, and she traveled to Honduras and Haiti during her training. She stayed on as Chief Resident and then joined the Family Medicine faculty. Her current responsibilities include seeing patients, teaching residents, and organizing the medical school's FM electives. She has continued to travel to Honduras with the resident program. She enjoys providing maternity care as well as caring for refugee populations. Elizabeth and her husband live in Rochester and enjoy outside activities, working on their house, and trying a variety of ethnic foods.

Certified Specialties

Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Family Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester. 2004 - 2006

Internship, Family Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester. 2003 - 2004

Education

MPH | Columbia University School of Public Health. 2003

MD | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 2002

Awards

Strong Star. 2017

Family Medicine Faculty Appreciation Award. 2017

Family Medicine Faculty Appreciation Award. 2016

Shining Example. 2016

Family Medicine Faculty Appreciation Award. 2015

Family Medicine Faculty Appreciation Award. 2014

University of Rochester Highland Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award. 2010

Family Medicine Faculty Appreciation Award. 2010

University of Rochester Highland Family Medicine Women's Health Care Award. 2007

Research

Publications

Journal Articles

Best Practices for Integrating Medical Students into Outpatient Primary Care Practices (PDF)

Lau, Janice C. MD; Piazza, Nina, MD; Brown, Elizabeth, MD, MPH.

Family Doctor, A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. 2023; Volume 11(Number 4): 14-16.

A Cardiovascular and Psychological Stress Test: The Maternity Period and its Lifelong Impacts

Mincher, S.; Brown, E.; Hartman, S.

Family Doctor

A Cardiovascular and Psychological Stress Test: The Maternity Period and its Lifelong Impacts

Shifra Mincer, MD; Elizabeth Brown, MD, MPH; Scott Hartman, MD.

Family Doctor

ABM Protocol #19 Breastfeeding promotion in the prenatal period - accepted for publication

Jack, A; Mullin, C; Brown, E; Burtner, M; Fields, A; Rosen-Carole, C; Hartman, S.

Academy of Breast Feeding Medicine. 2022; .

The 4th Trimester Model: A New Approach to Improving Perinatal Care

A Mancho; S Peterson; L Cowen, ; A Snow; R Bian, MD; E Brown; D Pruett ; S Hartman, MD.

Family Doctor. 2021; 10(2): 38-41.

Optimizing interconception care: Rationale for the IMPLICIT model.

Hartman, S; Brown, E; Holub, D; Horst, M; Loomis, E.

Seminars in Perinatology. 2020; 44(4): 151-247.

Gastroenteritis in Children

Hartman, S; Brown, E; Loomis, E; and Russell, H.

Am Fam Physician. 2019; 99(3): 159-165.

"Newborn Care in the first month of life"

Hartman, S; Loomis, E; Russell, H; Brown, E.

Journal of Family Practice. 2018; 67(4): E4-E15.

"A guide to providing wide-ranging care to newborns"

Hartman, S; Loomis, E; Russell, H; Brown, E.

The Journal of Family Practice. 2018; 67(4): E4-E15.

"Newborn Care in the First Week of Life"

Russell, H; Brown, E; Loomis, E & Hartman, S.

Family Doctor, A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. 2015; 4(1): 35-39.

"Two Views: Infant Feeding View One - Breastfeeding & View Two - Infant Formula"

Brown, E; Russell, H (View One) Loomis, E; Hartman, S (View Two).

Family Doctor, A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. 2015; 4(1): 10.

"'They get a C-section...they gonna die' Somali women's fears of obstetrical interventions in the United States."

Brown E; Carroll J; Fogarty C; Holt C.

Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society. 2010; 21(3): 220-227.

"Multidisciplinary Intervention for Failure to Thrive - Casebook"

Rosenberg, T; Brown, EJ; Gawinski, B.

Family Systems and Health. 2008; 26(3): 365-371.

Books

Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention (2014)

Chapter: Sexual Dysfunction

Authors: Naumburg, E; Brown, E.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill 2014

Ratings & Comments

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4.8

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4.9

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4.9

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4.9

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4.9

Patient Comments

Great experience! They were both very caring and kind.

Oct 26, 2023

5.0

Excellent caregiver and has always delivered.

Oct 19, 2023

5.0

I am very happy with my PCP Dr. Brown [...]

Aug 24, 2023

4.6

My Provider answered so many questions for me and completely took her time. I did not feel rushed at all, however I felt a little frustrated. I know my frustration is not completely with my Provider. I really have had health challenges the past 6 months and it is hard to hear that it is just the way it is with menopause/getting older. I know something has changed and because I don't feel good, am trying all kinds of things but am so tired and gaining wait so rapidly, I hoped to get some direction or help. In all fairness, Dr. Brown did order bloodwork for some things but I hoped to get a better picture or go a little farther based on how desparate I am.

Jul 02, 2023

5.0

Dr Brown is a very good doctor and has been for years

May 10, 2023

5.0

Dr. Brown was very nice. I came in very nervous because I hadn't been to the doctors since the start of Covid. She was very reassuring and made sure to let me know I didn't have to get undressed or feel anxious about the appointment which calmed me a lot. She was attentive to all the concerns I bought up as well

May 06, 2023

4.6

Dr. Brown spent a considerable amount of time with me, longer than usual. She is very thorough.

Dec 22, 2022

5.0

I felt comfortable and at ease with my provider.

Sep 09, 2022

Dr. Brown has a wonderful balance of caring, communication, patient respect and empowerment and references scientific evidence which is very appreciated

Jul 15, 2022

5.0

Dr. Brown was amazing. I sometimes have a hard time getting providers to take me seriously given my history of anxiety, but Dr. Brown was very attentive and receptive.

Jul 01, 2022

5.0

[...] as my health [...] have increased I have never doubted... the concern and value of Dr. Brown's advice. [...]

May 19, 2022

5.0

Dr.Elizabeth Brown Is thee best doctors at HFM of my 44 years at HFM very caring patient understanding always shows compassion her goal as I see it is to seek repair or rebuild and most importantly to conquer she has kept me on the wright track with all my medical issues she is simply amazing

Mar 20, 2022