Howard S. Brown MD

Dr. Howard Sidney Brown of Atlanta, Georgia, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning, July 27, 2013 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; sons, Lachlan and Brandon; brother, Wally, and sister-in-law, Joyce; nephew, Jason; three granddaughters, Abby, Livy and Elise; grandson, Nate; and cousins, Millie Duffy and Punkie Sunby. Howard followed in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Clarence Brown, and graduated from both Indiana University and Indiana University medical school. He served three years in the Air Force, after which he completed a four-year residency in General Surgery at Marquette University, where he met his wife, Jackie. Finally, he completed a two-year fellowship in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery from Washington University – Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He started his Thoracic Surgery practice in Atlanta with Drs. William Hopkins and Newton Turk, and later with Drs. Ken Thomas, Nestor Carbajal and Rod Cabezas. He was on the staffs of Saint Joseph’s and Piedmont hospitals, and helped to establish the Thoracic Surgery departments at Northside and North Fulton hospitals. He was certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and elected a fellow of the College of Surgeons. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, and president of the northern district of the Medical Association of Atlanta. He was awarded a patent for the “Brown Empyenia Tube” used in Thoracic Surgery. Howard was known for his bedside warmth and humor, balanced perfectly with professionalism and the ability to set patients and their families at ease under difficult circumstances. He also had an amazing ability to accurately diagnose conditions that were missed the first or even second time. Howard was an avid sports fan, particularly of the Hoosiers and the Braves. He loved traveling, jogging, reading, foreign films, and golf, although golf was more of a love-hate relationship. A memorial service will be held for Dr. Brown at H.M. Patterson & Son, Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328, on Saturday September 7, 2013 at 11am. Donations may be made in Dr. Brown’s name to Interfaith Outreach Home, P.O. Box 48705, Doraville, GA 30362-1075, 770-457-3727, www.iohome.org.