{"id":3213,"date":"2019-03-22T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3213"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:12:13","slug":"kevin-d-brown-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/kevin-d-brown-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233532434 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233532434 BCX0\">Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor<br \/>\nVice Chair of Outpatient Operations and Improvement<br \/>\nChief of Division of Neurotology &amp; Skull Base Surgery<br \/>\nExecutive Director,\u00a0Children\u2019s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC<br \/>\nCo-director, Neurotology\/Otology and Lateral Skull Base Surgery Fellowship<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Specialty:<\/h4>\n<p>Otology, neurotology, lateral skull base surgery, acoustic tumors, cochlear implants, hearing preservation, c<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ertified in robotic-assisted cochlear implantation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Contact Information:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Appointments: (984) 974-6484<\/li>\n<li>Surgery Scheduler: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Natasha Britto (984) 974-1912<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nurse: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Doris Cherry (984) 974-3517<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Education:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>MD: University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 2002<\/li>\n<li>PhD: Immunology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 2002<\/li>\n<li>Internship, Surgery: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2003<\/li>\n<li>Resident, Otolaryngology: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery: University of Miami Ear Institute, Miami, FL, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Professional Experience:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2014-present<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2009-2014<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Attending, Otorhinolaryngologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 2009-2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Recent Honors:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph P. 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