Membership and participation in professional societies is an important method for staying current on new techniques and approaches to plastic surgery and provides a forum for both education and teaching. Dr. Brown is a member of several societies including:
- CSPS (Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- CSAPS (Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)
- OSPS (Ontario Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- ASAPS (American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)
- ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)
- RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)
In additional to this, Dr. Brown has participated in the following activities:
- Founder and Co-Course Director of the Annual Toronto Breast Surgery Symposium, Canada’s largest annual meeting dedicated to aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
- Member of the Scientific Program Committee, Breast Sub-Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgery.
- Member of the Examination Development Committee, Plastic Surgery Section of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Invited lecturer at the Allergan Teaching Academy on Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
- Invited member, expert advisory panel for Health Canada on the safety of silicone gel breast implants.
- Invited to perform live surgical demonstration on breast augmentation and breast lift at the Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium
- Dr. Brown is the residency training program director for the division of plastic surgery at the university of Toronto
- Chairman of the organizing committee for national breast reconstruction awareness day
- Local host chair of the American society of plastic surgeon's annual meeting in Toronto - 2010