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DOUGLAS BROWN, PA-C, CAQ-PMHC, EdD(c) is the founder of Mason-Dixon Mobile Medicine. He received his master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA, 2007), and his undergraduate degree in psychology from Hood College (Frederick, MD, 2005). He also received an AAS degree in Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic from Frederick Community College (Frederick, MD, 2003). He is completing his EdD in Educational Leadership at Frostburg State University. His dissertation title is The Effect of Implicit Bias and Microaggressions on Gender-Affirming Access to End-of-Life Care for the Gender Non-conforming Community. He recently completed a Palliative and Serious Illness Care certificate program from the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. He is board-certified with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), which awarded him a Certificate in Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care (CAQ-PMHC).
Mr. Brown's professional journey has seen him practice in various medical fields, including neurology, neurosurgery, family medicine, sleep medicine, emergency and disaster medicine, occupational health, addiction medicine, and corrections. He has an unwavering commitment to ensuring equitable access to healthcare for underserved and marginalized communities of Frederick County through collaboration with mobile community health (MCH) programs and by bringing serious illness management and palliative care directly to homebound seniors.
He serves on the board of directors for Frederick Health Hospice. He is a member of the following professional organizations: PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PAHPM), the LGBT Caucus of the AAPA, GLMA (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association), the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA).
Before becoming a PA, Mr. Brown spent over 20 years as a computer engineer. He has experience in vehicle navigation for public transit and first response, spacecraft integration and testing, telecommunications equipment, cellular network infrastructure, and submarine data collection. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic in Frederick, Howard, and Carroll counties for the better part of 40 years. He belonged to the PHS-1 and PA-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) member for more than 15 years.
Mr. Brown lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He enjoys playing ice hockey, working on his Audi station wagons, and exploring the Pennsylvania roads with his wife on their Harley-Davidson motorcycle and in their Coachmen motorhome (with their two dogs Mia and Champ).
For more information, download Mr. Brown's CV (pdf).
Mr. Brown's professional journey has seen him practice in various medical fields, including neurology, neurosurgery, family medicine, sleep medicine, emergency and disaster medicine, occupational health, addiction medicine, and corrections. He has an unwavering commitment to ensuring equitable access to healthcare for underserved and marginalized communities of Frederick County through collaboration with mobile community health (MCH) programs and by bringing serious illness management and palliative care directly to homebound seniors.
He serves on the board of directors for Frederick Health Hospice. He is a member of the following professional organizations: PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (PAHPM), the LGBT Caucus of the AAPA, GLMA (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association), the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA).
Before becoming a PA, Mr. Brown spent over 20 years as a computer engineer. He has experience in vehicle navigation for public transit and first response, spacecraft integration and testing, telecommunications equipment, cellular network infrastructure, and submarine data collection. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic in Frederick, Howard, and Carroll counties for the better part of 40 years. He belonged to the PHS-1 and PA-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) member for more than 15 years.
Mr. Brown lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He enjoys playing ice hockey, working on his Audi station wagons, and exploring the Pennsylvania roads with his wife on their Harley-Davidson motorcycle and in their Coachmen motorhome (with their two dogs Mia and Champ).
For more information, download Mr. Brown's CV (pdf).
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