Brown, Benjamin

Benjamin P Brown

Mimi Pichey Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Dr. Ben Brown is the Mimi Pichey Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in complex family planning. Dr. Brown is an attending physician in the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.

Dr. Brown’s clinical interests include high-acuity obstetrics, complex abortion and contraception care, and management of early pregnancy complications and ectopic gestation. He enjoys mentoring medical students and residents, and has expertise in statistics and clinical medical ethics. His research focuses on family planning policy analysis using quantitative methods and an ethics lens. Dr. Brown speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Brown Affiliations

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Areas

family planning | Health policy | health services research | medical ethics

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Free LL, Brown BP, Matteson KA, Cronin B, Has P, Zeyl V, Allen RH. "Longitudinal impact of a residency-based postplacental levonorgestrel intrauterine device insertion program: Expulsion rates in years 1, 2, and 3." Contraception, 2024.

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Chhabria, Karisma, Vineet Raman, Ghazal Aghagoli, Benjamin P. Brown. "Abortion Policy Positions of Federal Legislators who Received Support from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2012-2022." JAMA Network Open, vol. 6, no. 4, 2023, pp. e2310405.

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Yang, Lanbo, Rebecca H. Allen, Mary Catherine Cambou, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Benjamin P. Brown. "Contraception and Abortion Care for People Living with HIV: A Clinical Guide for Reproductive Health Practitioners." Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2023.

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Anna R. Whelan, Zandra Ho, Stephen S. Rasiah, Benjamin P. Brown. "Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) Among Low- versus High-Risk Obstetric Populations." Rhode Island Medical Journal, vol. 106, no. 8, 2023, pp. 26-28.

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Brown, Benjamin P., Watson, Katie. "No Substitute: The False Promise of Artificial Womb Technology as an Alternative to Abortion." American Journal of Bioethics, vol. 23, no. 5, 2023, pp. 87-89.

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Weigel G, Theva M, Hardy E, Wagner S, Brown B. "Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Visits as a Venue for PrEP Service Delivery among Women in the United States: Results from a Nationally-Representative Survey." Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 50, no. 11, 2023, pp. 726-730.

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Theva M, Weigel GM, Wagner SM, Brown BP. "The Association Between Marital Status and Counseling on Emergency Contraception From 2011 to 2019." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 65, no. 2, 2023, pp. 337-338.

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Hersey, Alicia E, Potter-Rutledge, Jai-Me, Brown, Benjamin P. "Abortion policies at the bedside: incorporating an ethical framework in the analysis and development of abortion legislation." Journal of Medical Ethics, 2022, pp. medethics-2022-108412.

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Uwanaka, Ogechukwu, Qureshey, Emma, Wagner, Stephen M., Gupta, Megha, Theva, Meena, Brown, Benjamin. "Temporal Changes in Counseling for and Use of Emergency Contraception." Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 140, no. 6, 2022, pp. 1049-1051.

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Brown, Benjamin P., Hebert, Luciana E., Gilliam, Melissa, Kaestner, Robert. "Association of Highly Restrictive State Abortion Policies With Abortion Rates, 2000-2014." JAMA Network Open, vol. 3, no. 11, 2020, pp. e2024610.

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Brown, Benjamin P., Hebert, Luciana E., Gilliam, Melissa, Kaestner, Robert. "Distance to an Abortion Provider and Its Association with the Abortion Rate: A Multistate Longitudinal Analysis." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 52, no. 4, 2020.

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Benjamin P. Brown, Rebecca H. Allen. "Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptives." Handbook of Contraception, edited by Donna Shoupe, Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2020.

Brown, Benjamin P., Holt, Roxane. "Palliative Care and the Pregnant Surgical Patient." Surgical Clinics of North America, edited by Pringl Miller, 2019, pp. 941-953.

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Brown, Benjamin P., Chor, Julie, Hebert, Luciana E., Webb, M. Elizabeth, Whitaker, Amy K. "Shared negative experiences of long-acting reversible contraception and their influence on contraceptive decision-making: a multi-methods study." Contraception, vol. 99, no. 4, 2019, pp. 228-232.

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"What Are the Risks and Benefits of (Not) Incorporating Information about Population Growth and Its Impact on Climate Change into Reproductive Care?." AMA Journal of Ethics, vol. 19, no. 12, 2017, pp. 1157-1163.

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Brown, Benjamin P., Hasselbacher, Lee, Chor, Julie. "Whose Choice? Developing a Unifying Ethical Framework for Conscience Laws in Health Care." Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 128, no. 2, 2016, pp. 391-395.

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Benjamin P. Brown, Meaghan Tenney. "Cervical Malignancy." The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2016, edited by Frank J. Dominio, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015.

Brown, Benjamin P., Chor, Julie. "Adding Injury to Injury: Ethical Implications of the Medicaid Sterilization Consent Regulations." Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 123, no. 6, 2014, pp. 1348-1351.

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Brown, B. P. "Interpreting Medicine: Lessons From a Spanish-Language Clinic." The Annals of Family Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, 2014, pp. 473-474.

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Brown, Benjamin P. "Tying Square Knots." Academic Medicine, vol. 88, no. 5, 2013, pp. 580.

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Background

Education and Training

Year	Degree	Institution
2018	MS	University of Chicago
2012	MD	Alpert Medical School, Brown University
2008	AB	Brown University

Postdoctoral/Other Training

Fellow, Clinical Medical Ethics	MacLean Center, University of Chicago	2017-2018
Fellow, Complex Family Planning	University of Chicago, Obstetrics and Gynecology	2016-2018
Academic Chief Resident	University of Chicago, Obstetrics and Gynecology	2015-2016
Resident	University of Chicago, Obstetrics and Gynecology	2012-2016

Honors and Awards

- Top 10% Peer Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016-2022

- Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island / Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2019, 2023

- Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island / Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020-2023

- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020-2022

- Life Saver Award, Chief Resident Class, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island / Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020

- Top Hospital-Based Faculty Teaching Award, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island / Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020-2022

- National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island / Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2021

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Collaborators

Name	Title
Allen, Rebecca	Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clark, Melissa	Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice
Hardy, Erica	Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Lewkowitz, Adam	Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Steenland, Maria	Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice (Research), Assistant Professor of Population Studies (Research)
Theva, Meena	Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator
Wagner, Stephen	Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician Educator

Credentials/Licenses

Board Certification	American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Complex Family Planning	2022-
Board Certification	American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology	2020-

Appointments

Member, National Medical Committee. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2023-Present

Member, Board of Directors. Physicians for Reproductive Health, 2023-

Subject Matter Expert, Complex Family Planning Certifying Examination Assessment Development Subcommittee. American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023-

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Benjamin P Brown

Mimi Pichey Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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