J. Dale Browne, MD, FACS
James A. Harrill Professor
and Chairman
Clinical Interest:
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
Thyroid Carcinoma
Skull Base Surgery
Head and Neck Reconstruction
Within the Department of Otolaryngology, Dr. Browne subspecializes in head and neck oncologic surgery, skull base tumors, temporal bone surgery, and microvascular free flap reconstruction. Typical tumors cared for by Dr. Browne involve cancers of the thyroid, larynx, pharynx, palate, jaw, sinuses, salivary glands as well as extensive skin cancers. Skull base tumors Dr. Browne treats include malignant tumors invading the anterior and lateral skull base, juvenile angiofibromas, extracranial meningioma, glomus tumors, and acoustic neuromas. He performs head and neck reconstruction of patients following trauma or cancer surgery, especially those needing microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Browne treats adult and pediatric patients.
Education:
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
B.S.
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
M.D.
Internship: General Surgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Residency: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Fellowship: Neurotology / Skull Base Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Zürich, Switzerland
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Society Memberships:
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Fellow)
American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
American Neurotology Society (Fellow)
American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Fellow)
American Head and Neck Society (Fellow)
North American Skull Base Society (Fellow)
American Broncho-Esophagological Association
American Medical Association
Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Honors and Awards:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
The Best Doctors in America
Recent Select Publications:
Browne JD, Fisch U. The Transotic Approach to the Cerebellopontive Angle in: AcousticTumors, Oto Clin North Am 1992;24(1).
Browne JD, Fisch U, Valavanis A. Surgical therapy of glomus vagale tumors. Skull Base Surgery. October, 1993;3(4):182-192.
Browne JD, Messner AH. Lateral orbital/anterior midfacial degloving approach for nasopharyngeal angiofibromas with cavernous sinus extension. Skull Base Surgery, 1994;4(4):232-238.
Cole RD, Browne JD, Phipps CD. Gunshot wounds to the mandible and midface: Evaluation, treatment, and avoidance of complications. Otol-HNS, 1994;111(6):739- 746.
Kilpatrick SE, White WL, Browne JD. Desmoplastic malignant melanoma of the oral mucosa. An unrecognized diagnostic pitfall. CANCER, 1996:383-389.
Smith MS, Browne JD, Teot LA. A case of primary laryngeal T-cell lymphoma in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A J Otol, 1996;17(5):332-334.
Browne JD. Management of Nonepidermoid Cancer of the Larynx. Current
Concepts in Laryngeal Cancer II. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America Vol. 30,
Number 2, April 1997, pp. 215-229.
Browne JD, Burke AJC. Benefits of Routine Maxillectomy and Orbital Reconstruction with the Rectus Abdominis Free Flap. Otol Head Neck Surg, 121(3):203-209, 1999.
Burke AJ, Vining DJ, McGuirt WF, Postma G, Browne JD. Evaluation of Airway Obstruction Using Virtual Endoscopy. Laryngoscope, 110:23-29, 2000.
Browne JD, Mims W. Preservation Of Olfaction in Anterior Skull Base Surgery.
Laryngoscope, 110 (8): 1317-1322, 2000.
Browne JD, Jacobs S. Temporal Approach to Juvenile Nasopharyngeal
Angiofibromas. Laryngoscope, 110(8):1287-1293, 2000.
Browne, JD The Lateral Skull Base Approach for Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibromas. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, 309-312, 2000.
Opatowsky MJ, Browne JD, McGuirt Jr WF Jr, Morris PP. Endovascular treatment of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy in children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 22(4):713-6. 2001
Browne, JD The Midfacial Degloving Procedure for Nasal, Sinus, and Nasopharyngeal Tumors. Otolaryngolic Clinics of North America, 34(6): 1095-1104, 2001.
Browne JD, Holland BH Combined Intraoral and Lateral Temporal Approach for Palatal Malignancies With Temporalis Muscle Reconstruction. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128(5): 531-538. May 2002
Temporalis Flap
Orbit Reconstruction
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