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Dr. Brand

 

Dr. Steven J. Brand was born in New York City, New York and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. He graduated Cum Laude from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1975 with a major in Natural Science. After graduation he attended medical school at Boston University in Boston, Massachussetts and was awarded his medical degree (M.D.) in 1979 after being elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the National Honor Medical Society. Following graduation from medical school he served as a general surgical resident at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1984 he completed his Chief Residency in General Surgery at Emory University and joined the surgical practice of Nicholas P. Foris, MD, FACS in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Brand enjoys spending his free time with his family, playing tennis, "fooling with the computer", and reading.

 

Dr. Brand’s professional memberships and certifications include:

American Medical Association
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1980
Certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1985
Recertified by the American Board of Surgery in 1993
Southern Medical Association
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society of General Surgeons
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Dr. Brand has served on the following Professional Committees at Frederick Memorial Hospital:

Cancer Liaison Physician between the American College of Surgeons and the    Cancer Committee at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Member of the Cancer Committee
Member of the Infection Control Committee at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Member of the RN-MD Task Force at Frederick Memorial Hospital Physician   Advisory Committee for Information Services at Frederick Memorial  Hospital
Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Department of Surgery
Member Operating Room/Recovery Room Committee at Frederick Memorial    Hospital
Member of the Quality Assurance Coordinating Committee at Frederick             Memorial Hospital
Assistant Chief of Surgery 1993-1995
Chief of Surgery - 1995 to present
Steering Committee for Operating Room services
Steering Committee for Emergency Room services

In addition to those listed above he has served on the Board of Directors of The American Cancer Society (Maryland Division, Inc., Frederick County Unit) since 1991. He has also been the surgical advisor to Frederick Community College’s Surgical Technologist Program.

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