After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College in the field of psychology in 1987, he obtained a Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Arkansas in 1991. Dr. Brown then completed a residency in General Psychiatry at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, followed by a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, in Rochester, NY.

He has practiced in Las Vegas, NV, since completing the fellowship in 1996, and is in good standing with the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. He is a Professor of Psychiatry, and the Residency Training Program Director at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Dr. Brown founded the Psychiatry Residency Training Program, and has been the Residency Training Director since the time of the first entering class in 2004.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Brown has performed evaluations for the Clark County Commitment Court to evaluate the potentially mentally ill and dangerous since 1997.  Forensic psychiatric evaluations include assessments for matters in civil court, criminal court, family court, and independent psychiatric evaluations for insurers and other third parties, including the Aging and Disability Services Division of the State of Nevada, and the Department of Energy.  

Dr. Brown is committed to the comprehensive and professional evaluation and care of clients and evaluees.