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Michael Glyn Brown (1957 – November 8, 2013) was a hand surgeon from Greater Houston, Texas. Brown was the owner of the Brown Hand Center.〔Ackerman, Todd. "Troubles belie Houston hand doc's family-man image." ''Houston Chronicle''. Monday September 6, 2010. (1 ). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 He was also the owner, manager, or officer in several other businesses, including the St. Michael's Center for Speciality Surgery with locations in three states,〔Kurtz, Rob. "Nevada's Brown Hand Center Adds Surgery Center" ''Las Vegas Sun''. December 9, 2010. ()〕 the Achilles Foot and Ankle Specialists, LLC,〔Arizona Corporation Commission. "State of Arizona Public Access System". Retrieved on June 9, 2013.〕 the Allied Center for Special Surgery,〔Arizona Corporation Commission. "State of Arizona Public Access System". Retrieved on June 9, 2013.()〕 and several other companies. Craig Malislow of the ''Houston Press'' said that Brown was "long a fixture of Houston TV commercials and society."〔Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday October 26, 2011. (1 ). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 He became notable for his association with high society and with scandals related to his behavior which resulted in the loss of his medical license, a conviction for wife-beating, and a federal conviction for interfering with a flight attendant. His controversies ended with his suicide attempt and death. ==History== Brown was born in Galena Park, Texas in the Greater Houston area. While attending Galena Park Jr. High School, he saw a film of Michael DeBakey performing heart surgery. He wanted to be a heart surgeon, but he said that he ultimately became a hand surgeon because the practice allowed for greater creativity and was "more profitable and glamorous."〔 In 1975 he graduated from Galena Park High School with honors. For his undergraduate studies, he attended the Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University–San Marcos), where he received a grade point average of 3.97.〔Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday October 26, 2011. (2 ). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 He then attended and graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine.〔 He received his medical license in 1983. Brown did surgical training in a hospital in Stockton, California. In 1988 he founded the Brown Hand Center.〔 Until a time before 2002, Brown made $2.5 million annually from his business. He had a residence in the East Wedgwood Glen of The Woodlands.〔Fleck, Tim. "The Good Doctor." ''Houston Press''. Thursday, January 24, 2002. (1 ). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 He also had a mansion in the Memorial area of Houston.〔Rogers, Brian. "(Jurors hear details of accused former doctor's wealth )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday September 15, 2011. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 Todd Ackerman of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said that Brown's popularity as a hand surgeon was often attributed to the "patented Brown technique" of carpal tunnel surgery, an endoscopic surgery for the wrist.〔Ackerman, Todd. "Troubles belie Houston hand doc's family-man image." ''Houston Chronicle''. Monday September 6, 2010. (2 ). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.〕 The Brown Hand Center advertisements and website credited him with inventing the technique. The materials contrast the Brown technique with more traditional surgery, which requires stitches. Dr. Robert Szabo, the president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the chief hand surgeon of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, said that Brown's business has "nothing unique" "in regards to the surgeries they perform or helping hand patients generally."〔 But a patient of the Hand Center in 2000 and 2007 disputes the previous statement. He researched all hand surgery techniques in the Houston area in 2000 and Brown's trigger finger release was superior. Since then, others have added his technique into the mainstream trigger release profession.〔Jim Tippins, patient of Brown in 2000.〕 Ackerman said that Szabo and other orthopedic surgeons say that Brown's claim to a special technique is based on the fact that he patented his own surgical instruments.〔 They said that Brown's instruments are very similar to instruments used by other hand surgeons.〔 In Houston, Brown was well known for starring in television advertisements that show him with Sophie, his baby daughter.〔 The advertisements also aired in Greater Phoenix.〔Vance, Alexis. . ((Archive )) Fox 10 News (Phoenix). Thursday August 26, 2010. Retrieved on November 13, 2013.〕 Ackerman said that Brown "made a lucrative business by portraying himself as a medical pioneer dedicated to principles of family, compassion and kindness" and that he had a "family-man image".〔 Within the advertisements, Brown states that "In the Brown Hand Center, we'll care for you just as I care for my own family."〔Staff of the ''Phoenix Business Journal''. "(Brown Hand Center founder faces DV charge )." ''Phoenix Business Journal''. August 25, 2010. Retrieved on November 13, 2013.〕 At the end one of his daughters is placed on his lap and she says "Daddy's baby girl."〔 Ackerman added that "But in reality, he appears possessed by personal demons — drugs, sex, violence — that have threatened his professional career and destroyed his family life."〔 Brian Wice, an attorney, stated that "The commercials made him both an icon and caricature of himself. And that's how the public largely remembers him."〔"(Ex-hand surgeon takes own life )." ((Archive )) ''KRIV'' (Fox 26) at ''KSAZ-TV'' (My Fox Phoenix). November 8, 2013. Retrieved on November 10, 2013.〕 In 2002, the Texas Medical Board placed Brown on probation due to "concerns he had an alcohol or chemical dependency" and for beating Darlina Barone, his third wife.〔 He had been charged with and convicted in that same year of beating her.〔 In 2006, after Brown tested positive for cocaine, the Texas Medical Board revoked his license to practice medicine.〔〔''In re The License of Michael Glyn Brown, M.D.'', Order of Revocation, March 1, 2006, Texas Medical Board.〕 In 2008, Brown received the Republican Congressional Medal of Distinction. In connection with the award, he had a dinner with President of the United States George W. Bush and a lunch with Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney. In 2010, he threw the first pitch at a Houston Astros game. Ackerman said that the marital and drug use controversies did not "put a damper on Brown's favor among the powerful."〔 In September 2011, after a week-long trial, Brown was acquitted of felony assault of Rachael Brown, his fourth wife.〔Rogers, Brian. "(Jury rules Michael Brown not guilty in assault trial )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Monday September 19, 2011. Updated Tuesday September 20, 2011. Retrieved on September 8, 2012.〕 On January 23, 2013, Brown filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The case was transferred to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on September 25, 2013.〔''In re Michael Glyn Brown'', case no. 13-35892-H4-11, U.S. Bankr. Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Div.).〕 On September 30, 2013, the Bankruptcy Court approved the appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee.〔Docket entry 457, Sept. 30, 2013, ''In re Michael Glyn Brown'', case no. 13-35892-H4-11, U.S. Bankr. Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Div.).〕 His case had been filed in a bankruptcy court in Miami, Florida and by November 2013 he had been living in Greater Miami for several months.〔Christian, Carol. "(Michael Brown's missing millions in cash prompts emergency request )." ''Houston Chronicle''. November 5, 2013. Retrieved on November 18, 2013.〕 In July 2013, he pleaded guilty in federal court to interfering with a flight attendant.〔Docket entry 59, July 16, 2013, ''United States v. Michael Glyn Brown'', case no. 1:13-cr-20228-DLG, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami Div.).〕 On Wednesday September 25, 2013, Brown was sentenced to 30 days of federal jail and was ordered to surrender himself on October 25 of that year.〔Christian, Carol. "(Michael Brown sentenced to 30 days in federal prison )." ''Houston Chronicle''. September 25, 2013. Retrieved on September 25, 2013.〕 In November 2013 several of Michael Brown's assets, including two briefcases with a total of $3.2 million in cash, became missing and unaccounted for.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Glyn Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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