Birth Place:

• Yadkinville, North Carolina

Education:

• BA – Oberlin College (Pre-Med)
• MA – Yale University (Music)
• Yale University (Pre-Med)
• MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
• McGill University (Intern-Internal Medicine)
• Dartmoth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Resident-Internal Medicine)
• Marshfield Clinic (Dermatology Fellowship)

Board Certification:

• American Board of Dermatology

Professional Experience:

• Musician at the North Carolina School of the Arts
• Instructor of Music (2 Years) – Iceland
• Dermatologist – Charlotte Dermatology, 1992 – 1997
• Private Practice – Dermatologic Laser Center, Charlotte, NC, 1997 – Present
• Advanced Training in Sclerotherapy – American College of Phlebology
• Advanced Training in Application of Dermal Fillers
• Advanced Laser Appplications for Dermatology – Continuing Education

Honors and Awards:

• Best Doctors – 2005 to 2006, 2007 to 2008, and 2008 to 2009

Languages Spoken Fluently:

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Icelandic
• Turkish

Memberships:

• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Mecklenburg Medical Society
• Charlotte Dermatology Association

Special Interests:

• Acne Treatments & Scar Reduction
• Diagnosis & Treatment of Skin Cancers
• Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology
• Botox / Dysport
• Dermal Fillers

Summary:

Charles J. Brown, MD was born in Yadkinville, North Carolina. Dr. Brown was fascinated with music from an early age and he decided to pursue an education in line with his passion for the arts. This led him to Oberlin College where he graduated with a BA in Organ. He then earned a MA in Music from Yale University. Dr. Brown traveled to Iceland, where he taught music in schools for two years. He then choose to pursue a career in medicine and returned to Yale University to complete his Pre-Medical requirements. Dr. Brown earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed his internship in internal medicine at McGill University, and served his residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Brown also completed a Laser Dermatology Fellowship at the Marshfield Clinic and is Board Certified by the American Academy of Dermatology.

In 1992, Dr. Charles J. Brown began work at Charlotte Dermatology. He worked there until 1997, when he joined forces with Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. to form the Dermatologic Laser Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Dermatologic Laser Center of Charlotte specializes in General Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and Cosmetic Dermatology.

Dr. Brown loves to travel and has visited several interesting and exotic locals such as Iceland, Turkey, India, and France. He speaks the following five languages fluently: French, German, Spanish, Icelandic, and Turkish.

During one of his many travels, Dr. Brown met a young man in a local market in Turkey with a rather large Portwine Stain on his face. The two men began to talk and eventually became close friends. Dr. Brown wanted to help the young man and eventually treated him at the Dermatologic Laser Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, drastically improving the young man's appearance. Dr. Brown is very interested in the treatment of acne and reducing the effects of scarring, the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, laser and cosmetic dermatology, the application of Botox or Dysport, and anti-aging treatments such as dermal fillers.