Vaughn Browne, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Emergency Medicine

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Education:

                    College of the Virgin Islands; 1979-1980; Sociology/Anthropology

                    Pacific Union College; B.Sc.; 1980-1985; Biochemistry, Biology

                    Loma Linda University Graduate School; Ph.D.; 1985-1996; Fetal            

                    Cardiac Physiology during prolonged High-Altitude Hypoxia

                    Loma Linda University School of Medicine; MD; 1985-1998; Medicine

                    Loma Linda University Medical Center; Internship; 1998-1999; Pediatrics

                    Loma Linda University Medical Center; Residency; 1999-2003;    

                    Emergency Medicine     


Research Interests:


                    High altitude medicine and physiology

                    Cardiac physiology

                    Ultrasound


Selected Publications:


Browne, Vaughn A., Virginia M. Stiffel, William J. Pearce, Lawrence D. Longo, and Raymond D. Gilbert. Activator calcium and myocardial contractility in fetal sheep exposed to long‑term high‑altitude hypoxia. Am. J. Physiol. 272 (Heart and Circ Physiol. 41): H1196‑H1204, 1997.


Browne, Vaughn A., Virginia M. Stiffel, William J. Pearce, Lawrence D. Longo, and Raymond D. Gilbert. Cardiac b‑adrenergic receptor function in fetal sheep exposed to long‑term high‑altitude hypoxemia. Am. J. Physiol. 273 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 42): R2022‑R2031, 1997.


Ohtsuka, Teruo, Vaughn A. Browne, and Raymond Gilbert. Oxygen dose‑response curve of cardiac papillary muscle from fetal and non-pregnant adult sheep exposed to long‑term, high‑altitude hypoxemia. J. Soc. Gynecol. Invest 4: 197‑202, 1997.


Onishi J.; Browne V.A.; Kono S.; Stiffel V.M.; Gilbert R.D. Effects of long-term high-altitude hypoxia and Troponin-I phosphorylation on cardiac myofilament calcium responses in fetal and nonpregnant sheep. J. Soc. Gynecol. Invest. 11:(1) 1-8, 2004.


Tony Chow, Vaughn A. Browne, Heather L. Heileson, Desiree Wallace, James Anholm, and Steven M. Green. Ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide prophylaxis for Acute Mountain Sickness—A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arch Intern Med. Feb 14;165(3):296-301, 2005.