Research interests
Dr. Brown’s research focuses on metabolic and skeletal abnormalities observed in HIV-infected patients. Through several ongoing epidemiologic studies, he has been interested in clarifying the incidence and prevalence of insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, and anthropometric changes in HIV-infected patients and their relationship to antiretroviral therapy. In addition, he has examined the relationship between these metabolic and morphologic changes and reduced bone mineral density. He is also actively involved in multiple studies evaluating novel treatments for the metabolic and skeletal abnormalities in HIV-infected patients, including the use of complementary and alternative medicines.
Recent publications
- Reduced bone mineral density in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients and its association with increased central adiposity and postload hyperglycemia
- Opiate drug use: a potential contributor to the endocrine and metabolic complications in human immunodeficiency virus disease
- Metabolic abnormalities in HIV disease and injection drug use
- Management options for facial lipoatrophy
