Diagnosis and Management of Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary/Lifespan Approach
(This book is primarily written for practitioners involved...)
This book is primarily written for practitioners involved in diagnosis and treatment of children with learning disabilities. It should also be read by parents or professionals who have little familiarity with this problem.
Frank Reginald Brown III, pediatrician, educator, researcher. Diplomate American Board Pediatrics. Named Joseph P. Kennedy Junior scholar for mental retardation, Joseph P.Kennedy Junior Foundation, Washington, 1982, Senior Fellow National Multiple Sclerosis, New York, 1986, Jeffrey Edwin Gilliam Professor, Medical University of Southern California, 1988-1993; Leopold L. Meyer Professor, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's, 1993-1998.
Background
Frank Reginald Brown, III was born on October 15, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri. Son of Frank R., Jr. and Charlotte Elaine (Snider) B. B.S. (1965), M.S. (1967), chemistry, Stanford University; Ph.D. biological chemistry, Harvard University (1971); M.D. Washington University/St. Louis (1975); fellow in neurodevelopmental disabilities, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions/John F. Kennedy Institute (1980-84).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Stanford University, 1965;
Master of Science in Chemistry, Stanford University, 1967;
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry, Harvard University, 1971;
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, 1975.
Career
Research associate, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, 1972-1973;
instructor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, 1980-1981;
assistant professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, 1981-1984;
associate professor pediatrics, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1984-1988;
professor pediatrics, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1988-1993;
professor pediatrics, Baylor College Medicine, since 1993;
director, Meyer Ctr for Development Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, since 1993. Director division development disabilities Medical University of Southern California, also Vince Mosely Center for Handicapped Children, Charleston.
Achievements
Frank Reginald Brown III was named Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Scholar for Mental Retardation, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Jeffrey Edwin Gilliam Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina; Leopold L. Meyer Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital. He has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.
Board of directors South Carolina. Special Olympics, Columbia, 1987-1990. Advisor Joseph P. Kennedy Junior Foundation for Mental Retardation, Washington.
Fellow American Academy Pediatrics. Member American chemical Society, Society for Development Pediatrics, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Interests
Avocations: music, travel, hiking, golf, sailing.
Connections
Married Martha Ann Wilson, January 23, 1988. Children: Frank R. IV, Riggs Wilson.