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Douglas W. Brown As an Andover student, Doug Brown played varsity hockey, varsity baseball, and JV football. During his senior year, he was selected as captain for all three sports. After graduating from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1972, Dr. Brown completed residency programs in the fields of orthopedics and sports medicine. He served as an orthopedic surgeon in the Navy and as a team physician at the U.S. Naval Academy before returning to his native Maine, where he had completed his undergrad studies at Bowdoin College. He began a 31-year
partnership as the team physician for Portland High School and as an orthopedic consultant to Bowdoin. In 1986, he began a long association with U.S. Soccer, serving as team physician for the U16, U20, U23, Men’s Olympic, and Men’s National Teams, including during the 1990 World Cup. In 1993, he became head team physician for the Women’s National Team, including during the 1995 (bronze) and 1999 (gold) World Cup competitions. An active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) since 1981, Brown served on
its board of directors from 1989 to 2001, holding the title of president from 1998 to 1999. He has published articles and presented papers internationally on post-operative pain management and ACL reconstruction. Currently he is chair of AOSSM’s Medical Publishing Group, publishers of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Health, and the open access Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Brown’s professional awards include the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association’s David G. Moyer Award and induction into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
Brown with Coach Ted Harrison ’38 4
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1964 baseball team: Brown is front row, center.