Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown is an ophthalmologist from Flourtown, Pennsylvania who is a member of the Republican Party. She was also a three-time candidate for the US House of Representatives.

Personal

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Melissa Brown attended Keuka College and graduated with a B.S. in Nursing in 1972. With a strong interest in education, she has been on the Keuka College Board of Trustees since 1992 and was elected chair in 2010^[1]. She subsequently received her Masters Degree in Nursing from Emory University and then taught on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.

She returned to Thomas Jefferson University where she earned her M.D. in 1982. After an internship at Chestnut Hill Hospital, she completed a residency in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital. Brown obtained her MBA in Strategic Management from Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business in 1998. She is an adjunct Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Medical Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Political career

In 1998, Brown ran in the Republican primary in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district against incumbent U.S. Rep. Jon D. Fox.^[2]

She considered a run in 2000, but withdrew in favor of State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf.

2002

In 2002, the party opened the door to her. She ran in the primary for U.S. House against Al Taubenberger, a resident of Northeast Philadelphia. Running with the support of both the Montgomery County and Philadelphia GOP committees, she won the nomination with 56% of the vote.

Post politics

Since the last election, Brown has returned to her medical practice and lecture work.

See also

Philadelphia portal

• Philadelphia City Council

External links

References

1. ^ http://news.keuka.edu/around-the-tower/dr-melissa-brown-elected-board-chair
2. ^ Pennsylvania Primary Results - May 20, 1998

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