Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Infections of bones, joints and soft tissues; Infections associated with prosthetic joints and other foreign bodies; Musculoskeletal, Orthopedic and Rheumatological infections
Infectious Disease Consultations
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Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA)
Internal Medicine, 1973
Subspecialty of Infectious Disease, 1976
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2002-2019
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2002-2019, 2021, 2022
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2002-2014, 2021, 2022
Andrew W. Mellon Teacher-Scientist Award, 1977-1979
The Hip Society, Frank Stinchfield Award, 1985
Publication reprinted as a classic reference in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 2002
M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1970
Medical Internship, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1970-1971
Medical Residency, New York Hospital, New York, New York, 1971-1973
Infectious Disease Fellowship, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, 1973-1975
English
Insall JN, Thompson FM, Brause BD. Two-stage reimplantation for the salvage of infected total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg 84A: 490, 2002 Published as a part of “JBJS Classics”, selected as a classic orthopedic reference for re-publication since the original publication in 1983
Brause, B.D. Osteomyelitis. In Cecil – Textbook of Medicine. 22nd Edition, Eds. L. Goldman, and D. Ausiello, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, Chapter 315, pp 1827-1829, 2004
Brause, B.D. Infections of the musculoskeletal system. In: Expert Guide to Rheumatology Eds. A.M.F. Yee and S.A. Paget, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Chapter 15, pp 215-242, 2005
Brause, B.D. Infections with prostheses in bones and joints. In: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th Edition, Eds. G.L.Mandell, J.E.Bennett, R. Dolin, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, Chapter 100, pp1332-1337, 2005
Aizer, J., Brause, B.D. Osteomyelitis. In: Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders. 5th Edition, Eds. S.A. Paget, A. Gibofsky, J.F. Beary III, T.P. Sculco, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Chapter 48, pp 367-374, 2006
Brause, B.D., Aizer J. Infectious Arthritis. In: Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders. 5th Edition, Eds. S.A. Paget, A. Gibofsky, J.F. Beary III, T.P. Sculco, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Chapter 46, pp 349-359, 2006
Toulson C, Walcott-Sapp S, Hur J, Salvati E, Bostrom M, Brause BD, Westrich GH. Treatment of infected total hip arthroplasty with a two-stage reimplantation protocol: update on the last 15 years. J Arthroplasty; 24:1051-1060, 2009
Brause, B.D. Infections with prostheses in bones and joints. In: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th Edition, Eds G.L. Mandell, J.E.Bennett, R. Dolin, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, Philadelphia, Chapter 104, pp1469-1474, 2010
Brause, B.D. Postoperative infections in a patient with a prosthetic joint. In: Infectious Diseases. 3rd Edition, Eds J. Cohen, W.G. Powderly, S.M. Opal, Mosby, Elsevier, Philadelphia, Practice Point Chapter 20, pp 475-477, 2010.
Westrich GH, Walcott-Sapp S, Bornstein LJ, Bostrom MP, Windsor RE, Brause BD. Modern treatment of infected total knee arthroplasty with a 2-stage reimplantation protocol. J Arthroplasty; 25:1015-21, 1021.e1-2., 2010
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of orthopedic infections and other musculoskeletal infections
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As of February 21, 2023, Dr. Brause reported no relationships with healthcare industry.
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