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Dr. Leah Brown, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Leah Brown is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon
who sub-specializes in arthroscopic surgery of the knee,
shoulder, and elbow. In addition, Dr. Brown is fellowship
trained and board-certified in Orthopedic Sports Medicine.
She performs surgery at Phoenix Spine and Joint Scottsdale.
Dr. Brown is in-network with most commercial carriers and
welcomes new Medicare patients.

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Services Provided

ACL Reconstruction

Arthroscopic

Meniscectomy

Arthroscopic

Meniscal Repair

Arthroscopic

Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopic repair

Lateral Epicondyle Release

For tennis elbow

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Education

Leah Brown, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder and elbow. Dr. Brown is a 14-time NCAA All-American, and a two-time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and was inducted into the University of Georgia’s Circle of Honor in 2016. After completing her undergraduate work, she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree at The Ohio State University and The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation, followed by a Surgery internship at the Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Dr. Brown served for two years as a Battalion Surgeon (General Medical Officer) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. In 2006, she was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where she served as the Medical Aid Station Director for Combat Logistics Battalion-5. Dr. Brown completed a four-year residency in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego and subsequently joined the Center’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery as a faculty orthopedic surgeon. Her next assignment was as a faculty orthopedic surgeon at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Bremerton, Washington. In 2012, Dr. Brown was deployed to Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom, where she served as Orthopedic Surgery Department Head. She is the recipient of nine military honors and awards, including the Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medal. She continues her military service as a Navy Reservist.

Fellowship Training

Dr. Brown is fellowship trained in orthopedic sports medicine, shoulder and elbow. She completed her fellowship at Orth Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. During her fellowship, she was an assistant team physician for the 2016 NFC Champions, Carolina Panthers and athletic departments for University of North Carolina in Charlotte and Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. She is currently the team Orthopedic Surgeon for the Phoenix Mercury and an official orthopedic consultant for Arizona State University and the Tempe Union High School district.

Dr. Brown is a Diplomate with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, a Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and a Member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America. She serves on the Medical Executive Board at St. Luke’s Medical Center and is the Co-Founder and owner of UrgentlyOrtho.

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    HOOS HIP SURVEY

    INSTRUCTIONS: This survey asks for your view about your hip. This information will help us keep track of how you feel about your hip and how well you are able to do your usual activities.

    Answer every question by ticking the appropriate box, only one box for each question. If you are uncertain about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can.

    Symptoms

    These questions should be answered thinking of your hip symptoms and difficulties during the last week.

    S1. Do you feel grinding, hear clicking or any other type of noise from your hip?

    NeverRarelySometimesOftenAlways

    S2. Difficulties spreading legs wide apart

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    S3. Difficulties to stride out when walking

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    Stiffness

    The following questions concern the amount of joint stiffness you have experienced during the last week. in your hip. Stiffness is a sensation of restriction or slowness in the ease with which you move our hip joint.

    S4. How severe is your hip joint stiffness after first wakening in the morning?

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    S5. How severe is your hip stiffness after sitting, lying or resting later in the day?

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    Pain

    P1. How often is your hip painful?

    NeverMonthlyWeeklyDailyAlways

    What amount of hip pain have you experienced the last week during the following activities?

    P2. Straightening your hip fully

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    What amount of hip pain have you experienced the last week during the following
    activities?

    P3. Bending your hip fully

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P4. Walking on a flat surface

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P5. Going up or down stairs

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P6. At night while in bed

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P7. Sitting or lying

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P8. Standing upright

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P9. Walking on a hard surface (asphalt, concrete, etc.)

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    P10. Walking on an uneven surface

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    Function, daily living

    The following questions concern your physical function. By this we mean your ability to move around and to look after yourself. For each of the following activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the last week due to your hip.

    A1. Descending stairs

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A2. Ascending stairs

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A3. Rising from sitting

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A4. Standing

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A4. Standing

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    For each of the following activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the last week due to your hip.

    A5. Bending to the floor/pick up an object

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A6. Walking on a flat surface

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A7. Getting in/out of car

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A8. Going shopping

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A9. Putting on socks/stockings

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A10. Rising from bed

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A11. Taking off socks/stockings

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A12. Lying in bed (turning over, maintaining hip position)

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A13. Getting in/out of bath

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A14. Sitting

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A15. Getting on/off toilet

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A16. Heavy domestic duties (moving heavy boxes, scrubbing floors, etc)

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    A17. Light domestic duties (cooking, dusting, etc)

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    Function, sports and recreational activities

    The following questions concern your physical function when being active on a higher level. The questions should be answered thinking of what degree of difficulty you have experienced during the last week due to your hip.

    SP1. Squatting

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    SP2. Running

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    SP3. Twisting/pivoting on loaded leg

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    SP4. Walking on uneven surface

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

    Quality of Life

    Q1. How often are you aware of your hip problem?

    NeverMonthlyWeeklyDailyConstantly

    Q2. Have you modified your life style to avoid activities potentially damaging to your hip?

    Not at allMildlyModeratelySeverelyTotally

    Q3. How much are you troubled with lack of confidence in your hip?

    Not at allMildlyModeratelySeverelyTotally

    Q4. In general, how much difficulty do you have with your hip?

    NoneMildModerateSevereExtreme

      Hip dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS, JR.)

      Instructions

      This survey asks for your view about your hip. This information will help us keep track of how you feel about your hip and how well you are able to do your usual activities.

      Answer every question by ticking the appropriate box, only one box for each question. If you are unsure about how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can.

      Pain

      What amount of hip pain have you experienced the last week during the following activities?

      1. Going up or down stairs

      2. Walking on an uneven surface

      Function, daily living

      The following questions concern your physical function. By this we mean your ability to move around and to look after yourself. For each of the following activities please indicate the degree of difficulty you have experienced in the last week due to your hip.

      3. Rising from sitting

      4. Bending to floor/pick up an object

      5. Lying in bed (turning over, maintaining hip position)

      6. Sitting

      You should do 3 weeks of physical therapy before considering an MRI—studies show worse results if you get imaging at this point. If you are not better after 3 weeks of therapy, then (6 weeks since the pan began) you should get an MRI and referral to a board-certified anesthesiologist or physiatrist with subspecialty certification and specialization in pain management. They will do a medial branch block and radiofrequency ablation as appropriate. Don’t let anyone talk you into epidural injection; that is not what you need.

      You should do 3 weeks of physical therapy before considering an MRI—studies show worse results if you get imaging at this point. If you are not better after 3 weeks of therapy, then (6 weeks since the pan began) you should get an MRI. We can help you find a board-certified anesthesiologist or physiatrist with subspecialty certification and specialization in pain management who doesn’t over-prescribe dangerous narcotics.

      They will offer you medial branch block and epidural injection. Those don’t really work for this problem. Your options are (off label) intradiscal injection of stem cell-derived growth factors, denervation with the relevant procedure, and then referral to a spine surgeon for interbody fusion if those fail.

      You need an MRI now and referral to a spine surgeon for possible laminectomy decompression surgery. We can help you find one who is board-certified and specializes in minimally invasive surgery.

      You need an MRI now and referral to a board-certified anesthesiologist or physiatrist with subspecialty certification and specialization in pain management. Don’t go to one that prescribes a lot of narcotics, they may get you killed. If you’re not better after 3 epidural injection you will be referred at 12 weeks to a spine surgeon to consider microdiscectomy. Note that you DO NOT need radiofrequency ablation; so, don’t let anyone talk you into a medial branch block.

      This stuff can be confusing. Don’t sweat it. We’ve got you. Your MRI came with a report by a radiologist which describes the findings. If you don’t have a copy of your report, you can get one from the imaging center where the x-ray was taken. The doctor who prescribed the MRI has a copy as well. Find the section labeled Impression. First, under the impression, look for the word normal. If you see something like “Normal MRI of the hip then you are done. You do not need to check anything.

      Next, search the impression section for the words osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis. If you see either one in the report, then ignore the rest of the report and check the osteonecrosis box. If neither of those is in the report, ignore the rest for now and continue.

      This stuff can be confusing. Don’t sweat it. We’ve got you. Your x-ray came with a report by a radiologist which describes the findings. If you don’t have a copy of your report, you can get one from the imaging center where the x-ray was taken. The doctor who prescribed the x-ray has a copy as well. Find the section labeled Impression.

      First, under the impression, look for the word normal. If you see something like “Normal x-ray of the hip then you are done. Check the box normal. Next, search the impression section for the word hypoplasia. If you see hypoplasia in the report then ignore the rest, and check the hypoplasia box.

      If you are still going, then look for the word arthritis. The radiologist should have given the arthritis a grade from 1 to 4. If you see arthritis in the impression section but there is no grade, then look at the rest of the report for a grade 1,2,3 or 4 and check the appropriate box. If there’s no grade then you have every right to call the imaging center and ask them to have the radiologist to do their job and redo the report with a grade.

      Not all orthopedic surgeons are the same. You deserve the best. That means a surgeon who is

      • Board certified in orthopedic surgery
      • Fellowship trained in joint replacement surgery
      • Always uses a minimally invasive approach
      • Operates in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital with lower-than-average complications
      • Uses registry proven implants

      In my experience less than 10% of orthopedic surgeons meet all five of these criteria. That means if you go to the surgeon you’ve been seeing, or the one recommended by friends or family, there’s a 90% chance you will not be getting the best.

      At Phoenix Spine and Joint we make it our business to know the best. Call us for help finding the best surgeon near you who takes your insurance and is accepting new patients.

      If you have any of the following red flags you need to see a doctor NOW!

      • History of cancer, unexplained weight loss, passing blood
      • Pain is so severe you can’t walk
      • Also having fever, shakes, chills
      • Numbness or weakness

      Radiculopathy. This condition is most often due to herniated disc, but can also be caused by bone spurs, or compression of nerve roots as they leave the spinal canal. The traditional treatment is to confirm the herniation or compression by MRI, followed by a trial of epidural injection, with microdiscectomy or laminectomy surgery if all else fails.

      Enter below and we will email or text you more information about how to get rid of your radiculopathy due to herniated disc.

      Facet syndrome. Your low back pain is most consistent with arthritis. Look for confirmation on your x-ray and MRI reports with discussion about “arthritis.” The traditional treatment is radiofrequency ablation done by a pain management physician.

      Enter below and we will email or text you more information about how to get rid of your low back pain due to arthritis.

      Discogenic low back pain due to an annular tear. Sorry, this is the least common and the hardest to treat. Traditionally, the recommended procedure is fusion; however, that does not always work and causes adjacent level issues. More recently a denervation procedure was approved called the Intercept procedure from Relievant. Some doctors recommend injection, The two options are stem cell-derived growth factors, and ozone.

      Enter below and we will email or text you more information about how to get rid of your discogenic low back pain.