Dr. Amber Brown

Dr. Amber Brown Dr. Amber Brown dedicated her focus to cosmetic medical care in January 2001.Prior to her commitment to cosmetic medicine, she worked in the Emergency department at the Brantford General Hospital and had a private practice.While in private practice, she was associated with McMaster University and an educator for both the medical students and the interns/residents.Dr. Brown Graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1996, with honours at the top 10% of her class.She has taught many innovative laser and injector workshops to physicians across Canada.

Amber Brown, M.D. Cosmetic Care Medical Clinic, Canada

Amber Brown, MD

Dr. Amber Brown, M.D.Dr. Brown received her medical degree with honors from the University of Ottawa in 1996.She fi nished her residency with McMaster University in 1998, and subsequently worked in the Emergency department at the Brantford General Hospital and had a private practice.She dedicated her focus to Cosmetic Medical care in January 2001, and founded the successful Cosmetic Care Clinics in Barrie and Brantford, Ontario.

Amber Brown, M.D. Cosmetic Care Medical Clinic, Canada

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Dr Amber Brown never saw it coming.She started her career off exactly as she had planned, building up her Brantford family practice and working two emerg shifts a week at the local hospital."I thought I'd be doing family medicine until I was blue-haired," she jokes.Then one day, she booked herself an appointment for laser hair removal."The closest place was in Hamilton , a 25-minute drive, and the whole way home I was thinking 'I can do this myself, so why am I driving?'"

Within a few months she was offering Botox, laser procedures , even piercings (from the waist up) to her patients."I started doing cosmetic stuff for three hours, once a week.Before I knew it, three hours became nine, and then 20, and all of a sudden I had more than I could handle," she recalls.Soon, Dr Brown had handed her family practice over to a former resident and founded the Cosmetic Care Clinic, which now includes a second facility in Barrie, ON.

BOOMing industryDr Brown is one of a growing number of physicians flocking to the booming field of medical aesthetics.
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At first, Dr Brown faced a fair bit of criticism and resentment from colleagues who saw her career switch as a waste of her medical training in a severely underserviced community.But through the talks she gives at conferences all over the country, she finds most physicians are really intrigued by what she does."After a while, you get to a point where the pressure is always there, and there's no end in sight.You wonder, 'What else is there?'" For her, doing these types of procedures was a nice little breather from all the heavy-duty stuff GPs usually face.A self-described procedure junkie, Dr Brown also found the hands-on nature of the job right up her alley."It's a wonderful way to spice things up, to keep yourself motivated and stimulated," she says.Having patients come to her by choice, rather than only in times of crisis, was also a nice change of pace."Balance is important.If we burn ourselves out, we're no good to anyone," she adds.

LICENcE TO FILLDr Brown says a growing number of physicians are dabbling in Botox, or hiring on a nurse or aesthetician to offer laser hair removal as add-ons to their practice.Most manufacturers offer pretty advantageous deals on leases for laser equipment, so there's not much capital investment."It allows for a little more financial stability, and you can delegate some of it so you have money coming in without having to actually be there yourself," she says.
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Dr Brown agrees, and says it's part of the reason she loves her job so much."As an FP, it always mattered so much to me that I made people better.And I found it really frustrating how seldom I could make a big change," she says.

Amber Brown, MD
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Amber Brown, MD

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Amber Brown, MD - Emergency Medicine and Owner of the Cosmetic Care Clinic
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Amber Brown, MD - Emergency Medicine, Owner of Cosmetic Care Clinic
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Amber Brown, MD - Emergency Medicine, Owner of Cosmetic Care Clinic
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Amber Brown, MD - Emergency Medicine, Owner of Cosmetic Care Clinic