Michael Glyn Brown

Michael Glyn Brown (1957-2013) was a hand surgeon from the Houston area of Texas who founded the Brown Hand Center in 1988 and became widely known in Texas and Arizona for his television advertising. He studied at the Baylor College of Medicine, received his medical license in 1983 and later owned or managed several other surgical and foot and ankle centers. He advertised a patented technique for endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, a claim that the president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and other surgeons said rested on patented instruments rather than a unique operation. The Texas Medical Board placed him on probation in 2002 and revoked his license in 2006. His business declined, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2013, and he died in Miami Beach on 8 November 2013 at the age of 56.