12 Bringing health care news to your home Originally from West Plains, Missouri, Brown attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on a Division II football scholarship. He saw education as the key to move beyond the economic struggles of his childhood. For a while, he thought he wanted to be a dietitian, but a football injury changed his mind. Brown was impressed with his orthopedic surgeon and took an interest in learning more about his career. “And so I just started asking questions,” Brown recalled. “I asked him if I could come in and shadow him. That turned into a couple times a month, and then once a week I was going in there observing him.” Brown earned his medical degree at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York, becoming the first doctor in his family. He decided to become an orthopedic surgeon during one of his medical school rotations. “I enjoyed the personality of the doctors and how they interacted with their patients,” he said. Brown completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California. He also completed a pediatric fellowship through The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Brown treats people of all ages with a variety of bone, muscle and joint conditions. He also has expertise in pediatric fractures and sports injuries. Pediatric orthopedic issues can be quite complex and often require specialized training. Brown offers a femur fracture as an example: “There are six different ways to fix it, depending on the age of the patient; the sex of the patient; and then something called skeletal age, which is determined by a left-hand X-ray,” he said. Although he’s serious about orthopedics, Brown possesses a good sense of humor with his younger patients. “I have a lot of dad jokes,” he quipped. For Brown, one of the most gratifying aspects about orthopedics is when he’s able to help patients reclaim their active lives after living with pain and limited mobility for years. “Their goals seemed so far out of reach,” Brown said. “And now they’re able to do those activities.” Brown has plenty to do to stay busy on his days off from the clinic. “Number one, I’m a dad and a husband,” he said. “When I’m not doing that, I have a big passion for hunting and fishing. We always do a deer camp, a turkey camp and lots of fishing.” If a painful joint, bone or muscle problem is keeping you from enjoying your favorite activities, the experts at Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic can help you. The multispecialty clinic is growing to meet our community’s needs for everything from joint replacements and hand surgeries to athletic injury and foot and ankle care. Here you’ll meet the newest members of this talented team. Steven Brown, DO, orthopedic surgeon COLUMBUS ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC has a talented crew
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