Kathryn Brown, MD, MS

Dr. Kathryn Brown has been a member of the St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency core faculty since 2015. She received her medical training at the University of Minnesota Medical School-Twin Cities Campus and completed her family medicine training in 2014 at the St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. 

In the field of family medicine, Dr. Brown is motivated by developing and sustaining collaborative relationships with patients in the clinical setting, working with families, providing obstetric care, and enhancing the patient experience as they interface with medicine. Dr. Brown's research interests include: improving the patient experience in clinical care and management of chronic pain and safe opiate prescribing. In her personal life, Dr. Brown enjoys time with her family, cooking, time spent outdoors, and ceramics. 

American Academy of Family Physicians
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Improving the patient experience in clinical care; management of chronic pain; safe opiate prescribing

Stewart H, Montag Schafer K, Brown K. Atypical presentation of ACE-inhibitor induced angioedema. J Fam Pract.

Montag Schafer K, Brandt E, Brown K. What strategies influence patient satisfaction with physician communication when prescribing chronic opioid therapy? Evidence-Based Practice. 2020.23(1): 16-17

Brown KM, Keenan A, Montag-Schafer K. “ In patients prescribed chronic opioids for pain management, do pill counts prevent diversion?” Evidence-Based Practice. 2018; 21(8):51