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Commander
Colonel Shaun R. Brown
Commander, USAISR
Colonel Shaun R. Brown hails from St. Louis, Missouri. He is a 2002 distinguished graduate from Logan University and completed medical school at A.T. Still University. COL Brown completed his general surgery residency at William Beaumont Army medical Center, El Paso TX.
After completing General Surgery Residency training, COL Brown served at Carl R. Darnall Hospital, Ft. Cavazos, Texas. He deployed with the 28th CSH to Afghanistan as a General Surgeon and served as the Chief Medical Officer of his surgical detachment. In July 2015, COL Brown began his Colon and Rectal Fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans LA. Following completion, COL Brown was assigned to William Beaumont Army Medical Center as teaching faculty. During this time, COL Brown deployed with the 160th FST to Afghanistan. Additionally, COL Brown was recruited by the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit and successfully completed the assessment and selection process. Following graduation from Basic Airborne School, COL Brown was reassigned to Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC with augmentation to Joint Special Operations Command. He completed military freefall school and deployed to Afghanistan in support of USSOCOM in 2019 and to Iraq in 2020 and 2022.
During his time at Womack Army Medical Center, COL Brown became the General Surgery Program Director and was responsible for establishing a new General Surgery Residency program, the first additional U.S. Army General Surgery Residency program in over 40 years. During this time COL Brown also served as the Chief of Surgery at WAMC and Deputy Consultant to The Surgeon General for General Surgery.
COL Brown completed Senior Service College as a Veterans Affairs Fellow for Academic Year 2023-2024. Following completion of SSC, COL Brown served as the Chief of Professional Services for the 44th Medical Brigade until May of 2025. He is currently serving as the XVIII Airborne Corps Command Surgeon and is the General Surgery Consultant to The Surgeon General. COL Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Logan University in Human Biology and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from A.T. Still University.
His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Air Medal (C Device), Joint Service Commendation Medal (V device), Joint Service Commendation Medal (2 OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal (C device), Army Commendation medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (OLC), Combat Medical Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, Basic Airborne Badge, 9A designator, and The Surgeon General Physician of the Year award (LTC) 2022.