Bruce D. Browner, MD, MHCM, FACS is Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, and Overseas Coordinator, Tanzania Trauma System Project in Durham, North Carolina. He is the senior editor of Skeletal Trauma, 6th Edition.

Dr. Browner was previously the Gray-Gosslin Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut, and Director, Department of Orthopaedics at Hartford Hospital. He is an internationally renowned orthopaedic trauma surgeon with extensive experience in the treatment of complex fractures, nonunions, malunions, and bone infections.

Dr. Browner received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate, and completed his internship and residency at Albany Medical Center. He performed a fellowship at Albany Medical College in the Shock Trauma Research Unit. He is past president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, as well as a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons and a member of its committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

The recipient of numerous professional awards, Dr. Browner has been named a Top Doctor by U.S. News (top 1% nationwide in his specialty), Orthopaedist of the Year by the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society, and Greater Hartford’s Top Doctors. He is also a recipient of the 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed upon those who have demonstrated leadership, excellence, and longevity within their respective industries and professions.