Nancy J. Brown, M.D. is the Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Yale School of Medicine and C.N.H. Long professor of Internal Medicine. Prior to coming to Yale, Dr. Brown served as chair of the Vanderbilt Department of Medicine and physician-in-chief of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Brown's research focuses on the mechanisms through which the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone, kallikrein-kinin, and incretin systems affect inflammation, thrombosis, metabolism and cardiovascular risk. Her research has been recognized by the Harriet Dustan Award from American Heart Association, the E.K. Frey-E. Werle Foundation Prize, the August M. Watanabe Prize in Translational Research, and others.

Throughout her career, Dr. Brown has worked to promote the development of physician-scientists. She served as Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Scientist Development at Vanderbilt and established institutional infrastructure to support physician-scientists in the transition to independence.

Dr. Brown is a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.