James Johnston Mason Brown OBE, FRCSEd | |
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| Born | 28 February 1908 St Andrews, Scotland |
| Died | 9 June 1964 (aged 56) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Education | Edinburgh Academy University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Paediatric surgeon |
| Known for | President British Association of Paediatric Surgeons President Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh |
| Sub-specialties | Paediatric surgery |
| Notable works | The Surgery of Childhood |
James Johnston Mason Brown OBE, FRCSEd (28 February 1908 – 9 June 1964) was a Scottish paediatric surgeon. During World War II he served as a surgical specialist with the 8th Army in North Africa and Italy and was awarded the OBE for this service. As surgeon-in-chief at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, he edited the major textbook The Surgery of Childhood. He was the joint founder of the Scottish Surgical Paediatric Society and a founder member of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS), of which he became president. He was elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) in 1962 but died in office aged 56 years.