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Karen M. Brown APRN, AGACNP-BC

Assistant In Neurological Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Brain Cancer
  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Neurological Disorders, Surgery
  • Neurological Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Surgery for Neurological Disorders

Locations

Vanderbilt Neurosurgery
1500 21st Avenue South, The Village at Vanderbilt, Suite 1506
Nashville, TN 37212
Vanderbilt Neurosurgery Pleasant View
Vanderbilt Health Pleasant View
6536 Highway 41A
Pleasant View, TN 37146

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Board Certifications

  • Gerontological Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2017

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Karen is phenomenal. She is a great listener as well as what is going on and why. She has a lot of empathy and is very easy to talk to.
May 22, 2026
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Dr Reid Thompson had the Best beside manners. He would sit down talk to me, my husband and daughter making contact with us all and answering questions. No rushing through explanations. Felt overwhelming contingent in him doing my brain surgery
May 16, 2026
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I never felt rushed or hurried. Very professional and CARING!
May 14, 2026
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Karen Brown is very knowledgeable, explaining all details thoroughly. She puts you at ease and she welcomes any and all questions.
May 12, 2026
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Karen is always very professional and nice. I trust her as my medical provider.
May 11, 2026
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Dr Brown NP is the best ever
May 10, 2026
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I would definitely recommend her
April 29, 2026
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Very good
April 18, 2026
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Excellent servicr
April 13, 2026
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