William Henry Brownell, MA, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Active Physician, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship Director , Lower Extremity Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery

Contact information
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
14th Floor South, Perelman
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-239-4718
Fax: 215-615-0474
Education
BA (Honors Biology)
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.
MA (Religion)
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
DPM
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

William “Jake” Brownell, DPM, MA, FACFAS, FACPM, FAMOS Dr. Brownell is double board certified in Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery and serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery with the Division of Plastic Surgery and Podiatry. Dr. Brownell is a past fellowship graduate of the Penn Lower Extremity Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship and currently serves as the Fellowship Program Director. His expertise includes Orthoplastic and limb-preservation reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, peripheral nerve reconstruction, trauma, joint replacement, and foot and ankle reconstructive surgery. He is section-editor in diabetic lower extremity limb-preservation for the Journal of Orthoplastic Limb Preservation.

Selected Publications

Malay DS, Kaikis A, Brownell W: Acquired peripheral nerve pathologies. McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot & Ankle Surgery, 5th Edition. Carpenter BB, Butterworth ML, Fishco WD, Marcoux JT (eds.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Page: 1075-1122, 2022.

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Last updated: 09/03/2026
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