Dr. Marc I. Brand, M.D., received his Bachelor’s Degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1986 and graduated from Rush Medical College in 1990. Dr. Brand completed eight years of surgical training at the Cleveland Clinic, including a five-year residency in general surgery, a two-year fellowship in surgical research and a one-year fellowship in colorectal surgery.
Dr. Brand’s areas of clinical expertise include ulcerative colitis (pelvic pouch surgery), Crohn's disease (strictureplasty and bowel conservation), colonoscopy, and hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes (Familial Polyposis and Lynch Syndromes).
Dr. Brand is a member of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Hereditary Colon Cancer and is the Director of the Rush Registry for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. The registry is an organization which coordinates and provides medical care for patients and families with hereditary colorectal cancer, and also provides information regarding these syndromes to both patients and their physicians.
Dr. Brand describes what physicians consider normal bowel habits.
December 22, 2009 - 11:02am
Dr. Brand recalls the options physicians have when treating women with hemorrhoids.
December 22, 2009 - 10:56am
Dr. Brand explains if secondary conditions are commonly discovered when women visit their doctors about hemorrhoids.
December 22, 2009 - 10:52am
Dr. Marc Brand introduces himself and describes hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 8:13pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares if a woman is sick if she has hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 4:42pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares the optimal time to perform a hemorrhoid examination.
August 26, 2009 - 4:35pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains how hemorrhoids are diagnosed.
August 26, 2009 - 4:28pm
Dr. Marc Brand discusses why it is common for pregnant women to have hemorrhoid problems.
August 26, 2009 - 4:24pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains what hemorrhoids do.
August 26, 2009 - 4:17pm
Dr. Marc Brand discusses the effectiveness of over-the-counter hemorrhoid treatments.
August 26, 2009 - 3:59pm
Dr. Marc Brand describes a hemorrhoidectomy.
August 26, 2009 - 3:53pm
Dr. Brand explains how women can prevent hemorrhoid symptoms.
August 26, 2009 - 3:36pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares if hemorrhoids can cause health problems outside of the colon.
August 26, 2009 - 3:32pm
Dr. Brand discusses the function of the sensory epithelium.
August 26, 2009 - 3:25pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains the difference between internal and external hemorrhoids?
August 26, 2009 - 3:19pm
Dr. Brand discusses how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can contribute to hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 3:10pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains how excessive coughing can exacerbate hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 3:03pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares if hemorrhoids are normal.
August 26, 2009 - 2:55pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains if hemorrhoids are hereditary.
August 26, 2009 - 2:50pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares the symptoms of internal hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 2:40pm
Dr. Marc Brand describes the symptoms of external hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 2:31pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares what a woman should do if she is bleeding from her anal area.
August 26, 2009 - 2:24pm
Dr. Marc Brand discusses the downsides of over-the-counter hemorrhoid treatments.
August 26, 2009 - 2:19pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains how dietary and lifestyle changes can affect hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 2:12pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares how much fiber women should be consuming daily.
August 26, 2009 - 2:03pm
Dr. Marc Brand shares if steroid suppositories and creams help a woman suffering from hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 1:55pm
Dr. Brand explains why women should not sit too long on the toilet.
August 26, 2009 - 1:49pm
Dr. Marc Brand discusses the causes of hemorrhoids.
August 26, 2009 - 1:40pm
Dr. Marc Brand explains if a woman's bowels can become dependant on fiber supplements.
August 26, 2009 - 1:29pm
Dr. Marc Brand discusses new hemorrhoid treatments.
August 26, 2009 - 1:18pm
