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Rhett L. Brown, MD, FAAFP
He/Him/His
Advanced Children, Teens, & Adults Trans Care Level Hormone Prescriber
Founding Member of CTH 2012
Primary Care Provider Providing Trans Care Since 2010
Provider Bio
Dr. Brown has over 30 years practice experience in Charlotte with a diverse patient population. He has been recognized as a Top Charlotte Physician by Charlotte Magazine several times as well as Charlotte physician of the year by Creative Loafing and Q-Nerve. He is past president of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. He is WPATH certified in transgender medical care with over a decade of providing care and is a founding member of Charlotte Transgender Healthcare Group. He believes that physicians should provide support, guidance, and acceptance to all patients.
Services
Services
- General Health Care
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for Adults
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for Teens
- Puberty Suppression (Blockers)
- General Sexual Wellness/Gynecological Care
- HIV Treatment and Prevention (PrEP) Care
- General Mental Health Medication Management
- In-Office Labs
- Transition/Affirmation Letters for Surgery
- Family Planning/Fertility Support
- Menstrual Suppression
- Transmasculine and Non-binary Mammograms
Training
- Transgender Cultural Training
- Clinical Training for Trans Medical Care
- Internship/Residency Opportunities: office rotations for NP, PA, MD or DO students and residents
- Other Continuing Education Opportunities: speaker to community and professional groups, healthcare organizations, businesses and schools.
Practice Policies & Guidelines
- WPATH Standards of Care Guidelines for HRT
- Individualized Assessment for HRT
- Informed Consent for HRT for Most Adults
- Letter Required for Minors Supported for HRT
Ages Served
- Infant-Parent & Pregnancy Support (0-3)
- Children 4-6
- Children 7-10
- Youth 11-13
- Youth 14-17
- Adults 18+
- Elders
Accessibility & COVID Information
- Office in transition to Avance: Please register as a patient at www.Avancecare.com and choose the Midtown office.
- Accepting New Patients via calls December 2021 and via online booking to go live in January of 2022
- NC & SC Telehealth Options for Care
- Gender Neutral Bathroom
- Wheelchair Access
- Public Transit Accessible
Practice Location: Avance Primary Care Midtown (Starting appointments in December 2021)
Phone🙁980) 375-0550
Fax: (980) 375-0551
Financial Information
Self-referrals accepted
Insurance Accepted:
- Aetna
- BCBS
- BCBS Blue Advantage
- BCBS Blue Value
- BCBS State Health Plan
- Blue Choice of SC
- Cigna
- Humana
- MedCost
- Medicare
- United Healthcare/Optum
- Out of Network/HSA/FSA
- Private Pay- Not Eligible for Out of Network