Ms. Brownlie joined the Center in 2003, as the Director of Nursing. Her professional career involved working as a research nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD for one year, before moving back to MA. She worked for over 20 years in the Emergency Department and Operating Room at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett, MA. While there, Ms. Brownlie worked with Dr. Vaisman for several years, performing pain procedures. Her current responsibilities include all clinical management, and maintaining accreditation of the ambulatory surgical center.