Dr. Adam Wilson Brazus was born in Cleveland, Ohio and became a Hoosier upon moving to Carmel where he grew up with his mother, father and brother. At Carmel High School he was a captain of the junior varsity soccer team and soloist with the swing choir, The Ambassadors.
After graduating as one of the valedictorians from Carmel, he attended Wabash College where he was active in the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and the Wabash College Glee Club, becoming president of both organizations his junior year. Honors in college included election to Phi Beta Kappa and graduating Magna Cum Laude. In Medical School at Indiana University, Dr. Brazus was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After internship at Methodist Hospital, he returned to the Indiana University Medical Center to complete his training in ophthalmology. While in residency, he worked part-time at the St. John’s Hospital Emergency Department. Friendships made there led to his beginning his ophthalmology practice in Anderson, where he worked for three and a half years. He has been at St. Vincent since January of 2000.
Adam met his wife, Stephanie, in medical school. They were married in November of 1993. Stephanie Ann Brazus, M.D. practices Obstetrics and Gynecology at Noblesville Obstetrics and Gynecology. They enjoy golf, traveling and and Stephanie’s horses and currently live in Carmel with their dogs, “Hermes” and “Blue”. Both Adam and Stephanie are Colts and Pacers fans. Dr. Brazus works on his computer and plays the guitar, piano and golf in his spare time.
In his training, Dr. Brazus became proficient in various laser and surgical treatments of the eye. Over the course of his nearly 25 years in practice, he has come to specialize primarily in general ophthalmology and premium refractive cataract surgery. He loves his work and prides himself on his traditional, compassionate medical care and success in surgically improving the sight and welfare of his patients.
Dr. Brazus recently served 2 terms as President of the Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology, and is a past Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at St. Vincent Hospital. He continues to teach surgery at Indiana University Medical Center and the Roudebush VA Medical Center.