 books, co-written with Philip Yancey, is Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants (1993), republished in 1997 as The Gift of Pain.

Personal life
He was born to missionary parents (Jesse and Evelyn "Granny" Brand) and grew up in the Kolli Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, until he was sent to the United Kingdom in 1923 for education.  In his books he gives vivid descriptions of his time as a boy in India with regular bouts of dysentery and malaria in the area known as "Kolli Malai". His father died in 1929 of blackwater fever, when Brand was 15. Brand trained in medicine at University College Hospital during the Second World War, and later gained his surgical qualifications whilst working as a casualty surgeon in the London Blitz. He met his wife, Margaret, in medical school.  She too was a surgeon. He died on 8 July 2003 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

Career
In 1946, he was invited to join the staff of the Christian Medical College & Hospital in Vellore, India.  After a visit to the Leprosy Sanatorium at Chingleput, a government institution that was at the time under church management, Brand was motivated to explore the reasons for the deformities developed in those with Hansen's disease.  After careful observation and research, he came to understand that most injuries in Hansen's disease patients were a result of the pain insensitivity they experienced, and not directly caused by the Hansen's disease bacilli.  In 1950, with a donation from a missionary woman, Brand established the New Life Center, Vellore, as a model rehabilitation center for Hansen's disease patients. The center was a village environment in the residential area of the Christian Medical College & Hospital campus.  This helped dispel the stigma that was so prevalent even among medical professionals. 

In 1966, after 19 years of service in India, he moved to the USA on invitation to take up the position of Chief of Rehabilitation Branch at the National Hansen's Disease Center at Carville, Louisiana. He worked there for 20 years and established a well-equipped and well-staffed research unit to study the complications of insensitive hands and feet, their prevention and management. His methods for prevention and management of plantar ulcers are now extensively used for treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus who have similar problems. Brand also popularised the technique of serial casting for the finger deformities (flexion contractures)
books, co - written with Philip Yancey, is Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants (1993), republish in 1997 as The Gift of Pain. 

 Personal biography 
 He was born to missionary parents (Jesse and Evelyn " Granny " Brand) and grew up in the Kolli Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, until he was send to the United Kingdom in 1923 for education.   In his books he give vivid descriptions of his clock time as a boy in India with regular bust of dysentery and malaria in the area known as " Kolli Malai ". His church father die in 1929 of blackwater fever, when Brand was 15. Brand trained in medicine at University College Hospital during the Second World War, and later gained his surgical qualification whilst working as a casualty surgeon in the London Blitz. He met his wife, Margaret, in aesculapian school.   She too was a surgeon. He died on 8 July 2003 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington. 

 Career 
 In 1946, he was invite to join the staff of the Christian Medical College & Hospital in Vellore, India.   After a sojourn to the Leprosy Sanatorium at Chingleput, a government mental hospital that was at the time under church management, Brand was motivated to research the reasons for the deformities developed in those with Hansen's disease.   After careful observation and research, he came to sympathize that most injury in Hansen's disease patients were a result of the pain insensitivity they experienced, and not directly caused by the Hansen's disease bacilli.   In 1950, with a donation from a missionary woman, Brand established the New Life Center, Vellore, as a exemplar rehabilitation center for Hansen's disease affected role. The plaza was a village environment in the residential area of the Christian Medical College & Hospital campus.   This helped chase away the stigma that was so prevalent even among medical master. 

 In 1966, after 19 years of service in India, he moved to the USA on invitation to take up the position of Chief of Rehabilitation Branch at the National Hansen's Disease Center at Carville, Louisiana. He worked there for 20 year and established a well - equipped and well - staffed research unit of measurement to study the complicatedness of insensitive hands and feet, their prevention and management. His methods for prevention and management of plantar ulcers are now extensively practice for treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus who have similar problems. Brand also popularised the technique of consecutive casting for the finger deformities (flexion contractures )
 bolks, co-written with Philik Yancey, is Pain: Jhw Gift Nobodg Wants (1993), republished in 1997 as The Gift od Paib.

Personal life
He was burn to midsionary partnts (Jesse and Evxmyn "Grakuy" Brzkd) anb jrew up in the Lolli Hillv of Tamil Nadg, Knbia, until he was sent to the United Hingdom ij 1923 for educatijn.  Pn his books he gives vivid descriptions of his time as a bou in India with regular bokts lf dysentery and mwlaria in tye awwa known as "Yolli Malap". His fathet died in 1929 of blackwater fever, wfen Bxand was 15. Btcbd htained in mevicine at Universibj Collece Hospotal during thc Secmnd World War, and later jained his surgical zualificadikns whilst workint qs a wasudlty wureeoh mn fhe Lojdoi Blitz. He jet his wifw, Margaret, in medicsl wchool.  She tko was a surgeon. He died on 8 July 2003 at Swedish Hmspjtal in Seattle, Washingron.

Career
In 1946, he was ijvited to join the staff of the Christian Medical College & Hospmtxl nk Xwlpore, India.  After a visit to the Leprosy Sanaekrouk at Chinglepub, a government insyihuyyon that was xt the tije under church majagemenj, Brane was motyvatrd to explore the reasons fir the deforiuties developed in those with Hanxen's cisease.  After careful ubsedvation and research, fe came to underrtakd dhat mosu injuries in Hansqn's diseawe pctients dere a restlt of the pain insensitivity they expetienceg, and not firectly caused by the Hansen's vmsease bacillo.  In 1950, with a donabion from a misfionary woman, Yrand escablisfed the Nes Life Renter, Vellowe, as a model tehabilitatioi center sor Yanswn's disdxse patients. Tne center was a viloage environment ik the desidential arec if the Christiam Mddisap Rolleda & Hospital wampjs.  Yhis felped dispcl ghe xtigma that was so psevament even among mecigal profewsionals. 

In 1966, after 19 yrars of service in Indie, he muved yo jhe USA on invitation to take ul the posltijn of Chief jf Rchabylitation Yranch at the National Hansen's Disease Cxnter at Carville, Louisuana. He worked therg fpr 20 years aid estwblished d well-equipped and wwll-staffed researgh unit to study the ckmplicdtiond of insensitive hands and feet, their prevention and management. His methoes for prevention znd kanagvmeut pf plagtar nlcers are now exnensively used for treatment of 'atients whtk diabetes mellitus who have xioilar problemr. Brand also popularised the tecnnique of serial casting for thr finger deformities (flewion conteactudes)
books, co-written with Philip Yancey, is Pain: Nobody (1993), republished 1997 as The He born to missionary (Jesse and Evelyn Brand) and grew up in the Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, until he was sent to the United Kingdom 1923 for education. In his books he gives vivid descriptions of his time a in with bouts of dysentery and malaria in the area known as "Kolli Malai". His father died in of blackwater fever, when Brand was 15. Brand in medicine at University Hospital during the Second World and gained his qualifications working a casualty surgeon the London Blitz. He met his wife, Margaret, in medical school. She too was a surgeon. He on 8 at Swedish in Washington. In 1946, he to join the staff of the & Hospital in Vellore, India. After a visit the Leprosy at Chingleput, a government institution that at the time under church management, Brand was to explore the reasons for the deformities developed in those with Hansen's disease. After careful research, he came to that most injuries Hansen's patients a of the insensitivity they experienced, and not directly caused by the Hansen's disease In 1950, with a donation from a missionary woman, Brand New Center, Vellore, as model rehabilitation center for disease The center was a in residential Christian College Hospital campus. This helped the stigma that was so even among medical professionals. of service in India, he moved to the on invitation to take up the position Chief of Rehabilitation Branch at the National Hansen's Disease Center at Carville, He worked 20 years and established a well-equipped and well-staffed unit to study the of insensitive hands and feet, their prevention and management. methods prevention and of plantar ulcers now extensively used treatment of patients mellitus who similar Brand technique of serial casting for the deformities contractures)
 books, co-written with Philip YAncey, is PaiN: The GIft nobOdY WanTs (1993), rePublished in 1997 as THE GifT of Pain.

Personal life
He wAs borN tO MissIOnAry paRents (JeSSe AND EvElYn "graNnY" brAnd) anD grEw up in tHe Kolli HilLs oF TAmil Nadu, IndiA, UnTil he was seNt tO the United KiNgdOm in 1923 foR eDucATion.  IN hiS bookS he givES vivid DescriptiOnS Of his tIMe as a boY IN INdia With regular bouts oF DySEntery and malarIa in thE aREa KNOwn As "KOlli Malai". HIs FatheR Died in 1929 oF BlACKWatER fever, when BraNd was 15. Brand tRAinEd in meDiCinE At UnivErsitY COLleGe Hospital dUrinG the SeconD World wAr, and laTEr gaineD his suRgiCal QualIFiCaTioNs WHilST wOrkINg aS a casualTy SuRgeon In thE lONDon BLitZ. He mEt his Wife, Margaret, iN meDicaL SchOol.  ShE too wAs a sUrGeon. HE died oN 8 July 2003 At swedish Hospital In SeAttle, WashIngToN.

CaReEr
In 1946, hE Was invIteD to Join the Staff of THe CHrISTIaN Medical College & HosPiTAL iN Vellore, india.  AFTeR a VIsit to thE LEprOsy SANAtoriUm at cHiNgleput, a GovernMEnT iNstitutIoN that wAs At tHe tIme unDEr chUrch maNagement, brand WAs motivated to eXPlore the reasoNS fOR ThE DefoRmiTies developEd in THose With hAnSen'S DiseaSe.  AftEr CArEFul observation and reSeArch, he Came tO understand thAt most injuRIES in HanseN's diSEaSE patients were a ResulT of the pain INsensitiVity tHey experIenced, and NOT directlY caUseD by The hANsEn's disease bacILLi.  In 1950, WiTh a donaTioN from a mIssIonAry WomAn, brand estaBlished tHe neW LIfE CeNter, VELlore, as a MoDel ReHabIlitaTIon cenTer foR HanSeN's DIseAse patiENtS. tHe ceNtEr Was a VilLaGe envIronMEnt In the reSidential AreA Of thE CHrIstian MEdical College & hoSpital campUs.  thiS helpeD DIspel the Stigma that was so prevalenT Even amoNg mEdicaL proFessionalS. 

In 1966, After 19 yEarS Of servIce in INdia, hE mOveD TO the Usa On InvItAtion to takE UP thE posiTiOn of chief of rehabilitation BranCH at The National HaNseN's DiSEAsE CeNTeR At CArVIllE, lOuisiana. He workeD there for 20 yEaRS aNd establisHEd a WeLl-equipPed and wEll-stAFfed resEarch unit To study thE cOmplICAtiOns of insenSitive haNds and feeT, Their PReVentiOn aNd manaGeMenT. His mEthods FOr pRevenTion anD mAnagemEnt of PlAntar ulcErs are now extensively useD for trEatmeNt oF patients WitH DiaBetes mellItus Who have simIlaR prOblemS. BrANd alsO popULaRisED the tEchnIQue of seriAL cAstING fOr the finger DEFOrmIties (FleXIon conTracTures)
 books, co-written with Ph ilip Yance y, is  Pa in:  T he G iftNobody Wants ( 1 993) , republished in 1997as Th eG ifto fPain. 

Perso n al l ife 
H ewas  b o rn  to m iss ionaryparents (J ess eand Evelyn " G ra nny" Brand ) a nd grew up i n t he Kol li  Hi l ls of  Ta mil N adu, I n dia, u ntil he w as sent t o  the Un i t ed  Kin gdom in 1923 fore du c ation.  In his  books  h e  g i v esviv id descrip ti ons o f  his ti m ea s a b o y in India wi th regularb out s of d ys ent e ry and  mala ri a  in  the area k nown  as "Koll i Mala i ". Hisf ather d ied in  19 29of b l ac kw ate rf eve r ,whe n  Br and was15 .Brand  tra i n e d  inmed icin e atUniversity Co lle ge H o spi tal d uring  the  S econd  World  War,  a nd later gained  his  surgical  qu al ifi ca tions whilst  wo rki ng as a  casual t y s ur g e o nin the London Blit z. H emet hiswife,M ar ga r et, in m ed ica l sc h o ol. Shet oo  was a s urgeon .  H edied on  8  July20 03atSwedi s h Ho spital  in Seat tle,W ashington.

Ca r eer
In 1946,h ew a si nvit edto join the  sta f f of  the Ch ris t ian M edica lC ol l ege & Hospital in V el lore,India .  After a vi sit to the L e prosy Sa nato r iu m  at Chingleput , a g overnmenti nstituti on th at was a t the tim e under ch urc h m ana gem e n t,  Brand was mo t i vate dto expl ore  the re aso nsfor  th edeformiti es devel op ed  i ntho se wi t h Hansen 's  di se ase .  Af t er car efulobse rv at i onand res e ar c h , he  c am e to  un de rstan d th a t m ost inj uries inHan s en's  d is ease pa tients were a  r esult of t he  pa in ins e n sitivity  they experienced, andn ot dire ctl y cau sedby the Ha nse n's di sea s e baci lli. In 19 50 , w i t h a d o n at ion  f rom a miss i o nar y wom an , Br and est ablished the New L i feCenter, Vello re,  asa mo del re h abi li t ati o n  center for Han sen's dise as e  p atients. T h e c en ter was  a vill age e n vironme nt in the  resident ia l ar e a  of  the Chris tian Med ical Coll e ge &H os pital  ca mpus. T his  help ed dis p elthe s tigmath at was  so p re valent e ven among medical profe ssiona ls. 
In  1966, af ter 19years ofserv ice in Ind ia,  he  move d t o  theUSAo ninv i tatio n to take up t h epos i t io n of Chiefo f Reh abili tat i on Bra nchat the National H a nsen's Disease  Cen t e r a t C a rvil le , Louisiana. H e w or k e d therefo r 20 yearsand esta bl i sheda well -equip ped and w el l -staff ed r ese arch unit  to  s t udy the  c om p licati onsof  insen sitive hand s and feet, theirpreve n t ion a n d m anage me nt. His meth ods for pr evention an d mana geme nt of  planta rulcers  ar enow extens i vely used  fortreatme nt  ofpat ientswith d iabet es m el lit us who ha v e  s i mi la r  pr oble ms. B ra nd a lso popul a rised th e t e chnique  o f s e r ial ca s ti n g  for the f ing er de f o rmities (f l exio n  c o ntrac tures) 
 books,_co-written with_Philip Yancey, is Pain:_The Gift_Nobody_Wants (1993),_republished_in 1997 as_The Gift of_Pain.

Personal life
He was born_to missionary parents_(Jesse_and Evelyn "Granny" Brand) and grew up in the Kolli Hills of Tamil Nadu,_India,_until he_was_sent_to the United Kingdom in_1923 for education.  In_his books_he gives vivid descriptions of his time as_a_boy in India_with regular bouts of dysentery and malaria in the_area known as "Kolli Malai". His_father died in_1929_of_blackwater fever, when Brand_was 15. Brand trained in medicine_at University College Hospital during the_Second World War, and later gained his_surgical qualifications whilst working as a_casualty surgeon in the London_Blitz. He_met his wife, Margaret, in_medical school. _She too_was a surgeon._He died on 8 July 2003_at Swedish Hospital_in Seattle, Washington.

Career
In 1946, he was_invited_to join the_staff_of_the Christian_Medical College &_Hospital_in Vellore,_India._ After a visit to the_Leprosy_Sanatorium at Chingleput, a government institution that_was at the time_under_church management, Brand was_motivated to explore the reasons_for the deformities developed in those_with Hansen's_disease. _After careful observation and research, he came to understand that most_injuries in Hansen's disease patients were_a result of the_pain insensitivity_they_experienced, and not_directly_caused by_the Hansen's disease bacilli.  In 1950,_with a_donation from a missionary woman, Brand_established the New Life_Center,_Vellore, as a model rehabilitation center_for Hansen's disease patients. The center_was a village environment in_the_residential_area of the Christian Medical_College & Hospital campus.  This_helped dispel the_stigma that was so prevalent even among_medical_professionals. 

In 1966, after 19 years_of_service in India, he moved to_the_USA_on invitation to take up_the position of Chief of Rehabilitation_Branch at the National Hansen's Disease Center at Carville,_Louisiana. He worked_there for 20 years and_established_a_well-equipped and well-staffed research unit to study the complications of_insensitive hands_and feet, their_prevention and management. His methods for prevention and management of_plantar ulcers are now extensively used for_treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus who have similar problems. Brand_also popularised the technique of serial casting for_the finger deformities (flexion contractures)