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Cindy Darnell Bowens, MD $$

Critical Care Specialist

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Interim Division Director at Children's Health

Languages Spoken:
English

Locations

UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
University of Louisville School of Medicine (1998)
Internship
University of Tennessee (1999), Pediatrics
Residency
University of Tennessee (2001), Pediatrics
Fellowship
UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2004), Pediatric Critical Care
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics/Critical Care

Departments and Programs

  • Research Interests

    • Pain control
    • Quality and guideline initiatives
    • Sedation

  • Publications

    • Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Is Associated With Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Worse Outcomes in Children With Acute Respiratory Failure. Dahmer MK, Quasney MW, Sapru A, Gildengorin G, Curley MAQ, Matthay MA, Flori H Pediatr Crit Care Med 2018 10 19 10 930-938
    • Improving Reliability to a Care Goal Rounding Template in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Efune PN, Morse RB, Sheehan M, Malone LM, Robertson TS, Darnell C Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2018 3 6 e117
    • Coagulation Profile Is Not a Predictor of Acute Cerebrovascular Events in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients. Anton-Martin P, Journeycake J, Modem V, Golla S, Raman L, Tweed J, Darnell-Bowens C ASAIO J. 2017 Jul
    • Reducing Fresh Tracheostomy Decannulations Following Implementation of a Fresh Tracheostomy Guideline. Hood K, Lewis B, Bowens CD Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2017 Jun 29 2 131-141
    • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parental Refusal of Consent in a Large, Multisite Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Trial. Natale JE, Lebet R, Joseph JG, Ulysse C, Ascenzi J, Wypij D, Curley MAQ J. Pediatr. 2017 May 184 204-208.e1

  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Pediatrics (1998)
    • American College of Chest Physicians (2002-2011)
    • American Medical Association (1998-2010)
    • National Medical Association (2006-2009)
    • Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators, HSCT/Oncology Subgroup (2009-2013)
    • Society of Critical Care Medicine (2002)
    • Texas Pediatric Society (2001)

  • Awards and Honors

    • The President’s Award for Diversity and Humanism in Clinical Care
    • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2018-2020)
    • Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar (Association of American Medical Colleges) (2014)
    • Election to American Pediatric Society (2013)
    • Best Doctors in America (2012-2013)
    • Above and Beyond Award - University of Iowa Health Care (2005-2006)
    • Clinical Scholars Program - UT Southwestern (2005)
    • Pediatric Resident Award - LeBonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee at Memphis (2000)

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