Michael Bowen, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor Endowed Title Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care Schools Medical School Departments Internal Medicine | Pediatrics | Public Health You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Michael Bowen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.S., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, the Department of Population and Data Sciences, and the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Bowen earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics. Following residency, he completed the VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program, receiving advanced training in outcomes and health services research and quality improvement. He also holds a master's degree in public health from Vanderbilt, a master's degree in clinical science from UT Southwestern, and a certificate in biomedical informatics from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Biomedical Informatics at Houston. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Bowen joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012. Dr. Bowen is Co-director of the General Internal Medicine Fellowship at UT Southwestern and section editor of the Bottom Line Summary for the Journal of General Internal Medicine. He has led and serves on numerous committees, including the VA National Quality Scholars Alumni Committee and the Society of General Internal Medicine evidence-based medicine task force. He’s a member of several professional organizations, including the Society of General Internal Medicine, the American Diabetes Association, and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Bowen’s research focuses on the screening, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. He collaborates broadly with clinicians and researchers at UT Southwestern and Parkland Health & Hospital System to develop and evaluate pragmatic, electronic health record-driven solutions to improve clinical processes and health care delivery. He also partners with community organizations to develop processes that improve the health of the local community. He has delivered numerous national and international invited lectures and published scores of academic articles. In 2016, Dr. Bowen was named Outstanding Board Member of the North Texas ADA Community Leadership Board by the American Diabetes Association. Personal Note He has two young children and enjoys spending time with his family, running, cooking, and fishing. Education Other Post Graduate Training Vanderbilt University Master of Public Health (2005) Medical School Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2005) Graduate School Vanderbilt University Master of Public Health (2005), Preventive Medicine Residency Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009), Pediatrics Fellowship Vanderbilt University/Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (2012), Research Research Interest Quality improvement research and practice improvement Screening and management of type 2 diabetes Publications From Food to Finances: Early Phase Qualitative Evaluation of a Novel Resource-Coaching Program Pezzia C, Albin JL, Bowen ME, Hollis-Hansen K, Pruitt S, Siler MD, Wadkins-Chambers B, Leonard T Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2026 Feb 37 323-338 Design, Implementation, and Feasibility of a Community Co-Led Culinary Medicine Shared Medical Appointment Model Agrawal A, Wong W, Knowles A, Siler M, Robinson N, Smith G, Hollis-Hansen K, Bowen ME, Smith-Morris C, Kitzman H, Albin J American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 2026 Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers: Qualitative Insights into Support and Challenges in Culinary Medicine and Medical Nutrition Therapy Delivery for Diabetes Management Albin J, Bowen ME, Lopez MA, Siler M, Perez GI, Ponton M, Smith-Morris C American Journal of Health Promotion 2026 Adaptation and pilot implementation of a hereditary cancer risk-assessment tool for primary care Makhnoon S, Gurram A, Alrabbat E, Ibidapo T, Ma Y, Villa E, Bowen ME, Lahiri S, Skinner CS, Pirzadeh-Miller S, Leach S BMC Family Practice 2025 Dec 26 Visit-Based, EHR-Driven Clinical Decision Support to Identify Abnormal Glycemic Results and Promote Diabetes Screening: A Pragmatic Trial Bowen ME, Fish J, Bhat D, Kim E, Zhang S, Halm EA Journal of general internal medicine 2025 Nov 40 3511-3513 A Novel Culinary Medicine Service Line: Practical Strategy for Food as Medicine Albin J, Wong W, Siler M, Bowen ME, Kitzman H NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2025 Sep 6 Incident Diabetes Diagnosis Among the Uninsured During COVID-19 Hospitalization Ganguly AP, Harms M, Bhavan KP, Bowen ME American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025 Sep 69 Derivation and Validation of D-RISK: An Electronic Health Record–Driven Risk Score to Detect Undiagnosed Dysglycemia in Clinical Practice Bowen ME, Lingvay I, Meneghini LF, Moran B, Santini NO, Zhang S, Halm EA Diabetes Care 2025 May 48 703-710 Childcare Barriers and Appointment Nonadherence Among Women in a Safety-Net Health System Ganguly AP, Martin R, Barnett E, Smartt J, Harms M, Kho KA, Bowen ME, Balasubramanian BA, Bhavan KP JAMA Network Open 2025 Apr 8 Providing medically tailored groceries and food resource coaching through the charitable food system to patients of a safety-net clinic in Dallas, Texas: a randomised controlled trial protocol Albin J, Leonard T, Wong W, Siler M, Haskins C, Turcios J, Pruitt SL, Bowen M, Pezzia C, Ford A, Schinzer B, Hollis-Hansen K BMJ Open 2025 Jan 15 Results 1-10 of 46 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards The Kaufman Prize in MedicineVanderbilt University Medical School recognition of the qualities of humaneness, dedication and unselfish service in the study of medicine (2005) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association of Pediatrics (2005) American College of Physicians (2007) Society of General Internal Medicine (2011)
