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Education and Qualifications:
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biology (Magna Cum Laude)
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1985-1989
Medical School:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
1989-1993
Intern and Residency Training:
General Pediatrics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas County Hospital District
Dallas, TX, 1993-1996
Fellowship Training:
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Divisions of Pediatric Hematology and Pediatric Oncology
Departments of Pediatrics and Oncology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1996-1999
Summer Course in Epidemiology
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
1998
Board Certification:
Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships:
Pediatric Oncology Group-Associate Member
American Society for Cancer Research
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Clinical and Research Interests:
Developing novel treatments for children with brain tumors.
Identification and prevention of long-term side effects of
brain tumor therapy.
Selected Recent Publications and Presentations:
Bowers DC, Sicherer SH, Lederman HM, Winkelstein JA, and
Chen AR. Immune Constitution of Complete DiGeorge Anomaly
by Transplantation of Unmobilized Blood Mononuclear Cells.
The Lancet. 352:1983-4. 1998.
Matsson H, Klar J, Draptchinskaia N, Gustavsson P, Carlsson B,
Bowers D, de Bont E, Dahl N. Truncating Ribosomal Protein S19
and Variable Clinical Expression in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.
Human Genetics. 105(5):496-500, 1999.
Galloway K, Bowers DC, and Staats P. Intrathecal Analgesia via
an Implanted Infusion Pump in a Child with Cancer. Medical and
Pediatric Oncology. [In Press, 2000].
Bowers DC, Georgiades C, Aronson L, Burger PC, Melhem ER, and
Cohen KJ. Tectal Gliomas: Conservative Management of an Indolent
Lesion. Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery. [In Press, 2000].
Bowers DC, Fan S, Williams JA, Rosen EM, and Laterra J. Hepatocyte
Growth Factor Activates the AKT Pathway and Inhibits Chemotherapy
and Radiation Induced Cell Death in Human Glioma Cells.
[Submitted for Publication, 1999].
Bowers DC, Krause TP, Barzi A, Burger PC, Wharam MD, Carson BS,
Weingart JD, Melhem ER, and Cohen KJ. Second Surgery for Recurrent
Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma. [Submitted for Publication, 1999]
Abstracts:
Bowers DC, Sicherer SH, Lederman HM, Winkelstein JA, and Chen AR.
Transplantation of HLA-Identical Sibling Peripheral Blood Mononuclear
Cells Improves the Immune Deficiency of Severe DiGeorge Anomaly.
Blood 90(10):230a. 1997.
Bowers DC, Fan S, Rosen EM, and Laterra J. Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Inhibits Chemotherapy and Radiation Induced Apoptosis in U373MG Human Glioblastoma Cell Lines. Proceedings of the American
Association for Cancer Research 90th Annual Meeting. 40:148a. 1999.
Bowers DC, Georgiades C, Melhem ER, Cohen KJ. Tectal Gliomas: Radiographic Progression Does Not Mandate Clinical Intervention. Program/Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical
Oncology 35th Annual Meeting. 18:566a. 1999.
Georgiades C, Bowers DC, Cohen KJ, Melhem ER. Tectal Gliomas
of Childhood. 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Neuroradiaology.
Bowers DC, Cho S, Higman M, McDonough C, Civin CI,
Cohen KJ, Small D, Schwartz CL, and Friedman AD. Feasibility of
Timed-Sequential High-Dose Ara-C on Day +14 for Childhood AML.
1999 American Society for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting.
Book Chapters:
Casella JF, Bowers DC, Pelidis M. Thrombocytopenia.
McMillian JA, DeAngelis CD, Feigin RD, and Warshaw JB, eds.
Oski's Principles and Practice of Pediatrics, Third Edition. Raven-Lippincott. Philadelphia. 1999.
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