Dr. Frank Bowen serves as Principal for the Physician Search and Consultation Services of Bowen & Briggs. He has a broad clinical and management background in both children’s and perinatal centers. His faculty appointments included Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. He served in several administrative and clinical capacities that included research, education and operations. While Director of Neonatology at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, he published over 100 papers, chapters and abstracts in the scientific and management literature. He has presented widely at scientific meetings.

Prior to joining Bowen & Briggs, Inc., Dr. Bowen served as Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs for a national disease management company. In this capacity, he developed clinical management guidelines, risk adjusted patient classification systems, objective discharge assignment criteria and utilization management protocols. In addition, he developed computerized, statistically valid systems for measuring practice patterns, clinical outcomes and best practices. He has extensive experience presenting to insurance companies, hospitals and physician practices.

He is currently the Executive Medical Director at Volunteers in Medicine, Hilton Head, SC. The Clinic serves over 12,000 patients, with about 31,000 patient visits. He supervises over 100 physicians in 22 medical specialties. The clinic serves as a major teaching site for the Medical College of South Carolina. He serves as a consultant for medical practices locally, and as a board member for the South Carolina Free Clinic Association.

Dr. Bowen holds a Master’s in Medical Management from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, and is active in several professional organizations, including the American Pediatric Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Perinatal Association, American College of Physician Executives and the Perinatal Foundation of America.