Cindy Darnell Bowens, MD $$

Cardiac Intensivist

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

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

Research Interests
- Pain control
- Sedation
Publications
- Inpatient Bronchiolitis Guideline Implementation and Resource Utilization., Mittal V, Darnell C, Walsh B, Mehta A, Badawy M, Morse R, Pop R, Tidwell J, Sheehan M, McDermott S, Cannon C, Kahn J Pediatrics 2014 Feb
- A trial of methadone tapering schedules in pediatric intensive care unit patients exposed to prolonged sedative infusions., Bowens CD, Thompson JA, Thompson MT, Breitzka RL, Thompson DG, Sheeran PW Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010 Nov 504-11
- Withdrawal from multiple sedative agent therapy in an infant: is dexmedetomidine the cause or the cure?, Darnell C, Steiner J, Szmuk P, Sheeran P Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010 Jan 11 1 e1-3
- Effect of low-dose naloxone infusion on fentanyl requirements in critically ill children., Darnell CM, Thompson J, Stromberg D, Roy L, Sheeran P Pediatrics 2008 May 121 5 e1363-71
Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Texas Pediatric Society
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)