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David Bowman, M.D., DipABLM, FACLM

School/College

  • College of Medicine

Biography

Dr. David Bowman is a physician, double board certified in lifestyle medicine and pediatrics. The Indianapolis native attended Howard University (chemical engineering) for undergrad and Indiana University for medical school. After residency at Children's National in DC, the initial part of his career focused on global health and HIV, and he worked in Botswana, Uganda, Nigeria and Haiti. After his own health transformation using lifestyle medicine and his faith, he has been passionate and innovative in empowering health care providers, patients, churches, and the general public about the power of applying the pillars of lifestyle medicine in their lives. Dr. Bowman is the Assistant Dean of Student Health and Wellness and the Director of the Spiritual Health and Wellness Center at Howard University College of Medicine. He served a term on the Board of Directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) 2021-24 and is the co-chair of the Health Equity Achieved by Lifestyle (HEAL) Initiative with ACLM. He is one of the first 5 Blacks to achieve the status of Fellow in ACLM. 

Education & Expertise

Education

M.D.


Indiana University School of Medicine
1998

Bachelor's of Science

Chemical Engineering
Howard University
1994




Expertise

Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is a fairly new field of medicine that focuses on preventing, treating, and sometime reversing chronic diseases with therapeutic doses of lifestyle interventions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine (predominantly whole food, plant-based nutrition, physical activity, stress management, restorative sleep, avoidance of risky/toxic substances and positive social connections) addresses the underlying causes of many chronic diseases, like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune problems and obesity. 

Dr. Bowman is a sought-after speaker and consultant for those wishing to learn to address the underlying causes of disease, so that we might be able to stop the progression of disease and discover new-found health by applying the pillars of lifestyle medicine. In particular, Dr. Bowman enjoys applying spirituality and mindset shifts to help people make and sustain significant lifestyle changes.  

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