Ira Bowen, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
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Position:
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
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Primary Specialty:
Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Languages Spoken:
English
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Gender:
Male
About Ira Bowen
Dr. Bowen attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, California where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He then worked for several years at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles as a research associate publishing many papers and textbook chapters before ultimately attending medical school at the West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at Riverside University Health System in Southern California.
Most recently, Dr. Bowen became the first ever pediatric neurosurgery fellow at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health and The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery. He has traveled to Liberia, Africa many times with the Korle Bu Neuroscience foundation to help in the development and training of neurosurgical personnel in Liberia as well as performing surgeries.
Affiliations
OU Health Physicians – Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic,
Oklahoma Children's Hospital
Health Education
- Medical School
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Doctor of Medicine
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, WV
- Residency
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Neurosurgery
Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley, CA
- Fellowship
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Pediatric Neurosurgery
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Medical Interests
Areas of Interest:
- Craniosynostosis
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- International Neurosurgery
- Movement Disorders
- Spina bifida
- Trauma
