R. Wayne Bowman, MD
Ophthalmology
R. Wayne Bowman, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in corneal and external eye diseases and refractive surgery.
He holds the Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology, in Honor of R. Wayne Bowman, M.D.
Dr. Bowman earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, where he also performed a residency in internal medicine. He then completed the Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology, a partnership between Colby College and Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear – the oldest and largest ophthalmic educational course in the world designed for residents-in-training and practicing ophthalmologists.
He received advanced training in corneal and external eye diseases through a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Bowman joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1984.
He is a frequent lecturer who has authored numerous book chapters and academic articles on a variety of ophthalmologic topics.
Dr. Bowman is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Cornea Society, the Dallas County Medical Society, the Paton Society, the Texas Ophthalmological Association, and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
He has been recognized as a D Magazine Best Doctor and Texas Monthly Super Doctor for many consecutive years.
