Robert J. Bowman, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Transfusion Medicine
bowma001@umn.edu

Dr. Bowman instructs residents during their transfusion medicine rotation. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the North Central Blood Services of the American Red Cross.

Educational Background

• University of Minnesota (1973), M.D.
• University of Minnesota (1978), Residency (Clinical Pathology)
• University of Minnesota (1977), Fellowship (Blood Bank)

Board Certification

Clinical Pathology, Blood Banking (special competence)

Publications

Dr. Bowman has published on a number of subjects, including the evaluation of clinical and laboratory aspects of antibody tests for detection of hepatitis C virus infection in blood donors, the long-term follow-up of blood donors with indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus type-1 results on western blot, the donor's attitudes about exporting and importing blood, the sero-prevalence of measles among unvaccinated young adults, and the laboratory investigation of TRALI.