2021 Leaders in Clinical Excellence
Dr. Cindy Darnell-Bowens is the recipient of the 2021 President's Award for Diversity and Humanism in Clinical Care.
Dr. Cindy Darnell-Bowens completed medical school at the University of Louisville Medical School followed by Pediatric Residency at the University of Tennessee at Memphis. She joined UT Southwestern in 2001 as a Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, and at the conclusion of fellowship became Assistant Professor in Pediatric Critical Care. Dr. Bowens’ interests in clinical research lead to her to obtain a Masters in Clinical Science with distinction in 2009. Subsequently, she participated in several clinical research trials focused on furthering the pediatric critical care experience in sedation management. Most recently, Dr. Bowens has used her research experience to facilitate numerous quality initiatives in the PICU.
Dr. Bowens serves as Medical Director of the PICU at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
She was included in D Magazine's Best Pediatric Specialists list for 2018, 2020, and 2021, and in its Best Doctors list in 2022-2025.