Dr. David Bowman is a lifestyle medicine physician and pediatrician. The Indianapolis native attended Howard University 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. Dr. Bowman joined the faculty in the department of pediatrics at Howard in 2017. 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 Director of the Center for Spiritual Health and Wellness and Assistant Dean of Student Health and Wellness for the HU College of Medicine. He served a term on the Board of Directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and is the co-chair of the Health Equity Achieved by Lifestyle (HEAL) Initiative with ACLM. He is one of the first five Black fellows of ACLM.
