Mark W. Bowyer MD, FACS, DMCC, FRCS

Dr. Mark W. Bowyer, MD, FACS, FRCS is a Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Simulation at the Uniformed Services University. In this role, he is responsible for the training of current and future military doctors learning to care for those in harm's way. As a faculty member of Advanced Trauma Life Support, Definitive Surgical Trauma Care, Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills, Emergency War Surgery, Advanced Trauma Operative Management, and Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposures in Trauma (ASSET) courses, Dr. Bowyer is an international force in trauma education. As one of the principle architects of the ASSET course, he has shepherded its promulgation to over 100-course sites in 11 countries over the last 6 years. His active practice of trauma surgery at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington DC, one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States, and his experiences as a “Trauma Czar” in Iraq, provide him with credible real-life experiences that he enthusiastically brings to the classroom. Dr. Bowyer is heavily involved in the activities of the American College of Surgeons, serving on multiple committees, and is currently Chairman of the Surgical Skills Committee of the Committee on Trauma. Actively involved in the education of residents, he also hosts the popular “Surgical Jeopardy” competition at the annual ACS meeting. Additionally, as Surgical Director of the world-renowned Val G. Hemming National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center, Dr. Bowyer has been at the forefront of adopting the use of surgical simulators as a replacement for animals in the teaching of advanced trauma and acute care surgical skills. Dr. Bowyer has been integrally involved in developing a simulation-based surgical curriculum for medical students and residents. Dr. Bowyer has an ongoing interest and involvement in developing and validating augmented and virtual reality, as well as robust trauma, laparoscopic, acute care surgical, triage, and critical care-based simulators. Dr. Bowyer also has an interest in and is currently working on projects that utilize simulation to improve patient safety. As an acknowledged expert in the fields of trauma and medical simulation, he is in great demand as a speaker having presented in many national and international forums. Dr. Bowyer has published widely on a diverse range of critical care, trauma, and simulation topics.