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Edward W. Cowen, M.D., M.H.Sc.

Dermatology Branch Staff Clinician National Cancer Institute Building 10, Room 12N238 10 Center Drive., MSC 1908 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone:   301-496-4299 Fax:   301-402-2943 E-Mail:   cowene@mail.nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Cowen recieved his B.S. degree in Biology and Society from Cornell University and M.D. degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He then went on to receive specialty training in Dermatology and serve as Chief Resident at the University of Rochester. Dr. Cowen completed a clinical research fellowship in the Dermatology Branch and Masters Program in Clinical Research from Duke University before joining the faculty as Staff Clinician in July 2004.

Research

Dr. Cowen and Dr. Maria Turner oversee the Dermatology Consultation Service at the NIH Clinical Center. Patients with a variety of rare diseases with cutaneous manifestations are evaluated. In addition, patients who experience adverse reactions to experimental therapeutic agents while on protocol at the NIH or manifest unrelated skin conditions while at the NIH are evaluated and treated. Dermatology Branch clinical fellows, fellows from other NIH institutes, and visiting dermatology residents from around the country recieve training on the Dermatology consult service. 'Grand Rounds at the NIH', an ongoing feature published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, highlights interesting cases evaluated by the Dermatology consultation service.

Dr. Cowen's primary research interest involves chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). He is Co-Study Chair of a multi-disciplinary NIH initiative aimed at the study and treatment of cGVHD (NCI #04-C-0281) and Principal Investigator of a Phase II study of imatinib mesylate in children and adults with sclerotic-type cGVHD of the skin (NCI #08-C-0148).

This page was last updated on 1/2/2009.