Biographical summary
Steven P. Bowers, M.D., is a general surgeon specializing in Esophageal and Gastric disease.
His clinical focus includes:
- Surgical treatment for benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach
- Surgical treatment for hernia
- Surgical treatment for gastric cancer
- Surgical treatment for obesity
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Fundoplication
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Heller myotomy
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy
- Transoral incisionless fundoplication
Interests
- Gastric Cancer
- Foregut
- Hiatal Hernia
- POEM
- Bariatric Surgery
- Benign and Malignant Esophageal disease
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Mayo Clinic locations
Jacksonville, Florida
Education
- 2002
Fellow - Laparoscopic SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
- 2000
Resident - General SurgeryUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- 1995
MD - MedicineEmory University School of Medicine
- 1991
BS - PhysicsDuke University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2001
General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2015
Resident Teaching AwardMayo Clinic
- 2004
Excellence in Teaching Medical StudentsUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 2002
Best Video PresentationSoutheastern Surgical Congress
- 2002
Paul W. Myers Resident Research Award, Runner-upSAFCS
- 2001
Surgeon General's Award, Best Clinical PresentationSAFCS
- 1995
Cum LaudeEmory University School of Medicine
- 1991
Cum LaudeDuke University
- 1987
AFROTCDuke University
Professional memberships
- 2014 - 2018
ChairSociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- 2012 - 2018
Active MemberPersonnel Committee of the Board, Board of Governors, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2011 - 2015
Active MemberMayo Clinic Florida Research Operations Management Team, Executive Operations Team - Florida, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2010 - 2018
Program DirectorGraduate Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2009 - 2012
ChairMilitary Working Group
- 2009 - present
MemberMilitary Working Group
- 2009 - present
MemberProgram Commmittee
- 2008 - present
Active MemberClinical Research Subcommittee, Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2007 - 2009
MemberEsophageal Subcommittee, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- 2005 - present
FellowAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2005
Co-ChairPoster Session, 2005 Annual Meeting and Scientific Session Program, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- 2004 - 2017
MemberPostgraduate Education Committee, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- 2003
MemberSouthwestern Surgical Congress
- 2002
MemberSociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- 2002 - present
MemberSociety of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- 1998
MemberSociety of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, United States Air Force