Robert L. Cowie, MB ChB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Respiratory Medicine
Robert L. Cowie, MB ChB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Respiratory Medicine
Dr. Robert L. Cowie reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. Cowie, a specialist in respiratory medicine, is a professor at
the University of Calgary in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health
Sciences. He is a member of the Division of Respiratory Medicine of the
University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region. In addition, Dr. Cowie is
director of Tuberculosis Services of the Calgary Health Region and director of
the Calgary COPD and Asthma Program. He has also been a staff physician with
the Department of Medicine at Foothills Hospital in Calgary since 1990.
His career as a teacher, writer, and researcher makes him a
sought-after speaker addressing clinical and research groups throughout North
America, South Africa, and Europe.
Dr. Cowie has written numerous scientific research studies and
textbooks focusing on asthma, tuberculosis, and occupational lung epidemiology.
In 2002, he received the Alberta Lung Association Award of Excellence, a
Lorraine Award.
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Tuberculosis
Respiratory
Problems, Age 12 and Older
Pleurisy
Lung Cancer
Asthma in Children
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
Acute Bronchitis
Education
MB ChB: University of Cape Town, South
Africa, 1962
FCP (SA): College of Medicine of South Africa,
1968
MSc: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University,
Montreal, QC, 1987
MD: University of Cape Town, South Africa,
1988
MFOM: Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of
Physicians, London, England, 1988
Academic Appointments
Professor of Medicine, Division of
Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB,
1995-present.
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences,
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB 1995-present.
Head, Division of
Respiratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 1997-2003.
Hospital Affiliations
Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB
Professional Affiliations
American Thoracic Society
Arctic
Institute of North America
British Thoracic
Society
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and
Biostatistics
Canadian Society for International
Health
Canadian Thoracic Society
College of Medicine of
South Africa, Fellow of the Faculty of Medicine and Fellow of the Faculty of
Community Health
Epidemiological Society of South
Africa
European Respiratory Society
International Union
Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Royal College of Physicians,
Member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Selected Publications
Cowie RL, Sharpe JW (1998). Tuberculosis in immigrants: Interval
from arrival in Canada to diagnosis: A five year study in southern Alberta.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 158(5):
599-602.
Cowie RL, Underwood MF, Little CB, Mitchell I, Spier S,
Fort GT (2002). Asthma in adolescents: A randomised controlled trial of an
asthma program for adolescents and young adults with severe asthma.
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 9(4):
253-259.
Cowie RL, Underwood MF, Field SK (2004). Inhaled
corticosteroid therapy does not control asthma. Canadian Respiratory Journal, 11(8): 555-558.
Cowie RL, Underwood
MF, Field SK (2007). Asthma symptoms do not predict spirometry. Canadian Respiratory Journal, 14(6):
339-342.
Cowie RL, Field SK, Fanning EA (2007). Nontuberculous
mycobacteria. In R Long, E Ellis, eds., Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 6th ed., pp. 221-236.
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Cowie has served on advisory boards and/or received fees for
presentations from GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Merck Frosst (Canada),
Nycomed, Novartis, and Boehringer Ingelheim.
