Sean F. Cowley

DO, FACP

Commander, Navy

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Medicine
Title
Staff Internist
Location: Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA
Research Interests:
Teaching and mentoring students, interns and residents to become exceptional, independent physicians
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Education

2008 - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
2002 - Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts
1999 - Associate in Arts, University of Maryland University College

Biography

Commander Sean Cowley is a native of Wrentham, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February 1993 as a Hospital Corpsman. After serving 7 years active duty and 4 years in the Navy Reserves he earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Massachusetts and received a commission in 2004 through the Health Professionals Scholarship Program.

After earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2008 from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury , New York, he went on to complete his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia in 2011.

Following his training, Cowley served at sea on the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) as the Junior Medical Officer from 2011-2012; then on the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) as the Senior Medical Officer from 2012-2013, joining her maiden deployment and earning her first Battle “E” Award, second Green “H” and first Blue “H” Health and Wellness Unit Awards. He then served as the Senior Medical Officer on the Staff of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, Medical Readiness Division from 2013-2014, responsible for direct supervision and training of the Fleet’s General Medical Officers and small ship Independent Duty Corpsmen. Cowley’s last sea assignment was on FLEET SURGICAL TEAM TWO from 2014-2016, which was attached to the USS WASP (LHD 1) in support of the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter first operational tests. He then served as Department Head of the Internal Medicine Clinic at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth from 2016-2019.

Cowley currently serves as staff internist/academic hospitalist at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians; active in both Navy and Virginia Chapter meetings. He is also a member of the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association and an international affiliate member of the Royal College of Physicians. Cowley holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor Medicine for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and serves as an active clinical educator for outpatient and inpatient IM clerkships.

His personal decorations include Navy and Marine Corps Commendations Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Navy Good Conduct Medals, as well as other individual and unit awards.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Assistant Professor of Medicine (May 2016 – Present), F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nov 2020 – Present), Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia

Clinical Competency Committee Co-Chair for NMCP Internal Medicine Residency program (JAN2018 – Present)

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - James J. Leonard Award – Excellence in Teaching – Clinical Internal Medicine – 2019, 2021

Deployed with Medium Medical Team 5 to Belin Health, Green Bay, Wisconsin from DEC 2021 to FEB 2022 in support of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). He served as the Senior Medical Officer, coordinated schedules for military staffing with hospital senior leadership; and served as a Hospitalist, caring for over 400 civilian inpatients, providing relief for inpatient COVID-19 units.