R Adams Cowley

Professional activities In 1959, Cowley was part of the Baltimore Medical Society, the Society for Vascular Surgery, and the John Alexander Society; was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons; and was a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery. (1962-1966); Committee on Shock (1962-1971); Committee on Blood Components (1970); Mayor's Professional Advisory Committee Maryland State Highway Safety Coordinating Committee, Public Service Helicopter Technology Transfer Advisory Group for NASA (1983-1989); and National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline's Advisory Board (1984-1988). Cowley served as chairman for the Mid-Atlantic EMS Council (1973-1989) In 1980, St. Martin's Press published Shocktrauma, a book by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp about Cowley's career and legacy. Their daughter, Kaye, was born the following April. Their son, R Adams Cowley II, was born in early October 1991. For "pioneering in the treatment of shock and trauma, the development of emergency medical service systems and his work in thoracic surgery and hyperbaric oxygen therapy"

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