RAYMOND L. FOWLER, M.D., has been involved in EMS as a leading educator, medical supervisor and political advocate for over three decades. He currently serves as Co-Chief in the Section on EMS, Disaster Medicine, and Homeland Security for Southwestern Medical Center. He is also Chief of EMS Operations for the Dallas Area BioTel EMS System. He is widely-regarded as an outstanding speaker and a public leader in the field of EMS. In addition to serving as President of the Georgia College of Emergency Physicians and as a perennial member (since 1980) of the State of Georgia EMS Advisory Council, he was the second elected National President of the National Association of EMS Physicians, and he was also a co-founder and senior faculty member of the National EMS Medical Directors Course.
In addition to his EMS activities, Dr. Fowler has been a longstanding and talented emergency physician who has also served as an emergency department director and manager. Today, he remains one of the most popular and respected emergency physicians of his generation and as a legendary leader in EMS education and quality assurance.