Dr. McGowan attended medical school at MCV/VCU followed by a residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R). He has practiced PM&R at a variety of inpatient rehabilitation facilities throughout Richmond since completing his residency in 1994. Dr. McGowan joined the VCU team in 2006 and the Sheltering Arms Institute team in 2020.

He assisted with the development of Sheltering Arms Institute and the transition from VCU and Sheltering Arms’ Hospitals to Sheltering Arms Institute. Dr. McGowan is especially interested in patients who have survived strokes as well as other neurologic injuries and amputations. In his role as Director of Hospital Operations for Sheltering Arms Institute, he helps bring patients to our hospital.