W. Craig Fowler

Member of the Board of Directors

Craig Fowler, MD is Professor & Vice-Chair of Surgery at the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine; Vice Chair of the Triangle Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and Medical Director Emeritus and recent Board Chair for Miracles in Sight.

Dr. Fowler’s distinguished academic career of medical service began at Duke University Medical Center.  There, he served as the Associate Medical Director for the Free Electron Laser Laboratory (aka Strategic Defense Initiative’s “Star Wars” medical laser research program sponsored by the Department of Defense) in addition to being a faculty member specializing in Cornea & External Disease, and serving as Refractive Surgery Director. Notably, he began Duke’s refractive surgery program and specialized in tertiary complex anterior segment disorders  of the eye for roughly a decade.  He then joined the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology.  Dr. Fowler was awarded tenure at UNC, and served full time nearly 10 years.  He continues to attend and teach UNC trainees. Dr. Fowler was then afforded the honor to serve for 2 years as Chief of all Surgical Services for the Fayetteville Veteran’s Administration which oversaw 17 sites of care.  He joined Campbell University’s Medical School in 2015 serving as Chair of Surgery for 8 years and has transitioned to Vice Chair and Clinical Advisor for all surgery clubs and select student groups.

Dr. Fowler is a certificate graduate of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics business programme and is soon to complete his Masters in Christian Apologetics from BIOLA University. Beginning in 1992 he was a co-founding executive council member and inaugural president of the Triangle area of North Carolina’s Christian Medical Dental Associations chapter (TCMDA) which presently serves Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, Campbell University, and affiliated area healthcare professionals and trainees. Since the mid 90s he has continued to serve in leadership as TCMDA’s vice chair alongside his wife (Dr. Amy Fowler, clinical vice chair of ophthalmology, Duke University) who also serves on TCMDA’s executive council. Drs. Fowler are long time supporters of student and healthcare trainees outreach, discipleship, and missions. Together they value service, advising, mentoring, and for roughly 20 years co-hosted CMDA training retreats as well as welcome retreats for incoming medical students at both UNC and Campbell.