Exclusive: Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Shares Why She Sued the Hospital That Suspended Her for Treating COVID Patients With Ivermectin
In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden talked about prioritizing patients’ needs, how the medical industry bullies doctors and why she’s cautiously optimistic about the future of medicine.
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In early November 2021, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Houston, Texas, received a plea for help from the wife of a COVID patient in the intensive care unit of a Fort Worth hospital.
“She wanted the doctors to try ivermectin and they were refusing, and she needed somebody to testify in court on her husband’s behalf,” Bowden said in an interview with The Defender.
“Imagine that your 48-year-old husband, the father of your six children, is suffering at the ICU, and the doctors would risk him dying rather than trying ivermectin.”
Bowden’s first instinct was to agree to testify — likely because she has always practiced medicine from a patient-focused perspective.
“So often the people you deal with at a front desk don’t even make eye contact,” Bowden said. “You’re filling out the same form every time, then you sit there for hours with no one telling you what’s going on — it’s very inefficient. That really motivated me to try something different.”
For Bowden, being a good doctor is not just about science. “I wanted a practice that was very patient-friendly and oriented to customer service,” Bowden told The Defender.
“To see me, people can schedule appointments online — you don’t have to spend 20 minutes on the phone going over the details of your insurance. My office is located in a strip mall, so it’s ground-level parking where you can easily get in and out.”
Above all, Bowden said she recognizes the humanity of those who come to her office. “I emphasize to my staff the importance of smiling and communicating with patients, treating them like royalty — they’re not just a number.”
Bowden said she was all for the COVID vaccines when they first came out. It was only when she started seeing what was happening with all the breakthrough cases that she wondered, “Why am I seeing so many COVID cases among the fully vaccinated?”
Then her patients began having adverse reactions. “If I hadn’t seen that firsthand, I would still think the vaccine was the way to go,” she said.
As the pandemic evolved, Bowden developed protocols for preventing and treating COVID patients. She said she’s seen excellent results.
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