Deborah Allen, M.D.
Indiana University Department of Family Medicine

Otis Bowen Professor and DirectorDr. Allen is the Otis Bowen Professor, director of the Bowen Research Center, and medical director of IU Family Medicine at OneAmerica® Tower. She served as chairman of the Department of Family Medicine from 1989-1998. She received her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, completed her residency at Methodist Hospital, and is board certified in Family Practice. 

Her clinical interests include general family practice with special interest in psychosocial problems and women's health care. Her research interests include physician supply and demand in Indiana, women physicians, and the effect of women physicians on the medical profession. She is interested in the political side of medicine, and is involved with the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). 

Dr. Allen served as President of the American Board of Family Practice from 2000-2001. She has been selected by a consensus of her peers to be included in "Best Doctors® in America" for 2004. She was the 1992 Thomas Johnson Award winner from the AAFP for outstanding contributions to Family Practice education. In 1998, Dr. Allen received the "Sagamore of the Wabash" award from Governor Frank O'Bannon for her contributions toward providing family doctors for the state of Indiana.