John Cowan

Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for Georgia's 11th Congressional District in a Truth Social post.

July 13, 2026

Source: trumpstruth.org · researched September 21, 2026

Wrote an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution urging the Georgia House to follow the state Senate and pass a resolution seeking a convention on congressional term limits.

February 27, 2026

Source: ajc.com · researched September 21, 2026

Wrote an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as Georgia state chair of U.S. Term Limits, arguing that Georgia should push for term limits on Congress.

September 21, 2025

Source: ajc.com · researched September 21, 2026

Left Harbin Clinic with two other neurosurgeons and signed contracts to provide brain and spine surgery at AdventHealth Redmond hospital in Rome.

June 19, 2023

Source: coosavalleynews.com · researched September 21, 2026

Gave $2,500 to Future First Leadership PAC, the political committee of then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, according to federal campaign finance records.

March 4, 2021

Source: fec.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Founded Cortex Toys, a Rome, Georgia maker of plush toys, games and puzzles; Mighty Mojo Inc. announced it had bought the company in November 2020.

November 13, 2020

Source: newswire.com · researched September 21, 2026

Was elected president of the Georgia Neurosurgical Society, the statewide professional group for brain and spine surgeons.

September 30, 2020

Source: beckersspine.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received a U.S. patent for a method and implant that fuses neighboring vertebrae using a ball-joint rod; the patent is assigned to Globus Medical.

September 1, 2020

Source: patents.google.com · researched September 21, 2026

Told a Rome magazine he had helped develop End Slavery Georgia, a program with Tom Holt that gives women rescued from sex trafficking a safe place to heal.

March 19, 2020

Source: readv3.com · researched September 21, 2026

Told a Rome magazine he had served on the board of the Community Foundation for Greater Rome, which gives grants to local charities, and as vice chair of the Rome Floyd Chamber's economic development committee.

March 19, 2020

Source: readv3.com · researched September 21, 2026

Received a U.S. patent for a low-profile spinal implant, a plate and cage that joins two neighboring vertebrae; the patent is assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic.

February 17, 2015

Source: patents.google.com · researched September 21, 2026

Published a study as lead author finding that top-grossing movies rarely showed seat belt or helmet use, and called on filmmakers to show safer behavior.

March 12, 2009

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched September 21, 2026

As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health scholar at the University of Michigan, published a study as lead author finding that police on a reality TV show rarely wore seat belts.

October 13, 2006

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Published a national study as lead author showing that spinal fusion surgery grew quickly in the United States, mostly among patients over 40.

July 11, 2006

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Received a U.S. patent as a co-inventor of a brain shunt that drains extra spinal fluid and has ports to clear blockages, filed while he trained at the University of Michigan.

August 23, 2005

Source: patents.google.com · researched September 21, 2026

Published a national study as lead author finding better results for brain aneurysm surgery at busier hospitals; it urged doctors to refer patients to centers with proven results.

January 7, 2004

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Published a national study as lead author finding fewer deaths after brain tumor surgery at hospitals and by surgeons that did more of these operations.

December 21, 2002

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · researched September 21, 2026