From personal setbacks to professional leadership, McDowell advocates for smarter wound care and stronger ethics in medicine.
NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / June 24, 2025 / In a recent exclusive interview, Houston McDowell-Vice President of Sales at Restorative Biologics-opens up about his professional journey, his commitment to patient outcomes, and why wound care needs more attention from both medical professionals and industry leaders.
"Patient outcomes should always be the focus," McDowell says in the interview. "When you make decisions based on what's best for the patient, everything else follows."
McDowell's voice carries weight. He's held leadership roles with major medtech companies like Arthrex and Stryker, served on national advisory boards, and founded his own wound care startup, ProCure Health, which operated from 2021 to 2024. Today, he's helping lead sales strategy for Restorative Biologics-a company driving innovation in biologics and regenerative medicine.
But McDowell isn't just pushing products. He's pushing purpose.
According to recent studies, over 6.5 million patients in the U.S. suffer from chronic wounds annually. These wounds cost the healthcare system more than $25 billion each year. Yet many of these cases are preventable with proper biologic solutions and early intervention.
"There's a gap between innovation and application," McDowell says. "Doctors want to do the right thing, but they need better support and education from our side of the industry."
He believes medical sales must move beyond transactional relationships. "I'm not here to just hit numbers," McDowell explains. "I'm here to help smart people solve real problems."
The urgency is personal. After a failed business partnership early in his entrepreneurial journey, McDowell says he had to spend over a year untangling the damage. But rather than retreat, he used the experience to reset his priorities. "That failure was a gift," he says. "It showed me what matters-and what doesn't."
Today, McDowell mentors other professionals through his podcast, The Lighthouse Freedom Project, and supports local causes like the Mid South Junior Golf Tour and Fable Farms animal sanctuary. He also speaks candidly about leadership, saying, "You build trust when you do the hard things-especially when no one's watching."
McDowell's story is one of perseverance, but more importantly, it's a call to action for the industry: put patients first, always. That's how innovation finds purpose.
Call to Action:
Wound care, regenerative medicine, and biologics aren't just industry trends-they're patient lifelines. Whether you're a physician, healthcare executive, or part of a medical sales team, ask yourself: are you focused on outcomes or outputs?
Start conversations, question assumptions, and push for better. You don't need to be a VP to make an impact. You just need to care.
About Houston McDowell
Houston McDowell is a seasoned medtech leader with experience spanning orthopedics, biologics, and advanced wound care. He is currently Vice President of Sales at Restorative Biologics and co-hosts the podcast The Lighthouse Freedom Project. A lifelong athlete, entrepreneur, and mentor, McDowell is based in Nashville, TN, where he also advocates for youth sports and animal recovery causes.
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Contact: info@houstonmcdowell.com
SOURCE: Houston McDowell
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