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Alvin Powers, MD, Endocrinology, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Endocrinology • Nashville, TN

Diabetes

Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University

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Summary

  • Dr. Alvin Powers, an endocrinologist in Nashville, TN, is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, completed a residency in internal medicine at Duke and an endocrinology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has been in practice for 35 years. He specializes in diabetes and endocrinology. He is an experienced endocrinologist (adult), physician-scientist, and educator. He has more than 200 publications and has had leadership positions in national and international organizations related to diabetes and endocrinology.

    • Vanderbilt Diabetes - Vanderbilt Health Nashville, TN

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center accepts the following insurance plans. For information about specific contract coverage, please contact your health plan di

    Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center

    The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is a NIH-sponsored Diabetes Center that facilitates the discovery and translation related to diabetes.

    The Powers Research Group - The laboratory of Al Powers at Vanderbilt University

    The purpose of our research is to understand how glucose stimulates insulin secretion and how this is lost in diabetes

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1986 - 1987
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1988 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2023
  • President, Medicine and Society American Diabetes Association, 2017
  • Board of Directors American Diabetes Association, 2014-2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • COVID-19 Can Infiltrate Insulin-Producing Cells in the Pancreas, Study Suggests
    COVID-19 Can Infiltrate Insulin-Producing Cells in the Pancreas, Study SuggestsJune 1st, 2021
  • Distinguished Diabetes Researcher Named 2021 Hamm Prize Laureate
    Distinguished Diabetes Researcher Named 2021 Hamm Prize LaureateMay 5th, 2021
  • How to Beat the High Cost of Diabetes Care
    How to Beat the High Cost of Diabetes CareDecember 8th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations

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