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Office
550 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202Phone+1 317-944-4370Fax+1 317-948-3268- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. John Powelson is a transplant surgeon in Indianapolis, IN and is affiliated with Indiana University Health University Hospital.
MD from Boston University School of Medicine, residency at Umass, and transplant fellowship at Mass General and Harvard Medical School.
In practice since 1993 as transplant surgeon. He is experienced in laparoscopy donor nephrectomy, pancreas and kidney transplant surgery, dialysis vascular access surgery and hernia surgery / abdominal wall reconstruction in transplant patients.
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1991 - 1993
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1991 - 1993
- UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1991
- Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1986
- Harvard CollegeA.B., Physical Sciences, Cum Laude, 1980
- Lycee HocheBaccalaureat Section C, Mathematics and Physics, Mention assez bien, 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 1991 - 2005
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The David Mathews Award, for Outstanding Student Teacher in 2013, IU Department of Surgery 2014
- Excellence in Student Teaching Award Indiana University Medical School, 2013
- Excellence in Resident Teaching Award, IU Department of Surgery (recognized for being in the top 10% of all resident evaluations) 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Role of gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (GPOEM) in chronic gastroparesis management after pancreas transplantation.Allison M Drury, Hashem Albunni, Mohammad Al-Haddad, John A Powelson, Andrew Lutz, Jonathan A Fridell> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2024 Jan 1
- Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infections in Pancreas Transplant in the Absence of Postoperative Antifungal Prophylaxis.Jessica Zachary, Jeanne M Chen, Asif Sharfuddin, Muhammad Yaqub, Andrew Lutz, John Powelson, Jonathan A Fridell, Nicolas Barros> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Nov 1
- Congenital anatomic variations in a pancreas allograft: Is this consistent with safe transplant?Sonal Walia, John A Powelson, Andrew J Lutz, Jonathan A Fridell> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2022 Jul 1
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Journal Articles
- Correlation between CT based measured renal volumes and nuclear renography based split renal function in living kidney donors Clinical diagnostic utility and practice ...Diez A , Powelson J, Sundaram CP, Taber TE, Mujtaba MA, Yaqub MS, Mishler DP, Goggins WP, Sharfuddin AA, Clinical Transplantation, 1/1/2014
- Comparison of donor, and early and late recipient outcomes following hand assisted and laparoscopic donor nephrectomyLucas, SM. Liaw, A. Mhapsekar, R. Yelfimov, D. Goggins, William C. Powelson, JA. Png, KS. Sundaram, CP, The Journal of Urology, 1/1/2013
- Impact of recipient age on whole organ pancreas transplantationShah AP. Mangus RS. Powelson JA. Samy KP. Taber TE. Goble ML. Fridell JA, Clinical Transplantation, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Assessing the effects of preoperative volume measurement for kidney selection during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.Roth JD, Schneider AL Bahler CD, Powelson JA, Sharfuddin AA, Sundaram CP, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/16/2014
- No difference in Early Graft and Patient Survival for Pancreas Transplant Recipients with a History of Smoking.Fridell JA, Mangus RS, Goble ML, Powelson JA, IPITA, Monteray Bay, CA, 1/23/2013
- Impact of Years of Diabetes on Outcome Following Pancreas Transplantation.Fridell JA, Mangus RS, Powelson JA, Goble ML, Mujtaba MA, Taber TE, IPITA, Monteray Bay, CA, 1/23/2013
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Lectures
- Death and Donation1/1/2014
- Renal Failure1/1/2014
- Successful hemodialysis access: a surgeon’s perspective.1/1/2012
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Other
- Liver and Multivisceral Transplantation, Transplant Handbook . 29 illustrated pages on portal hypertension, liver and intestinal failure and transplantation, for resid...IU Health Transplant Institute
1/1/2013 - Back to Work Brochure. Describes return to work options. Given to all transplant patients 6 months after transplant.IU Health Transplant Institute
1/1/2011 - Transplant Inpatient Handbook. Given to all transplant inpatients.IU Health Transplant Institute
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Press Mentions
- On a MissionMay 3rd, 2021
- Two-Time Kidney Recipient: One from His Wife, Another from His FriendJanuary 27th, 2021
- ‘I Was Going to Die and She Saved My Life’: Cousins Reunite After Kidney TransplantJune 21st, 2018
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- French
Hospital Affiliations
- Riley Hospital for Children at IU HealthIndianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana University Health University HospitalIndianapolis, Indiana
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