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40 Duke Medicine Cir 1lDurham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-684-5871
Fax+1 314-935-0575
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Summary
- Dr. William Powers is a neurologist based in Durham, NC, specializing in vascular neurology and neurohospitalist care. He completed his neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and his internal medicine residency at Duke University Hospital, after graduating from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1975. Dr. Powers is currently Professor of Neurology at Duke University Medical Center. Previously, he served as an instructor through to professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine from 1980-2007; Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007-2018 and Professor of Neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2008-2022. His research focuses on cerebrovascular disease, with several recent publications in highly regarded journals, such as JAMA and the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1977 - 1980
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsIntraarterial Thrombolysis as an Adjunct to Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Current Status and Future Prospects.Adnan I Qureshi, Mohammed M Al-Salihi, Ibrahim A Bhatti, Maryam S Al-Jebur, Ahmed Abd Elazim
Journal of Neuroimaging. 2025-03-17 - 4 citationsContemporary Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.James P Ho, William J Powers
Annual Review of Medicine. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsUtility of Clinical Features in Identifying Electrographic Seizures in Hospitalized Patients Admitted for Non-Neurological Diagnoses.Carolyn Tsai, Courtney Blodgett, Sunghyun Seo, Rizk Alghorazi, Lang Li
Critical Care Explorations. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
This Revolutionary Stroke Treatment Will Save Millions of Lives. EventuallyMarch 1st, 2023
Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) in Acute Stroke Patients with Large Vessel OcclusionJuly 23rd, 2020- UNC Neurology Joins NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials NetworkJanuary 11th, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
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