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William Powers, MD, Neurology, Durham, NC

William Powers MD

Neurology•Durham, NC

Hospital/Neurohospitalist, Vascular Neurology

Professor of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine

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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 cerebrovascular disease and practicing as a neurohospitalist. He completed his medical training at Weill Cornell Medicine, followed by residencies in Internal Medicine at Duke University Hospital and Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Currently, he serves as a Professor at Duke University Medical Center He was H. Houston Merritt Distinguished Professor and Chair at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine from 2007-2018. He has a long academic career with prior roles at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Powers has multiple publications related to acute ischemic stroke and neuroimaging and received the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in 2014.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1977 - 1980
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2007 - 2027
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • Vascular 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

Press Mentions

  • This Revolutionary Stroke Treatment Will Save Millions of Lives. Eventually
    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 Occlusion
    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 Network
    UNC Neurology Joins NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials NetworkJanuary 11th, 2024

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