Overview
Dr. Powers is the co-director of cardiac rhythm device services and co-director of lead management. His areas of expertise include cardiac rhythm devices, lead extraction, arrhythmia ablation, and left atrial appendage closure (Watchman). Dr. Powers attended the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a journalist and completed an MBA before attending Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He then trained in medicine at Duke University Medical Center before heading to the University of Iowa Hospital for general cardiology training. Dr. Powers spent two years studying animal models of autonomic dysfunction and the impact on cardiac regulation in the Irani research lab at Iowa. Dr. Powers then returned to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for an advanced fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology. After training, he returned to the University of Iowa Hospital. In his time at University of Iowa, he led the lead management program, which he transformed into one of the largest centers in the nation. Dr. Powers is on the editorial board for the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and reviews articles for several other cardiology journals. He is a part of the standard setting program for the American Board of Internal Medicine Electrophysiology collaborative maintenance pathway. He has given many invited lectures, generally focusing on cardiac devices and lead extraction. He has also published 21 peer reviewed research papers with a focus on cardiac devices and arrhythmias.
Dr. Powers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brugada Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Ectopic Heartbeat, and Cardiac Ablation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Brugada Syndrome.
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Locations
Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- ArrhythmiasDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Powers isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).