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Dr. Melanie Powell

Hospital Medicine
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center
2700 Napoleon Ave, 
New Orleans, LA 
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Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center
2700 Napoleon Ave, 
New Orleans, LA 
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Overview

Dr. Powell received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. She went on to complete her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica. Following this she completed her internship and residency at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where she served as chief resident from 2014-2015. Dr. Powell is board certified by ABIM 2015. Dr. Powell's expertise is in Hospital Medicine.

Dr. Powell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Intestinal Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pacemaker Implantation.

Specialties
Hospital Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center
2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115

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.


1 Total Publications

Procedure times, complication rates, and survival times associated with single-chamber versus dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in dogs with clinical signs of bradyarrhythmia: 54 cases (2004-2009).
Procedure times, complication rates, and survival times associated with single-chamber versus dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in dogs with clinical signs of bradyarrhythmia: 54 cases (2004-2009).
Journal: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Published: January 02, 2013
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1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
New Orleans, LA 
 (3.7 miles away)
504-842-7511
Languages Spoken:
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Tuan Nguyen is a Hospital Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

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Dr. Anish P. Shah
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Dr. Anish P. Shah
Infectious Disease | Hospital Medicine

North Oaks Medical Center LLC

15813 Paul Vega Md Dr, Suite 201a, 
Hammond, LA 
 (43.1 miles away)
985-230-7870
Languages Spoken:
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Anish Shah is an Infectious Disease specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Hammond, Louisiana. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Infectious Arthritis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

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Dr. David M. Kitchell
Hospital Medicine
Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. David M. Kitchell
Hospital Medicine

Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
New Orleans, LA 
 (3.7 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English
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Dr. David Mezan Kitchell practices hospital medicine at Ochsner Health. Dr. Kitchell graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland–College Park before earning his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 2011, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center’s Moses/Weiler Campus in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Kitchell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Liver Failure, Endoscopy, and Angioplasty.

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