Associate Professor, Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

General Surgery

Doctor John A. Powelson, MD practices General Surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Boston University School of Medicine is ranked 30 in research and 52 in primary care medicine He over the years received 12 awards: "The David Mathews Award, for Outstanding Student Teacher in 2013, IU Department of Surgery", "Regional Top Doctor", "Excellence in Student Teaching Award", "Top Doctor", "Excellence in Resident Teaching Award, IU Department of Surgery (recognized for being in the top 10% of all resident evaluations)", "Health Recognition Team Performance Award (for patient satisfaction in outpatient clinic)", "Indiana University Board of Trustees Teaching Award (to recognize outstanding teaching)", "Champion Surgeon (Excellence in Arteriovenous Fistula Creation and Maintenance)", "Fellow", "Resident Teacher of the Year Award", "Henry J. Bakst Award, for Qualities of Personal Commitment to Individuals in Need of Care, Social Awareness and Excellence in Clinical Medicin" and "Fellow (FACS)". John A. Powelson is a published MD. He has 29 publications published. The most current publication "Trends and Outcomes in Right versus Left Living Donor Nephrectomy: An Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Database of Donor and Recipient Outcomes. Should we be doing more Right..." He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Trends and Outcomes in Right versus Left Living Donor Nephrectomy: An Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Database of Donor and Recipient Outcomes. Should we be doing more Right...
• Pancreas after kidney transplantation: why is the most logical option the least popular?
• Late pancreas retransplantation.
• Retrieval of the Pancreas Allograft for Whole Organ Transplantation.
• Donor management parameters and organ yield: single center results.
• Correlation between CT based measured renal volumes and nuclear renography based split renal function in living kidney donors. Clinical diagnostic utility and practice...
• Pretransplant coronary artery disease associated with worse clinical outcomes in pancreas transplantation.
• Impact of recipient age on whole organ pancreas transplantation.
• Comparison of donor and early and late recipient outcomes following hand-assisted and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.
• Early findings of prospective anti-HLA donor specific antibodies monitoring study in pancreas transplantation: Indiana University Health Experience.
• Outcomes of pancreas allografts procured simultaneously with an isolated intestine allograft: single-center and national data.
• Vascular catastrophes following pancreas transplantation: an evolution in strategy at a single center.
• Pancreas transplantation after bariatric surgery.
• Early reexploration for suspected thrombosis after pancreas transplantation.
• Growth of a nation part II: impact of recipient obesity on whole-organ pancreas transplantation.
• Growth of a nation part I: impact of organ donor obesity on whole-organ pancreas transplantation.
• Early steroid withdrawal in repeat kidney transplantation.
• Organ preservation solutions for whole organ pancreas transplantation.
• Symptoms related to ureteral stents in renal transplants compared with stents placed for other indications.
• No difference in transplant outcomes for local and import pancreas allografts.
• Immediate retransplantation for pancreas allograft thrombosis.
• Comparison of pulsatile perfusion and cold storage for paired kidney allografts.
• Complex arterial reconstruction for pancreas transplantation in recipients with advanced arteriosclerosis.
• Complete reversal of glycogen hepatopathy with pancreas transplantation: two cases.
• Treatment of enterocutaneous fistula in pancreas transplant recipients using percutaneous drainage and fibrin sealant: three case reports.
• Steroid withdrawal for pancreas after kidney transplantation in recipients on maintenance prednisone immunosuppression.
• Efficacy and safety of low-dose valganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in renal transplant recipients: a single-center, retrospective analysis.
• A prospective, randomized, clinical trial of intraoperative versus postoperative Thymoglobulin in adult cadaveric renal transplant recipients.

Schools

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• Boston University School Of Medicine

• University Of Mass Medical Center

• Mass General HospitalHarvard Medical School

• Harvard College

Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Surgery
• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• CoreSource
• Emblem Health
• Golden Rule
• HealthSmart
• Choice Care PPO
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Sagamore Plus
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• The David Mathews Award, for Outstanding Student Teacher in 2013, IU Department of Surgery
• Regional Top Doctor
• Excellence in Student Teaching Award
• Top Doctor
• Excellence in Resident Teaching Award, IU Department of Surgery (recognized for being in the top 10% of all resident evaluations)
• Health Recognition Team Performance Award (for patient satisfaction in outpatient clinic)
• Indiana University Board of Trustees Teaching Award (to recognize outstanding teaching)
• Champion Surgeon (Excellence in Arteriovenous Fistula Creation and Maintenance)
• Fellow
• Resident Teacher of the Year Award
• Henry J. Bakst Award, for Qualities of Personal Commitment to Individuals in Need of Care, Social Awareness and Excellence in Clinical Medicin
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Harvard Medical School
• University of Massachusetts
• Boston University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1407806029
NPPES Provider LastName		POWELSON
NPPES Provider FirstName		JOHN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		462025149
NPPES Provider State		IN
Specialty Description		General Surgery
Total Claim Count		203.0
Distinct Opioid Count		2.0
Opioid Claim Count		117.0
Percent Opioid Claims		57.64

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1407806029
Last Name Of The Provider	POWELSON
First Name Of The Provider	JOHN
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