DavidPowersMD, DMD, FACS, FRCS

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery • Durham, NC

Maxillofacial Trauma

Professor of Surgery Director, Duke Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Program Vice Chair and Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery

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Office
Duke University Medical Center
40 Duke Medicine Circle - Box 2955
Durham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-681-7043

Fax+1 919-385-9393

Summary

I am a board-certified Maxillofacial Surgeon specializing in facial trauma and reconstructive surgery. Additional areas of sub-specialty interest include orthognathic surgery as well as surgery for sleep disordered breathing.

Education & Training

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 1996 - 2002
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Surgery, 2000 - 2001
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2000
University of Kentucky College of DentistryDMD, Dentistry, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2013 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2015
IN State Medical License 2002 - 2013
MD State Medical License 2007 - 2013
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow Royal College of Surgeons - Edinburgh, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

26 citations
Opportunity Cost of Surgical Management of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma.
Helen Moses, David B. Powers, Jarrod A. Keeler, Detlev Erdmann, Jeffrey R. Marcus
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2016-03-01
1 citations
Transorbital endotracheal intubation: a nonstandard approach to a difficult airway.
Nathan H. Waldron, BW Stolp, Michael P. Ogilvie, David B. Powers, Michael Shaughnessy
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2016-11-01
7 citations
The Hybrid Arch Bar Is a Cost-Beneficial Alternative in the Open Treatment of Mandibular Fractures
Renata Khelemsky, David B. Powers, Seth Greenberg, Visakha Suresh, Ellen Johnson Silver
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2019-06-01

Lectures

Overview of Complications
Durham, NC - 10/30/2014

Professional Memberships

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Member
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons - Edinburgh
Fellow
American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Member
American Association for Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
Member