NelsonBertPowellMDDDS

Otolaryngology (ENT) • East Palo Alto, CA

Head & Neck Plastic Surgery, Sleep Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery

Adjunct Clinical Prof of Sleep Medicine

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Office
1900 University Ave
Suite 101
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone+1 650-328-0511

Fax+1 650-328-3419

Education & Training

Stanford University Medical Center1980 - 1983
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1979 - 1980
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1979
University of California School of DentistryDDS, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - 2022
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award Santa Clara County Medical Association, 2001
Ira Tresley Research Award Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1987
Mosby Award 1974
Guy S. Millberry Award 1974
American Academy of Periodontology Award 1974
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award 1974
Milton F. and Mary L. Gabbs. Prize in Dentistry 1974
Alumni Association UCMC School of Dentistry Scholarship Award 1974
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

86 citations
Sleepy Driver Near-Misses May Predict Accident Risks
Nelson B. Powell, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Robert W. Riley, Christian Guilleminault, Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang
Sleep. 2007-03-01
58 citations
The road to danger: the comparative risks of driving while sleepy
Nelson B. Powell, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Robert Riley, Kasey Li, Robert J. Troell
The Laryngoscope. 2001-05-01
54 citations
Mandibular advancement and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Nelson B. Powell, Christian Guilleminault, Robert W. Riley, Smith L
Bulletin Europeen De Physiopathologie Respiratoire. 1983-11-01

Journal Articles

Maxillofacial surgery and nasal CPAP: a comparison of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, Chest
Facial contouring with outer table calvarial bone: a four-year experience.
Powell N, Riley R, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Inferior mandibular osteotomy and hyoid myotomy suspension for obstructive sleep apnea: a review of 55 patients.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Maxillo-mandibular surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.
Guilleminault C, Quera-Salva MT, Powell NB, Riley RW, Eur J Respir Dis
Morphometric facial changes and obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents.
Guilleminault C, Partinen M, Praud JP, Quera-Salva MA, Powell N, Riley R, J Pediatr
The lip fix.
Powell, NB, Self Magazine
Precipitation of obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy.
Kowall J, Clark G, Nino-Murcia G, Powell N, Obstet Gynecol
More on obstructive sleep apnea.
Ross ND, Powell NB, Riley RW, Guilleminault C, Nino-Murcia G, J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop
Maxillary mandibular and hyoid advancement and obstructive sleep apnea: a review of 40 patients.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Maxillofacial surgery and obstructive sleep apnea: a review of 80 patients.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg
Speech changes following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: complication or acceptable results?
Powell N, Chest
Pericranial free grafts in the face.
Powell N, Riley R, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Maxillofacial surgery and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Riley RW, Powell NB, Otolaryngol Clin. North Am
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a review of 306 consecutively treated surgical patients.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a surgical protocol for dynamic upper airway reconstruction.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, Clerk A, J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Obstructive sleep apnea and electrical upper airway stimulations during sleep.
Guilleminault C, Powell N, Stoohs R, Bowman B, Am Rev Respir Dis
Sleep apnea and the hyoid bone-a revised surgical procedure.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, and Clerk A, J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Obstructive sleep apnea - trends in therapy.
Riley R, Powell N, Guilleminault C, Clerk A, Troell R, West J Med
A surgical protocol for sleep disordered breathing.
Powell N, Riley R, Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am
Familial aggregates in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Guilleminault C, Partinen M, Hollman K, Powell N, Stoohs R, Chest
Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma. A clinicopathologic analysis.
Eversole LR, Duffey DC, Powell NB, Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Small upper airway: A familial risk factor for apnea in near miss SIDS infants and their parents.
Guilleminault C, Heldt G, Powell N, Riley R, Lancet
Mandibular advancement and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Powell N, Guilleminault C, Riley R, Bull. Europ.Physiopath (Clinical Respiratory Physiology)
Cephalometric analysis and flow-volume loops in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Riley R, Guilleminault C, Herran J, Powell N, Sleep
Mandibular Osteotomy and hyoid bone advancement for obstructive sleep apnea: A case report.
Riley R, Guilleminault C, Powell N, and Derman S, Sleep
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Books/Book Chapters

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine.
Chapter: Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Guilleminault C, Riley R, Powell NEditors: M. Kryger, T. Roth, W. Dement.W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia
Chronic Rhonchopathy.
Chapter: Maxillo-mandibular surgery as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
Guilleminault C, Quera-Salva MT, Powell N, Riley REditors: In C H Chouard.John Libbey Eurotext, Paris
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America.
Chapter: Obstructive sleep apnea: orthognathic surgery perspectives past, present, and future
Powell N, Riley REditors: R. West.W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America.
Chapter: Maxillofacial surgery and obstructive sleep apnea
Riley R, Powell NEditors: C. Koopman.
Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Chapter: Rationale and indications for surgical treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Powell N, Riley R, Guilleminault CEditors: G. Katsantonis.
Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Chapter: Maxillofacial surgical techniques for hypopharyngeal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea
Powell N, Riley R, Guilleminault CEditors: G. Katsantonis.
Anesthesia for Facial Plastic Surgery.
Chapter: Malar contouring by zygomaticomaxillary osteotomies
Page 64 - 65Powell N, Riley REditors: T. Nique, H. Tu.Thieme, New York
Proportions of the Aesthetic Face.
Nelson B. PowellTheime-Stratton, Inc, New York
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
Chapter: Aesthetic Evaluation of Nasal Contour
Nelson B. PowellC.V. Mosby Co, St. Louis
Pediatric Sleep Disorders.
Chapter: Advanced Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Pediatric Patient
Hester JE, Powell NB, Riley RREditors: Norman R. Friedman and Mark A. Richardson.
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine.
Chapter: Surgical management for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
Powell N, Riley REditors: M. Kryger.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 5,
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Clinical Research and Treatment.
Chapter: Maxillofacial surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
Powell N, Riley R, Guilleminault CEditors: M. Partinen & C. Guilleminault.Raven, New York
Anesthesia for Facial Plastic Surgery.
Chapter: Malar contouring by zygomaticomaxillary osteotomies
Powell N, Riley REditors: T. Nique, H. Tu.Thieme, New York
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine.
Chapter: Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Powell N, Guilleminault C, Riley REditors: M. Kryger.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,
Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Chapter: The Hypopharynx Upper Airway Reconstruction in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Powell N, Riley R, Guilleminault CEditors: D. Fairbanks.Raven Press, New YorkEdition 2,
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine.
Chapter: Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Riley R, Powell N, Li K, Guilleminault CEditors: M. Kryger.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 3,
Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures.
Chapter: Reconstructive surgery for sleep disordered breathing
Hester JE, Troell RJ, Riley RR, Powell NB, Li KKEditors: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Jaffe RA, Samuels SI
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine.
Chapter: Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Powell N, Riley R, Guilleminault CEditors: M. Kryger.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 4,
Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy.
Chapter: Maxillofacial surgical techniques for hypopharyngeal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea
Page 326 - 333Sesso DM, Riley RW, Powell NBEditors: Friedman M.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia
Sleep Apnea and Snoring: Surgical and Non-Surgical Therapy.
Chapter: Rationale and indications for surgical treatment
Page 80 - 84Sesso DM, Riley RW, and Powell NBEditors: Friedman M.Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia
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Abstracts/Posters

Hypopharyngeal Airway Surgery in the Pediatric Patient.
Hester JE, Powell NB, Riley RR, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Large eddy simulation for estimating flow instabilities associated with obstructive sleep apnea in a pharyngeal airway.
Mihaescu M, Mylavarapu G, Luzan C, Gutmark E, Powell N, Int. Conf. on jets wakes and separated flows, Cincinnati,-Ohio USA
Cranio-facial abnormalities and upper airway surgery in obstructive sleep apnea.
Guilleminault C, Powell NB, Riley RW, 22nd Annual meeting of the S.E.P.C.R., proceedings and abstracts.
Upper airway surgery and obstructive sleep apnea: an indication for nasal CPAP.
Powell N, Riley R, and Guilleminault C, Bull Eur Physiopath Resp; 23(12):420s
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