From there, he finished a sports medicine fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked with professional, collegiate, and high school sports teams, including members of the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Blues. In 1997, Dr. Powell returned to northwest Arkansas to set up his private practice, Powell Orthopedics. Dr. Powell also served as the primary orthopedic surgeon for the University of Arkansas Razorback Basketball team from 2009-2021.
To provide a wide choice of surgical care, Dr. Powell is affiliated with several Arkansas clinics and hospitals, including Northwest Medical Center, Washington Regional Medical Center, Physician’s Surgery Center, North Hills Surgery Center, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Powell’s passion for sports extends to involvement in the community where he coaches local youth sports and was also on the sidelines as an orthopedist for his alma mater’s team, the Fayetteville High School Bulldogs for 20 years. An avid fly fisherman, he’s been named in the International Game and Fish Association World Record Book five years in a row for his stream fishing prowess.
Dr. Powell and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Fayetteville, AR. They have two grown children. Their son Taylor and their daughter Kailey and her husband, Russell and their new son, Rhodes.
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