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Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

University of Leeds School of Medicine

Professional interests include: pain, kidney stones, heart problems

1906 BELLEVIEW AVENUE
Roanoke, VA 24014

(540) 981-7000

Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Roanoke, VA specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Leeds School of Medicine. Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD is affiliated with Carilion Clinic.

Office Locations

Address:

1906 BELLEVIEW AVENUE
Roanoke, VA 24014

Some issues Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

In The News

“"Any of those would have caused massive blood loss," said Dr. Kerry Powell, an emergency physician at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.”—"VICTIMS POWERLESS AGAINST WOUNDS", The Virginian-Pilot, October 2002

“But if we can't, they can't survive," said Dr. Kerry Powell, an emergency physician at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.”—"High-speed slug especially lethal", The Morning Call, October 2002

emergency care	811
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	102
Less than 65	287

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

emergency care	841

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	118
Less than 65	280

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

emergency care	735

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1196
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	214
Less than 65	388

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

emergency care	849
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	112
Less than 65	261

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

emergency care	832
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	120
Less than 65	256

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

emergency care	805

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	139
Less than 65	228

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	30
Cancer	13

emergency care	703

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	108
Less than 65	184

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

emergency care	515

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	81
Less than 65	111

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

emergency care	912

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Roanoke, VA were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

emergency care	778
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	556
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	99
75 to 84	157
Less than 65	199
65 to 74	196

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD graduated from University of Leeds School of Medicine. He completed residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: AB Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Leeds School of Medicine

Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center (1994)

Board Certification: Board Certification: AB Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kerry Alexander Powell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carilion Clinic

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Biography

Dr. Kerry Powell is an emergency medicine specialist in Roanoke, VA. Dr. Powell's areas of expertise include the following: kidney stones, heart problems, and pain. After completing medical school at the University of Leeds School of Medicine, he performed his residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is affiliated with Carilion Clinic. He has an open panel in Roanoke, VA according to Doctor.com.

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