Chris Powers MD

Professional Information

Profession

Physician

Degree

MD

Primary Area of Practice

Ob/Gyn & Womens Health

Medical School

Graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1998

Bio

Dr. Powers, a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, moved to El Paso in 1984 to practice law. In 1993 he enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso for the prerequisites for medical school and, a year later, entered Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas, graduating in 1998 with the Quest for Excellence Award.

Dr. Powers completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in El Paso in 2002. He received the Berlex Best Teaching Resident Award, was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society and was named Chief Resident and Outstanding OB/GYN Resident.

Dr. Powers then joined the faculty of the Texas Tech School of Medicine where he practiced until March 2008. He saw private patients and taught residents and medical students, receiving the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology (APGO) Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005 and recognition in 2007 and 2008 by the graduating senior students as Faculty and Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Powers is certified by, and a Diplomate of, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Dr. Powers practices, and enjoys, a full range of obstetrics and gynecology, but is particularly interested in pregnancy care, preventative health care, infertility, menstrual irregularities, menopause and weight loss.

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Profile Details

Location

El Paso, TX

Honorifics

MD, FACOG

Hospital Affiliations

Providence Memorial Hospital

Las Palmas Medical Center

Languages

English (Native fluency)

Spanish (Limited fluency)

Certifications

Board Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology license 9005635

NPI

1285737783

Associations

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow

Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecology

Schools

Harvard University: 1974-1978
A.B.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine: 1994-1998
MD

Texas Tech Health Sciences Center: 1999-2002
Residency Ob/Gyn

Site Groups

Physician, Active Health Library, Doctor, ObGyn Physician, Surgeon