Meet John H. Powers, MD FACP FIDSA

John H. Powers, MD

We’d like to introduce you to our very good friend Dr. John H. Powers. John is a world famous infectious attending M.D.  We are extremely grateful and fortunate to be armed with Dr. Powers as a resource to provide us with cutting edge information and support.

Dr. Powers is a physician/investigator on faculty as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine.  Prior to his current position Dr. Powers was the Lead Medical Officer for Antimicrobial Drug Development and Resistance Initiatives in the Office of Antimicrobial Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, at the US Food and Drug Administration where he was responsible for issues related to clinical trials and policy in antimicrobial research.   Dr Powers also worked in the Office of Medical Policy during his time at FDA.  Dr. Powers was a co-chair for the Inter-Agency Task for on Antimicrobial Resistance of 11 federal agencies responsible for implementing the Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance.  Prior to joining the FDA, Dr. Powers was assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and he still is on the faculty there as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine.  Dr. Powers also actively sees patients weekly in clinic and attends on the infectious diseases service.

Dr. Powers received his bachelor’s degree and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.  He received his medical degree and residency training from Temple University School of Medicine, where he also served as Chief Resident.  He completed his infectious diseases training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.  Dr Powers is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.

Dr. Powers has been an investigator on over 50 clinical trials.  He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and a member of IDSA’s Research in Resistance Working Group.  Dr Powers has particular expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials. He has authored several book chapters and published papers on clinical trial design in the study of infectious diseases and other therapeutic areas.  While at FDA he helped formulate the FDA guidance on patient reported outcomes and helped train FDA reviewers in its implementation.  He has won several awards for teaching medical students, residents and fellows, and most recently was one of seven nominees for the 2008 Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award by the National Institutes of Health Fellows Committee.  In addition, he is on the editorial board of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, as well as a reviewer for several other scientific journals.

Here are three articles written by Dr. Powers that we hope you find beneficial:

Appropriate antimicrobial prescribing, approaches that limit antibiotic resistance

Risk perception and inappropriate antimicrobial use

Practice guidelines