Douglass N.Powell, MD, FACOG
Dr. Douglass N.
Powell, founder of Obstetric & Gynecologic Consultants of New York and The
Center for Women’s Healthcare & Surgical Services, is a diplomat of the
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American
Association of Gynecological Laparoscopicists. He is one of the few laparoscopic surgeons in the Central New York area
and one of the first to specialize in laparoscopy.
His gynecologic
practice has two emphases; routine GYN care to promote health and medical
well-being for all the seasons of a woman’s life; and the diagnosis and
treatment of difficult gynecologic problems including infertility and
incontinence. His surgical practice
emphasizes laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian
cysts, infertility, hysterectomies and other chronic or acute conditions. Laparoscopy, as a less invasive surgical technique, offers
patients numerous medical benefits including; one-day surgery, short hospital
stays, small incisions, and fast recovery times.
Dr. Powell has
been Director of Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Joseph’s
Hospital Health Center and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He
has instructed other physicians and students and has overseen large labor and
delivery, obstetric and gynecologic services. He serves as a consultant to other physicians in these specialty areas,
as well as in the area of laparoscopy.
He
is a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and he completed his
residency at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Powell received his undergraduate degree from LeMoyne College in
Syracuse, New York. Catherine
C. Powell, RN, ANP
Nurse
Practitioner Catherine C. Powell, R.N., A.N.P., brings a special background to the
practice as a graduate of the only pediatric school of nursing in the United
States, Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and Northeastern University. She has nine years experience as a GYN nurse oncologist at SUNY Health
Science Center in Syracuse and was Nurse Manager of the PMS Center in Central
New York. Cathy has 14 years
experience in general Ob/Gyn and infertility counseling and is a graduate of the
Community General Hospital’s nurse practitioner program in adult health. She is a member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and
Neonatal Nurses and the American College of Gynecologists as well as the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the NYS Coalition of Nurse
Practitioners.
Mary
G. Botsford, RN, ANP
Nurse
Practitioner Mary Botsford is a 1990 graduate of the Crouse Irving School of
Nursing and the Community General Hospital Nurse Practitioner Program with
certification in adult health care. Mary
has many years experience in gynecology and women’s healthcare with
specialization in gynecology oncology. Mary
is a member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal
Nurses, NYS Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and past Legislative Chair,
presiding for two years. Mary also
possess a unique certification as a Nurse Colposcopist.
Linda
S. Schreiber, RN, MS, FNPC
Linda,
who has had over 20 years of nursing experience, specializes
in child bearing family nursing and gynecology. Linda has
a Masters Degree in Child Bearing Family Nursing from Syracuse
University. She is an ANA Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
and a certified Nurse Colposcopist. She is a member of the
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses,
NYS Coalition
of Nurse Practitioners, and Sigma Theta Tau, Omicron Chapter.
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