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- Vanderbilt Sleep Lab - Franklin (Hyatt Place at Franklin / Cool Springs)
- Vanderbilt Walk-in Clinic (Williamson Co.)
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (Cool Springs)
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- Vine Hill
- VMG Dialysis Clinic East
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Alvin C. Powers, M.D.
Director, Vanderbilt Diabetes Center
Ruth K. Scoville Professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Make an Appointment
(615) 343-8332
Practice Locations
Interests
Patient Care Emphasis: General Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid Disease
Other Clinical Interests: Adrenal Insufficiency, Pituitary Disease, Pancreatic Islet Tumors
Departments / Divisions
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism: Department of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Board Certified - Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1982
- Board Certified - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - American Board of Internal Medicine
Education
- Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital, Joslin Diabetes Cener - Harvard Medical School, 1983
- Residency - Duke University Medical Center, 1982
- Internship - Duke University Medical Center, 1980
- M.D. Degree - University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1979