Referring Physicians

Carl A. Powell, DO, FACS

  • Diplomat, American Board of Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
  • Certified Laser Safety Officer, Laser Institute of America

Mary Roberts, RN

  • Twenty-Seven Years as Operating Room Nurse & Laser Safety Officer
  • Experienced Laser Nurse

Dr. Carl Powell - Vein Disease Training

Surgery Internship
Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia

  • Qualified as 1ST Year General Surgery for American Board of Surgery
  • Qualified as Rotating Internship for California Osteopathic Medical Board

Residency
General Surgery - University of California, Davis - East Bay (Program now under University of California, San Francisco)

Fellowship
Mini-Fellowship and Faculty General Surgery and Trauma, U.S. Navy Trauma Team, Ben Taub County Hospital, Houston, Texas—Baylor University

Board Certified, American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Re-certified, American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery Training while in General Surgery Residency:

  • Vascular Surgery: Oakland Naval Hospital, Kaiser Hospital Oakland, Highland County Hospital Oakland, Pacific Presbyterian Hospital San Francisco
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery: Oakland General Hospital, Kaiser San Francisco, Children’s Hospital Oakland

* Nineteen (19) years of experience in treating vein disease; performed hundreds of varicose vein surgeries at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital between 1996 and 2003.

* Selected by General Surgery Residency Faculty to accompany Nilus Young, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon and the Heart-to-Heart Organization to Leningrad to train Russian Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

Hospital Privileges
Grossmont Sharpe Hospital, Alvarado Hospital, Scripps Hospital Encinitas, TriCity Hospital

Vein and Surgical Organizations
American College of Phlebology, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association

Vein Certification
VNUS Certification (Radiofrequency) Closure® and Closure RFS® (Perforator Treatment), CoolTouch Certification (1320 nm Laser) EVLT® (Endoluminal Venous Laser Treatment), Military (United States Navy) and Civilian (VNUS, University of California, Davis, and Baylor University) Ultrasound Training, Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery (SEPS) Certification University of Southern California and US Surgical Corp., 1064nm and 940nm Laser and Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Treatment of Spider Veins Certification, Luminous Corp., Iridex Corp., and American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Laser Safety Officer Certification, Laser Institute of America.

Spider Veins and Cosmetic Vein Procedures
Insurance does not cover these procedures