Scott Powell
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Scott Powell was born in Dallas, Texas
, on August 13, 1948. He was a founding member of Sha Na Na
, which began at Columbia University
in 1969, under the name The Kingsmen. The group's name was later changed to avoid confusion with another band of the same name.
Powell performed with Sha Na Na at the Woodstock Festival
and in Japan
and Europe
. He was known as Santini on the Sha Na Na
television series, which aired from 1977 to 1981. He sang many Elvis Presley
songs on the show. He was also in the movie Grease
with Sha Na Na, singing lead on the song Hound Dog
. When Powell left the group in 1981, he went back to Columbia and took premedical courses.
. He provides such services as tennis elbow release, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and total shoulder replacement.
He serves in many capacities in the medical field, including being active in the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Powell is Team Physician for the United States Soccer Federation Women’s National Team, and is on the medical staffs of both the U.S. Soccer National Team and the United States Olympic Committee
, and on the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy
. He is also Associate Clinical Professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Powell is married to Cynthia Boxrud, M.D., who is an Oculoplastic and Reconstructive surgeon. Together, they developed and patented an "Anti-Wrinkle Pillow", which was designed to reduce wrinkles around the eyes while sleeping, by supporting the neck.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, on August 13, 1948. He was a founding member of Sha Na Na
Sha Na Na
Sha Na Na is an American rock and roll group. The name is taken from a part of the long series of nonsense syllables in the doo-wop hit song "Get a Job", originally recorded in 1957 by the Silhouettes....
, which began at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1969, under the name The Kingsmen. The group's name was later changed to avoid confusion with another band of the same name.
Powell performed with Sha Na Na at the Woodstock Festival
Woodstock Festival
Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969...
and in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. He was known as Santini on the Sha Na Na
Sha Na Na (TV series)
Sha Na Na is a syndicated television variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981 for a total of 97 episodes, hosted by the popular rock & roll/comedy group of the same name. The show was produced by Pierre Cossette and originally distributed by LBS Communications. Sony Pictures Television currently...
television series, which aired from 1977 to 1981. He sang many Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
songs on the show. He was also in the movie Grease
Grease (film)
Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
with Sha Na Na, singing lead on the song Hound Dog
Hound Dog (song)
"Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known...
. When Powell left the group in 1981, he went back to Columbia and took premedical courses.
Education
- Hotchkiss SchoolHotchkiss SchoolThe Hotchkiss School is an independent, coeducational American college preparatory boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the school enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 and a small number of postgraduates...
- Columbia College of Columbia UniversityColumbia College of Columbia UniversityColumbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
- New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
- St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center
- NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
- Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles
Current status
As of August 2007, Powell is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, and with partner Bill Stetson, founded Stetson Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, which has two locations in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He provides such services as tennis elbow release, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and total shoulder replacement.
He serves in many capacities in the medical field, including being active in the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Powell is Team Physician for the United States Soccer Federation Women’s National Team, and is on the medical staffs of both the U.S. Soccer National Team and the United States Olympic Committee
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
, and on the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy is an international nonprofit charitable organization consisting of a network of affiliates. UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for adults and children with disabilities, including cerebral palsy...
. He is also Associate Clinical Professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Powell is married to Cynthia Boxrud, M.D., who is an Oculoplastic and Reconstructive surgeon. Together, they developed and patented an "Anti-Wrinkle Pillow", which was designed to reduce wrinkles around the eyes while sleeping, by supporting the neck.
Movie appearances
- 1970 – WoodstockWoodstock (film)Woodstock is a 1970 American documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 at Bethel in New York. Entertainment Weekly called this film the benchmark of concert movies and one of the most entertaining documentaries ever made...
– as himself with Sha Na Na - 1972 – Dynamite ChickenDynamite ChickenDynamite Chicken is American comedy film from 1972, starring Richard Pryor.“A contemporary probe and commentary of the mores and maladies of our age... With shtick, bits, pieces, girls, some hamburger, a little hair, a lady, some fellas, some religious stuff, and a lot of other things” boasts the...
– as himself with Sha Na Na - 1978 – GreaseGrease (film)Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
– with Sha Na Na as Johnny Casino and The Gamblers - 1980 – CaddyshackCaddyshackCaddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, and Bill Murray...
– Gatsby - 1994 – Woodstock Diary – as himself with Sha Na Na
- 2003 – Festival ExpressFestival ExpressFestival Express is a 2003 documentary film about the eponymous 1970 train tour across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends...
– as himself with Sha Na Na