Healthcare Heroes: William Powell

"I’m a life-long Long Islander, so to be able to work in my own community and do meaningful work is something I’m very proud of. I believe Stony Brook is the place to be. And I should know – I’ve been here for almost 23 years. In that time, I’ve been dealing with the business side of Stony Brook Orthopaedic Associates. We are the largest orthopaedic practice in Suffolk County and are continuously expanding our presence all over Long Island. I help manage the operations for the practice and am also heavily involved in financial planning, physician recruitment, human resources, facilities management, compliance and more. There is tremendous variety in my responsibilities, and that’s something I really enjoy about the work that I do. The other reason I enjoy what I do is that the orthopaedic surgeons here at Stony Brook are among the best. They are an incredibly talented and gifted group. And not only do they do amazing work, but they also teach and train the orthopaedic surgeons of tomorrow. I greatly respect our group of surgeons. The work they do really inspires and invigorates me. 

 Something else that’s really great to see working in orthopaedics is the positive patient outcomes. In this specialty, you often get to see immediate results, both surgical and non-surgical, and I speak from experience here. I’m a runner, and I often do 5K and 10K races. I’ve had every running injury that you can imagine, and I’ve been very fortunate to have had our physicians treat me. They literally keep me running. Our Department Chair, in particular, helped me through a recent running injury. I thought I was done, and now I’m back running and feeling great again. And that means I can help to keep Stony Brook Orthopaedics running and operating, as well!"

-William Powell, MPA, CMPE (Administrator in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook Medicine)