David R. Powers, M.D.

Specialties

*Inpatient and outpatient consultants for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hypertension and Transplantation

*Principle health care providers for our patients with end stage kidney disease

*Medical Director leadership on the Northshore for Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) who is the recognized world leader in dialysis services and equipment

*Hospital based acute dialysis programs

*Medical leadership in our communities and our state

History

Established in 2000.

Kidney and Hypertension Associates is a physician group that specializes in the treatment of patients with kidney diseases, hypertension, diabetes and stone disease. Kidney and Hypertension Associates was formed by Dr. David Powers who started a part-​time nephrology practice on the Northshore in 1998 in conjunction with LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans where he was a professor. Initially, it was just the one physician and «Miss Margaret», his medical assistant, who started seeing patients in a rented office (it really was a warehouse!) in Hammond and a sublet space in Covington.

Dr. Powers left LSU in the year 2000 to pursue a full-​time private practice. Kidney and Hypertension Associates is the medical director of 6 dialysis units which are located in Hammond, Covington, Slidell, Amite, Franklinton and Lacombe and our physicians and nurse practitioners also care for patients in other dialysis units so as to provide service to all of the Northshore communities. Over the past

Meet the Business Owner

David R. Powers, M. D.

Business Owner

As managing partner of Kidney & Hypertension Associates Dr. David Powers leads a team of 3 physicians, 2 nurse practitioners and a support staff of 15 people. Dr. Powers founded Kidney & Hypertension Associates in 2000 and brings over 30 years experience as a nephrologist. Dr. Powers did his training at the University of California, Irvine where he received his MD degree and completed residency and nephrology fellowship training. He later was a Professor at UC Irvine and the Assistant Director of Medicine at the University Medical Center before coming to LSU Health Sciences in New Orleans in 1994. Dr. Powers is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology and is accepting new and existing patients with all forms of kidney diseases.

Please call (985) 893‑0911 for an appointment.