Dr. Powers is a physician/investigator on the faculty as a Professor of Clinical Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. He previously was with the FDA as the Lead Medical Officer for Antimicrobial Drug Development and Resistance Initiatives in the Office of Antimicrobial Products, CDER. He is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases and has been an investigator and involved in over 50 clinical trials. Dr. Powers research is in the development and evaluation of patient-centric outcomes for clinical trials and he actively sees patients and attends on the infectious diseases service.