Scott Powell (born August 13, 1948) is an American musician and a former founding member of

Sha Na Na Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll doo-wop group. Formed in 1969, but performing a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs, it simultaneously revived and parodied the music and the New York street culture of the 1950s. After g ...

, which began at

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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

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and in

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and

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. He was known as Santini on the ''Sha Na Na'' television series, which aired from 1977 to 1981. He sang many

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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, and has pursued a successful career as an

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Education

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* 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, founded Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, which has two locations in

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. 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

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, and on the Board of Directors of

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. He is also Clinical Professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine. Powell is married to Cynthia Boxrud, M.D., who is an oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon.

Movie appearances

* 1970 – ''

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'' – as himself with Sha Na Na * 1972 – ''

Dynamite Chicken ''Dynamite Chicken'' is a 1971 American comedy film. Described in its opening credits as "an electronic magazine of American pop culture," it presents a series of interviews, stand-up comedy, countercultural sketches, documentary segments, and agi ...

'' – as himself with Sha Na Na * 1978 – '' Grease'' – with Sha Na Na as Johnny Casino and The Gamblers * 1980 – ''

Caddyshack ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting role ...

'' – Gatsby * 1994 – ''Woodstock Diary'' – as himself with Sha Na Na * 2003 – ''

Festival Express ''Festival Express'' is a 2003 documentary film about the 1970 train tour of the same name across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito B ...

'' – as himself with Sha Na Na

References

* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0763753/ * http://www.scottpowellmd.com/about.htm

External links

Dr. Scott Powell, Orthopedic Surgery

Columbia College

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Cynthia Boxrud, M.D.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Scott 1948 births Living people American rock singers Sha Na Na members Hotchkiss School alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni New York University alumni Albert Einstein College of Medicine alumni Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty American orthopedic surgeons