Dr. Powell and his band,  The Fabulous Owls were recorded live at Humphries in San Diego.  The album is available in the office or by mail for a cost of $20 plus shipping, with all proceeds going to benefit MusiCares, the charity arm of the Grammys.

Contact Scott DiCesare at scott@stetsonpowell.com to order your copy.

For more information about MusiCares or The Pierre Cossette Center, visit www.musicares.com or call 800.687.4227.

Levon Helm.  From Woodstock to Winterland and on the Festival Express in between,  drums tuned just short of floppy and playing holes a truck could drive through, your soulful pipes rekindled a sacred Americana. Rest in peace, sweet brother.

Dr. Scott Powell was recently featured in India’s largest Newspaper, “The Hindu” for his recent trip where he performed live surgeries at the Indo-US Shoulder Course January 27-29.  The following is an excerpt from the article:

“Advances in orthopaedic surgery and medicine have given a new lease of life to sports persons in the country, W.I. Dawaram, president of Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, said here on Friday.

Speaking at the second Indo-US Shoulder Conference, organised by Ortho One Orthopaedic Speciality Centre, Mr. Dawaram pointed out that sports injuries had crushed the dreams of aspiring athletes, forcing them out of action for months and even early retirement.

But the availability of orthopaedic surgeons to treat knee, back and shoulder injuries had brought back athletes to achieve new heights in their career and contribute to sports excellence in the country.

The three-day shoulder rehabilitation course for surgeons, physiotherapists and sports trainers would have sessions in demonstrating specific rehabilitation for instability, cuff pathologies and stiff shoulder and advances in sports shoulder rehabilitation.

A live surgical and video demonstration of shoulder surgeries performed at the hospital would be transmitted to the conference hall at Vivanta By Taj – Surya, and there would be interaction with the experts.

Scott E Powell, Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, said the conferences, meetings and journal publications brought out by the university helped spread the advancements in the orthopaedic surgeries globally which would help the learners and trainers.”

The full article may be read by clicking here.

Dr. Powell  has returned from Germany where he was with the US Women’s Soccer Team as they competed in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.  The Women’s Team shut out North Korea, 2-0, as well as Columbia, 3-0, before falling to to Sweden, 1-2.  In an epic quarterfinal match, the US tied Brazil in the 122nd minute and then won the game on penalty kicks, 5-3.  They  defeated France , 3-1, in the semi-final.   Then the US faced Japan in the final.  In a captivating game that caught the imagination of Americans everywhere, the US Women surged to what seemed like a certain victory but wound up going to penalty kicks, where Japan won 3-1.  The  US Women’s Team returned home to their WPS teams and resolved to win the Olympics in London in 2012.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of dear friend and musical colleague, John Cossette.  John worked as a member of the road crew for Sha Na Na during the 1970’s and traveled with the band on tour across America, Europe and Asia.  He went to work with his father, the legendary Pierre Cossette and long-time producer of the Grammys and the Sha Na Na television show, and learned television and live music production.  John served as Executive Producer of the Grammy Awards, the Latin Grammy Awards, and Black Entertainment Television Awards for the last 20 years and recently produced the Broadway show, “Million Dollar Quartet.”  Dr. Powell attended the London premiere of the play in late February at the Noel Coward Theatre to celebrate John’s achievement.  John was the producer of benefits for NARAS and MusiCares, the charity arm of the Grammys. The Pierre Cossette Center at Stetson Powell Orthopedics is named for his father.  John is survived by his wife, Rita, and his daughters, Maria and Rose.

A memorial service and celebration of life for John Cossette took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011 on the floor of Staples Center. Speakers included Walter Miller, legendary director of the best of live television for over 50 years and the 30 year director of the Grammys, Neil Portnow, head of NARAS and the Grammy telecast, and Bob Whitney, a longtime friend of John’s from their days on the road with Sha Na Na. Celebration of John’s life in music was provided by the cast of Million Dollar Quartet who sang Johnny B. Goode in his honor. Also in attendance were four members of Sha Na Na, Jocko Marcellino, Scott Simon, Jon “Bowser” Bauman and Dr. Powell, and their former manager, Ron Weisner.

March 8, 2011

Dr. Powell returned to Nairobi, Kenya for a week in February, joined by Operation Arthroscopy colleagues Drs. Richard Gayle and Guillem Lomas. The doctors started work on Monday morning in the clinic and began surgeries later that day. Performing 21 surgeries in 3 days, they treated patients from Kenya while one patient came from neighboring Tanzania to have arthroscopic shoulder surgery. On Friday, the doctors presented lectures and a knot-tying lab for 25 Kenyan orthopedic surgeons and residents. A Friday night dinner at Carnivore, the world famous game restaurant in Nairobi, rounded out the week, and then on to the airport Friday night for the return flight home.

Mater Hospital in Nairobi contributed the surgical suites and anesthesiologists. The surgeries were made possible by generous donations of tools and implants from Smith and Nephew, Arthrocare, Providence St. Joseph and the Motion Picture Hospital.

Cynthia Boxrud, Dr. Powell’s wife, performed eye surgery at the Kikuyu Eye Clinic west of Nairobi while his children volunteered at the Cura Orphanage west of Nairobi where children have lost their parents to HIV infection.