Jerry Powell, M.D.

Jerry Allen Powell, M.D., is a Faculty Associate of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and its Community Radiology Division.  His clinical interests include pediatric musculoskeletal imaging and inflammatory bowel disease.

Previously, Dr. Powell was an Assistant Professor of the Pediatric Radiology Division and served as Radiology Service Chief at Children’s Health in Plano. In November 2025, Dr. Powell transitioned to his current role as Faculty Associate.

Dr. Powell holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his medical degree from UT Southwestern, and completed his radiology residency training Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He then obtained advanced training through a fellowship program in pediatric radiology at UT Southwestern.

Prior to joining the faculty in 2006, Dr. Powell was a staff radiologist at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, in Fort Worth, at which he continues to serve as Officer in Charge of the radiology section.

Dr. Powell is the regulatory liaison for radiology at UT Southwestern, as well as Immediate Past President of the Medical Staff at Children’s Health in Plano.

Dr. Powell serves as a member of several committees within UT Southwestern, including the Executive Committee of Plano Medical Executive Committee, and the Legacy Campus Medical Leadership Committee at Children’s Health. He is also chairs the Credentials Committee, and is a member of the Legacy Quality Committee.

He is also a member of several professional organizations, including the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, and the Society of Pediatric Radiology.