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Anathea Powell, MD, FACS

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Anathea Powell, MD, FACS, is a colon and rectal surgeon with Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Dr. Powell’s expertise includes all colon, rectal and anal conditions, including cancer and hepatobiliary cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, and other anal problems. She is trained in endoscopy, laparoscopic, trans-anal and robotic surgery. She is board certified in General Surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Dr. Powell specializes in multidisciplinary re-operative surgery and welcomes patients traveling from a distance.

Dr. Powell received her medical degree from Boston University. She completed her General Surgery residency at New York University and her Colon and Rectal surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She also completed a combined clinical and research fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the National Cancer Institute.

For more information about Dr. Powell or to schedule an appointment at the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s, please call us at (602) 406-8222. Our fax number is 602.406.6242.

  • Diseases of the small intestine
  • Small intestine cancer
  • Colon cancer
  • Rectal cancer
  • Anal cancer
  • American Urological Association
  • Society for Urologic Oncology
  • Society for Government Service Urologists
  • Boston University
  • New York University
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
  • National Cancer Institute