Dr. Kelly Powers, a surgeon and frequent contributor to Fox News, died Sunday after a long battle with brain cancer. She was 45.
“She was a brave and beautiful soul who could make friends wherever she went,” an obituary reads. “Kelly had a love for people and she was committed to helping others. She had many hobbies including gardening, surfing, ballet, cycling, running, horse riding, traveling and many more activities.”
It continued: “Kelly was an accomplished physician and surgeon who had several TV and magazine spotlights. The most important thing to her was her family.”
Powers is survived by her husband, Steven Doll, and her young son, Bennett, as well as her parents and in-laws.
She had documented her cancer treatment on social media.
“This terrible disease has to stop, and we all have to fight cancer in general… Why is this even still a problem?” she said in a video shared on Instagram in June.
According to her, in 2020 she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer a GoFundMe page made in June.
“After three brain surgeries, multiple radiation treatments, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the cancer returned this year,” the fundraiser said, explaining that the family was seeking donations to try a new treatment available only in Germany.
Powers was born in Yonkers, New York, and completed medical school at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. She did residencies at Georgetown and Boston University.
As a TV commentator, she has appeared on several Fox News and Fox Business shows, as well as other networks.
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In lieu of traditional offerings, her family asked for donations to a nonprofit organization for brain cancer research, Stache Strong.