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William C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICSProfessor of Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
Pennsylvania Hospital
Garfield Duncan Building 301 South 8th Street Suite 4B Philadelphia, PA 19106-4013
Office: 215-829-6700
Fax: 215-829-7747 Email: william.welch@uphs.upenn.edu
Education
B.S (BS-MD program) The City College of New York , 1983. M.D. State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 1985.
Post-Graduate Training
Fellowship, Spinal Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Weiler Hospital, Bronx, N.Y., 1992-1993. Fellowship, Neuro-oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., 1991-1992. Resident, Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y., 1986-1991. Intern General Surgery, University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y, 1985-1986.
Certifications
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Neurological Surgeons, 1995. Selected PublicationsCheng BC, Welch WC, Serhan H, Cunningham, B : The effects of intermediate fixation of occipital-cervico-thoracic fixation in a cadaveric model. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Notes: in press.Cheng BC, Dawson J, Jensen L, Gordon J, Cheng J, Welch WC: Immediate biomechanical effects of lumbar posterior dynamic stabilization above a circumferential fusion. The Spine Journal Notes: in press. Rabin A, Gerszten PC, Karausky P, Erhard R, Bunker CH, Potter DM, Welch WC: The diagnostic accuracy of the seated straight leg raise test compared to the supine straight leg raise test in detecting acute radiculopathy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Notes: in press. Welch WC, Ong J, Gerszten PC, Nestler AJ, Burke JP, Cheng BC: Radiographic and clinical observations of screw backout in cervical instrumentation construct failures. Advances in Therapy Notes: in press. Gerszten PC, Lehmann E, Ozhasoglu C, Burton SA, Welch WC: Radiation dose tolerance of the spinal cord and cauda equina to Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery. Neurosurgery Notes: in press. Welch WC, Cheng BC, Awad TE, Davis R, Maxwell JH, Delmarter R, Wingate JK, Sherman J, Macenski MM: Clinical outcomes of the Dynesys Dynamic Neutralization System: One-year preliminary results from a Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial. Neurosurgical Focus 22: E8, 2007. Smith Smith PN, Balzer J, Khan M, Davis RA, Crammond D, Welch WC, Gerszten PC, Kang JD, Sclabassi RJ, Donaldson WF: The utility of intraoperative somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during antercior cervical discectomy and fusion in non-myelopathic patients—A review of 1039 cases. The Spine Journal 7: 83-87, 2007. Gerszten PC, Welch WC: Combined percutaneous transpedicular tumor debulking and kyphoplasty for pathological compression fractures. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 6: 92-95, 2007. Gerszten PC, Burton SA, Ozhasglu C, Welch WC. : Radiosurgery for spinal metastases: clinical experience in 500 cases from a single institution. Spine 32: 193-199, 2007. Slivka MA, Spenciner D, Seim HB, Welch WC, Serhan S, Turner AS: High rate of fusion in sheep cervical spines following anterior interbody surgery with absorbable and non-absorbable implant devices. Spine 31: 2772-2777, 2006.
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