AkuezunkpaOliakuUde WelcomeMDAsst. Professor of Surgery
General Surgery • New York, NYBariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chief of Surgery NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
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Office
550 1st Ave
# 15N1
New York, NY 10016Phone+1 212-263-6509Fax+1 212-263-8640
Summary
- Dr. Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome is a bariatric and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 16 years. She is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, foregut and general / gastrointestinal surgery.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2004 - 2005- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1998
Harvard UnversityAB, Government, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2011- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 88 citationsThirty-day mortality after bariatric surgery: independently adjudicated causes of death in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery.Mark D. Smith, Emma J. Patterson, Abdus S. Wahed, Steven H. Belle, Paul D. Berk
Obesity Surgery. 2011-08-25 - 28 citationsUnderrepresented Minorities in Surgical Residencies: Where are They? A Call to Action to Increase the Pipeline.Ajaratu Keshinro, Spiros G. Frangos, Russell S. Berman, Charles DiMaggio, Michael J. Klein
Annals of Surgery. 2020-09-01 - 19 citationsAssociation between time interval from bariatric surgery to pregnancy and maternal weight outcomes.Cara D. Dolin, Judith Chervenak, Sarah Pivo, Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome, Michelle A. Kominiarek
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2021-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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