JohnPatonWelchMD

General Surgery • Hartford, CT

Clinical Professor of Surgery, University Conn

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Office
85 Seymour St
Ste 415
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone+1 860-246-2071

Fax+1 860-524-2650

Summary

John Welch is a retired general surgeon in Hartford, Connecticut who practiced for many years at Hartford Hospital. An Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Connecticut, he has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings, and he has written books on bowel obstruction, diverticular disease and the history of the New England Surgical Society at the time of its centennial.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1968 - 1974
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1968
Harvard UniversityB.A., Biology, Cum Laude, 1960 - 1964

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1976 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1974 - 1978

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nathn Smith Award New England Surgical Society
President Hartford Medical Society
President New England Surgical Society, 2007
President, Surgeons Travel Club 1992-1993
Who's Who in Health and Medical Services 1990
Illustrated Medical Book Award for Outstanding Illustrated Medical Book of the Year Association of Medical Illustrators, 1980
College Scholarship Harvard College, 1962
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Invited Commentary.
John P Welch
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2019-06-01
Invited Commentary.
John P Welch
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2017-06-01
Invited commentary.
John P Welch
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014-06-01

Journal Articles

Evolving Treatment Paradigms for Acute Cholecystitis Invited Critique
Welch JP, Arch Surg, 1/1/2010
Whither goest general surgery?
Welch JP, Arch Surg, 1/1/2008
Early Surgical Intervention for Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis
Ali SO, Welch JP, Dring RJ, American Surgeon, 1/1/2008
Long Term Outcome in Woman Under 30 with Breast Cancer
Feldman AL, Welch JP, J Surg Oncol, 1/1/1998
Selective Arterial Immobilization of Grade IV and Grade V Blunt Hepatic Injuries: An extension of resuscitation in the non-operative management of traumatic hepatic i...
Ciraulo DL, Luk S, Palter M, Cowell V, Welch JP et al, J Trauma, 1/1/1998
Giant Diverticula of the Colon A clinical assessment
DeOliviera MA, Welch JP, Amer J Gastroent, 1/1/1997
Splenic Abscess Associated with Pancreatitis
Nano J, Welch JP, Surgery, 1/1/1997
Polyps of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Welch JP, Surg Oncol Clin Amer, 1/1/1996
Long-Term Management of Diverticulitis in Young Patients
Vignati PV, Welch JP, Cohen JL, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/1995
Antepartum Diagnosis of Pancreatic Carcinoma: A Case Report
Simchuk EJ, III, Welch JP, Orlando R, III, Conn Med, 1/1/1995
Primary Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Breast
Akbari CM, Welch JP, Pastuszak W, Conn Med, 1/1/1995
Sigmoid Stricture Formation Complicating Cholesterol Embolism: A case report
Welch JP, Surgery, 1/1/1994
Endoscopic Localization of Colon Cancers
Vignati P, Welch JP, Cohen JL, Surg Endosc, 1/1/1994
Large Bowel Obstruction Cause by Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Report of three cases
Welch JP, Vignati PV, Cohen JL, Conn Med, 1/1/1994
Techniques and Complications of Open Packing of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis
Orlando R III, Welch JP, Akbari CM et al, Surg Gyn Obstet, 1/1/1993
Cancer of the rectum: Where are we; where are we going?
Welch JP, Welch CE, Arch Surg, 1/1/1993
Traumatic abdominal hernia: Report of 3 cases and review of the literature
Sahdev P, Garramone RR Jr, Desani B, Berris V, Welch JP, Am J Emerg Med, 1/1/1992
Superior mesenteric artery dissection treated with right gastroepiploic artery to superior mesenteric artery bypass
Vignati P, Welch JP, Ellison L, J Vascular Surgery, 1/1/1992
Enterolith intestinal obstruction due to acquired and congenital diverticulosis: Case reports and review of literature
Lopez PV, Welch JP, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/1991
Intrarectal sonography A new technique for the assessment of rectal tumors
Cohen JL, Grotz RL, Welch JP et al, American Surgeon, 1/1/1991
Obstructing cancers of the right and left colon: Critical analysis of perioperative risk factors, morbidity and mortality
Datta S, Welch JP, Connecticut Medicine, 1/1/1991
Pseudotumors of the spleen
Safran D, Pastuszak W, Welch JP, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/1991
Intraoperative disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with ulcerative colitis
Wong TZ, Welch JP, Holt JB, Conn Med, 1/1/1989
Book Review Vander Salm T et al Atlas of Bedside Procedures
Welch JP, Ann Surg, 1/1/1989
Primary Malignant Tumors of the Small Intestine: A Review of the Hartford Hospital Experience from 1969-1985
Ciccarelli O, Welch JP, Kent GS, Am J Surg, 1/1/1987
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Books/Book Chapters

Manual of Lower GI Tract Surgery
Welch CE, Ottinger LW, Welch JPSpringer Verlag
Intestinal Obstruction
Fielding JP, Welch JPEditors: Churchill Livingston.
Bowel Obstruction. Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Welch JPWB Saunders
Diverticular Disease. Management of the Difficult Surgical Case
Welch JP, Cohen JL, Sardella WV, Vignati PVWilliams and WIlkins
Surgery, Science and Collegiality. One Hundred Years of the New England Surgical Society
Crombie HD, Longo WE, Welch JPLifetouch Publishing
Oxford Textbook of Surgery
Chapter: Peptic Ulcer Disease-Stomach and Duodenum
Welch JP, Welch CE
ACS Surgery. Principles and Practice (onliine).
Chapter: Diverticular DIsease
Welch JP, Cohen JC2013
Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Chapter: Diverticular Disease
Cohen JC, Welch JPEdition 6th,2007
Oxford Textbook of Surgery
Chapter: Large Bowel Obstruction
Welch JPEdition 2nd,2000
Abdominal Operations
Chapter: Internal and External Fistulas of the Stomach, Duodenum and Biliary Tract
Welch JPEditors: Appleton Century Crofts.Edition 8th,1984
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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