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Office
Columbia University Medical Center
51 Audubon Ave, Ste. 100
New York, NY 10032Phone+1 212-342-4400
Summary
- Martha G. Welch, M.D. is Director of the Nurture Science Program and Director of the BrainGut Initiative in Developmental Neuroscience. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry in Pediatrics and Pathology & Cell Biology at Columbia University Medical Center. She has been a pioneer in the research and treatment of emotional, behavioral and developmental disorders for more than 40 years. Her clinical insights have led her to challenge some of the longest-held assumptions in science about the origin and control of behavior and emotions. Currently, Dr. Welch is leading a team of multidisciplinary researchers to provide a new scientific understanding of the biological underpinnings of family emotional connection.
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1974 - 1977
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1972 - 1974
- Greenwich HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1971
- New York UniversityPost Baccalaureate Studies, 1966 - 1967
- New York University, Washington Square CollegeBA, 1964 - 1966
- Middlebury CollegeUndergraduate, French, 1962 - 1964
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1972 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- DFAPA Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2019
- Gold Medal for Meritorious Service Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2014
- Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Lifetime Learning Award Columbia University Medical Center, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Family Nurture Intervention (FNI) in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Students Education Training in Emotional Connection Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 14
- Children's Learning Centers Group FNI Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 29
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 124 citationsAssociation of Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic With Neurodevelopmental Status at 6 Months in Infants With and Without In Utero Exposure to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infec...Lauren C Shuffrey, Morgan R Firestein, Margaret H Kyle, Andrea Fields, Carmela Alcántara
JAMA Pediatrics. 2022-06-01 - 43 citationsA review of newborn outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Margaret H. Kyle, Melissa E. Glassman, Adrita Khan, Cristina R. Fernández, Erin Hanft
Seminars in Perinatology. 2020-07-23 - 107 citationsOxytocin regulates gastrointestinal motility, inflammation, macromolecular permeability, and mucosal maintenance in miceMartha G. Welch, Kara Gross Margolis, Zhishan Li, Michael D. Gershon
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2014-10-15
Journal Articles
- Colostrum oxytocin modulates cellular stress response, inflammation and autophagy markers in newborn rat gut villiWelch MG, Kelin,BY, Tamir H, Ludwig RJ, Glickstein SB, Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 5/20/2017
- Prairie vole pups show potentiated isolation-induced vocalization following isolation from their mother, but not their fatherRobison W.T., Myers M.M., Hofer M.A., Shair H.N., Welch M.G., Developmental Psychobiology, 1/16/2016
- Calming cycle theory: The roll of visceral/autonomic learning in early mother and infant/child behaviour and developmentWelch M.G., Acta Paediatrica, 1/10/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Validation of a Relational Screen for Emotional Connection in Preterm Infants.Welch, M.G., Hane, A.A., LaCoursiere J.N., Ludwig, R.J., Myers,M.M., Mitsuyama, M., Weinman, S., Browne, J., Pediatric Adademic Societies, San Francisco, CA, 2017
- Welch Emotional Connection Scale (WECS). Program No. 202019.Welch, M.G., Hane, A.A., LaCoursiere J.N., Ludwig, R.J., Myers, M.M., Neuroscience Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- Maternal potentiation of ultrasonic vocalizations is not a marker of stress.Welch, M.G., Hane, A.A., LaCoursiere J.N., Ludwig, R.J., Myers, M.M., Neuroscience Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Family Nurture Intervention and effects on physiology in areas important for development of executive function.Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden - 1/16/2014
- Implementing FNI in a high acuity NICU.Clearwater Beach, FL - 1/26/2013
- FNI RCT in the NICU: Why did a small dose get big effects?Clearwater Beach, FL - 1/25/2013
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Press Mentions
- Parental Support Improves the Brain Development of Prematurely Born InfantsSeptember 28th, 2022
- Part 2 — the Science of Nurturing and Its Impact on Premature BabiesMay 31st, 2017
- The Simple Acts of Care That Could Help Heal the Trauma of Premature BirthMay 30th, 2017
Grant Support
- Nurture Science ProgramColumbia University2016–2020
- Nurture Science ProgramColumbia University2013–2017
- Nurture Science ProgramColumbia University2013–2016
- Nurture Science ProgramColumbia University2008–2015
- Brain-Gut InitiativeColumbia University2012–2013
- Brain-Gut InitiativeColumbia University2011–2012
- Brain-Gut InitiativeColumbia University2006–2011
- Laboratory for Childhood Regulatory DisordersColumbia University2002–2010
- Laboratory for Imaging and Holding TherapyColumbia University1997–2006
Committees
- Member, Admissions Committee, Columbia University College of Physicians & 2011 - Present
- President - Director - Member, Alumni Association, Columbia University, Physicians & Surgeons 1995 - Present
- Member, Development Committee Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons 2007 - 2011
- Advisory Board Member, Program Committee Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons 1997 - 2003
Research History
- Director of Nurture Science Program, CUMCTranslational research program to investigate biology of nurture and provide an evidence base for family nurture intervention in children ages 0-5.2016 - Present
- Co-Director of Nurture Science Program, CUMCTranslational research program to investigate biological underpinnings of nurture and establish an evidence base for family nurture interventions.2006 - 2016
- Director of Brain-Gut Initiative, CUMC1997 - 2006
Professional Memberships
- Member
- International Society for Developmental PsychobiologyMember
- Society for NeuroscienceMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, French
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