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Office
801 Spruce Street
Department of Neurosurgery
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-829-6700Fax+1 215-829-3605
Education & Training
- University of RochesterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1991
- University of Rochester Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1992 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2014 - 2016
- NY State Medical License 1986 - 2016
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 485 citationsRadiosurgery for spinal metastases: clinical experience in 500 cases from a single institution.Peter C. Gerszten, Steven A. Burton, Cihat Ozhasoglu, William C. Welch
Spine. 2007-01-15 - 74 citationsFungal spinal osteomyelitis in the immunocompromised patient: MR findings in three cases.Robert L. Williams, Melanie B. Fukui, Carolyn C. Meltzer, Amar Swarnkar, David W. Johnson
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1999-03-01 - 27 citationsEfficiency of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia for lumbar spinal surgery: a retrospective analysis of 544 patients.John T. Pierce, Guy Kositratna, Mark A. Attiah, Michael J. Kallan, Rebecca Koenigsberg
Local and Regional Anesthesia. 2017-10-10
Press Mentions
- Penn Medicine Opens $10M Spine Center with Dr. William Welch as Medical Director – 4 Things to KnowMarch 11th, 2019
- Back Surgery May Backfire on Patients in PainOctober 14th, 2010
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