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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
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Diabetes and heart disease do not affect short-term lumbar fusion outcomes accounting for other risk factors in a matched cohort analysis.Ryan S Gallagher, Connor A Wathen, Ritesh Karsalia, Austin J Borja, Tara Collier
World Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01 - Blood loss during three column osteotomies: influence on outcomes and mitigation strategies.Connor Wathen, Mert Marcel Dagli, Gabrielle Santangelo, Yohannes Ghenbot, Michael Spadola
Journal of Spine Surgery. 2024-09-23 - 1 citationsMulti-institutional review of characteristics and management of gunshot wounds to the spine.Gabrielle Santangelo, Connor Wathen, Thomas Pieters, Derek D George, Logan Worley
The Spine Journal. 2024-09-01
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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