Description of Research Expertise
Spinal biomechanics
Cost analysis, spine
Spinal outcomes
Selected Publications
Caplan I, Sinha S, Schuster J, Piazza M, Glauser G, Osiema B, McClintock S, Welch WC, Sharma N, Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR: The utility of cervical spine bracing as a post-operative adjunct to single-level anterior cervical spine surgery Asian Journal of Spinal Surgery : 2019.
Janjua MBUD, Ozturk A, Piazza M, Passias P, Arlet V, Welch WC: Technical nuances of percutaneous sacroiliac joint fixation: a cadaveric study Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 61 : 2019.
Ali ZS, Flanders TM, Ozturk AK, Malhotra NR, Leszinsky L, McShane BJ, Gardiner DG, Rupich K, Chen H-C, Schuster J, Marcotte PJ, Kallan MJ, Grady MS, Fleisher LA, Welch WC: Enhanced recovery after elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery: pilot study from a single institution Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 30 : 532-540,2019.
Piazza M, Sharma N, Olemo B, McClintock S, Missimer E, Gardiner D, Maloney E, Callahan D, Smith LJ, Welch WC, Schuster J, Grady MS, Malhotra NR: Initial assessment of the risk assessment and prediction tool in a heterogenous neurosurgical patient population Neurosurgery 85 : 2019.
Janjua MBUD, Reddy S, Sandami AF, Welch WC, Ozturk AK, Price AV, Weprin BE, Swift DM: Predictors of 90-day readmission in children undergoing spinal cord tumor surgery: a nationwide readmissions database analysis World Neurosurgery 127 : e697-706,2019.
Janjua MBUD, Ozturk AK, Ackshota N, McShane BJ, Saifi C, Welch WC, Arlet V.: Surgical treatment of flat back syndrome with hyper-lordotic cages Operative Neurosurgery : 2019.
Sharma N, Piazza M, Marcotte P, Welch WC, Ozturk A, Chen I, Ali Z, Schuster J, Malhotra NR: Implications of anesthetic approach, spinal versus general, for the treatment of spinal disc herniation. Journal of Neurosurgery:Spine 30 : 2019.
Holsgrove TP, Amin D, Pascul SR, Ding B, Welch WC, Gheduzzi S, Miles AW, Costi JJ, Winkelstein BA, Costi JJ: The equivalence of multi-axis spine systems: recommended stiffness corridors using a standardized testing protocol J Biomech 70 : 59-66,2018.
Welch WC, Matthew MS, Welch RL, McShane BJ.: Email as an encumbrance to physician-patient communication. Cureus 11 : e3816,2018.
Pierce JT, Kanuparthi P, McShane BJ, Welch R, Marcotte PJ, Welch WC.: A prospective detailed time analysis study of 18 patients undergoing elective single-level lumbar open microdiscectomy spinal surgery. World Neurosurgery 18 : 2018.
Academic Contact Information
Department of Neurosurgery
Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia,
PA
19106
Phone: (215) 829-6700
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366