Description of Research Expertise
Spinal biomechanics
Cost analysis, spine
Spinal outcomes
Selected Publications
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.
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.
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.
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