Biography

Dr. Welch’s academic endeavors include publications and lectures centered on the topics of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. He is frequently an invited lecturer to his peers in the national and international communities that treat patients with aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, carotid disease, and stroke.

As the Director of the UT Southwestern Microvascular Laboratory he instructs residents in approaches to the skull base and microvascular technique. UT Southwestern is benefiting from Dr. Welch’s collaborations with the Utrecht Medical Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands, by making our medical center one of only three sites in the U.S. for the use of a revolutionary laser technique for cerebrovascular bypass, that began in May of 2008.

Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Dr. Welch received educational degrees from Morehouse College and Howard University College of Medicine, where he pursued his interests in the sciences, world literature and Spanish culture. He completed his general neurosurgical training at the George Washington University Medical Center (Washington, D.C.) where he gained significant experience in skull base techniques under the tutelage of Dr Laligam Sekhar. He then completed fellowship training in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at UT Southwestern. He continues to contribute as an author to texts on the subject of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Welch is an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Heart Association (Stroke Section), and the Society for Neurointerventional Surgery. He maintains fluency in Spanish and is an avid cyclist.

Education

Medical School
Howard University College of Medicine (1997)
Internship
Howard University College of Medicine (1998), General Surgery
Internship
Washington Hospital Center (1999), General Surgery
Residency
George Washington University Hospital (2004), Neurological Surgery
Fellowship
Parkland Health and Hospital System (2005), Neuroradiology

Research Interest

  • Brain Tissue Substrate Monitoring for the Predication of Cerebral Vasospasm following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Excimer Laser Assisted Non-Occlusive Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Techniques

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Angiographic Patterns of Wingspan In-stent Restenosis
Albuquerque FC, Levy EL, Turk AS, Niemann DB, Aagaard-Kientiz B, Pride GL, Purdy PD, Welch BG, et al Neurosurgery In Press
Mechanical and chemical thrombolysis of cerebral sinus thrombosis: evolution of a technique.
Rickert KL, Purdy PD, Welch BG J. Neurosurg. 2011 Jan 114 1 136-9
Wingspan In-Stent Restenosis and Thrombosis: Incidence, Clinical Presentation, and Management
Levy EI, Turk AS, Albuquerque FC Niemann DB, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Pride L, Purdy PD, Welch BG, et al Neurosurgery 2007 61(3) 644-651

Honors & Awards

  • Wolfang Koos George Washington Neurosurgical Residents Award (First Recipient)
    George Washington University Department of Neurosurgery (2001)
  • The "Joey Award" for Enthusiasm and Excellence in in Vascular Surgery
    Washington Hospital Center Department of Vascular Surgery (1999)
  • Elected Graduation Speaker
    Howard University College of Medicine (1997)
  • Pioneer Award for Outstanding Leadership
    Howard University Medical Alumni Association (1997)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons: General, Cerebrovascular Subcommittee (Fellow)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgery: Cerebrovascular and Tumor Subsections (Active Member)
  • Sigma Epsilon Theta (National Spanish Honor Society)
  • Society of Neurointerventional Surgery