Dr. William Welch
Overview
William Welch, MD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology and epilepsy with a special qualification in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is director of Epilepsy Neurostimulation at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma and completed his residency and fellowship UPMC. Dr. Welch’s clinical and research interests include the treatment of epilepsy with vagus nerve stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, and deep brain stimulation. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the Child Neurology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. View the full list of Dr. Welch’s publications on PubMed.
Dr. Welch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Absence Seizure, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Deep Brain Stimulation.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Absence SeizureDr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Deep Brain StimulationDr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation.
- EpilepsyDr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)Dr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
- SeizuresDr. Welch isExperienced. Learn about Seizures.