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Distinguished in Microdiscectomy

Dr. William C. Welch

Neurosurgery
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Distinguished in Microdiscectomy
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

William Welch is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Welch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Microdiscectomy. His top areas of expertise are Tarlov Cysts, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Welch is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 116 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Microdiscectomy.

Graduate Institution
SUNY/Downstate School Of Medicine
Residency
University of Rochester Medical Center
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 1995
Fellowships
Montefiore Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2015 through 2025

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Clover Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
Devoted Health
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Partners Plans
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Provider Partners Health Plan
  • MEDICARE SNP
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 800-789-7366
Other Locations
Penn Spine Center Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Welch has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Spinal Stenosis

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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Concurrently Controlled Study of the LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Spinal Stenosis
A Concurrently Controlled Study of the LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Spinal Stenosis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

116 Total Publications

The Experiences of Patients With Rare Diseases in Pennsylvania: A Community-Based Study.
The Experiences of Patients With Rare Diseases in Pennsylvania: A Community-Based Study.
Journal: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Published: September 07, 2025
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Paul Marcotte is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Marcotte is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Microdiscectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Marcotte is currently accepting new patients.

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774 Christiana Road, Suite 202, 
Newark, DE 
 (33.9 miles away)
302-366-7671
Experience:
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Advanced in Microdiscectomy
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Neurosurgery

Delaware Neurosurgical Group

774 Christiana Road, Suite 202, 
Newark, DE 
 (33.9 miles away)
302-366-7671
Experience:
49+ years
Languages Spoken:
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Michael Sugarman is a Neurosurgery provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Sugarman has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Microdiscectomy. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Syringobulbia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Cervical Disc Surgery, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

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Areas of Expertise

MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.

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  • Elite
  • Tarlov Cysts
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    Elite
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  • Cervical Myelopathy
    Dr. Welch is
    Distinguished
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  • Foot Drop
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  • Herniated Disc Surgery
    Dr. Welch is
    Distinguished
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  • Laminectomy
    Dr. Welch is
    Distinguished
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  • Microdiscectomy
    Dr. Welch is
    Distinguished
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  • Notalgia Paresthetica
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  • Advanced
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome
    Dr. Welch is
    Advanced
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  • Cervical Disc Surgery
    Dr. Welch is
    Advanced
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  • Cervical Spondylosis
    Dr. Welch is
    Advanced
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  • Herniated Disk
    Dr. Welch is
    Advanced
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  • Kyphosis
    Dr. Welch is
    Advanced
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  • Lordosis
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    Advanced
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  • Experienced
  • Absence Seizure
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    Experienced
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  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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    Experienced
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  • Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
    Dr. Welch is
    Experienced
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  • Arachnoiditis
    Dr. Welch is
    Experienced
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  • Bone Graft
    Dr. Welch is
    Experienced
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  • Brain Tumor
    Dr. Welch is
    Experienced
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