Nicholas A. Welko, MD

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• Acute and critical care surgery

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• Appendicitis
• Cholecystitis
• Hernia
• Bowel obstructions
• Diverticulitis
• Soft tissue infections
• Trauma
• Sepsis
• Multiple organ dysfunction
• Septic shock
• Chest wall reconstruction
• Necrotizing soft tissue infections
• Pancreatitis
• Thermal injuries
• Entercutaneous fistulas

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General Surgery

Degrees

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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials & Biocompatibility, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Master of Science, Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Pathological Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Medical Degree: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

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General Surgery Residency, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Fellowship

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Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

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Publications

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Publications

Welko, N.A., Ludwig, N.A., Bhutiani, N., Harbrecht, B.G., Dwivedi, A.J., Bozeman, M.C., Assessing Specialty-Based Management of Operative Traumatic Extremity Vascular Injury. University of Louisville Department of Surgery, Louisville KY         

Schucht, J., Welko, N.A., Smith, J. Hemorrhagic Shock and the Intestinal Barrier. University of Louisville Department of Surgery, Louisville KY       

Welko, N.A., Fernstrom, J. Systematic review of perioperative complications and bleeding risks associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use.

Poster Presentations

Welko, N.A., Lim, A., Rosenberg, D., Horn, C.C. Assessment of vagal neuropathology during first-cycle cisplatin exposure as a novel chemotherapy treatment model. University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute Symposium, Greensburg PA. 2014.

Welko, N.A., Lim, A., Rosenberg, D., Horn, C.C. Assessment of vagal neuropathology during first-cycle cisplatin exposure as a novel chemotherapy treatment model. University of Pittsburg Cancer Dean’s summer Research Symposium. 2014.

Welko, N.A., Jayan, V., Kolb, I., Sesler, A., Thompson, P. Integrative environmental control unit for those with quadriplegia. Case Western Reserve University Biomedical Research Showcase, Cleveland, OH.

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Barnes Jewish Hospital

Christian Hospital

Patients Seen At

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
12634 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141

Christian Hospital
11133 Dunn Road
St. Louis, MO 63136