Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
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Patient Rating
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The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Happy good thanks
I left with more questions than answers, and not really feeling like I want to go back.
Was a great experience and seemed very knowledgeable With Doctor Welt
Dr. Welt is very good and I feel she really cares about my health and future.
Great doctor
Dr Welt was very kind and compassionate as well as knowledgeable and provided clear explanations
This Dr was caring, she listened to my concerns & responded with compassion & genuine care. She addressed all my questions & educated me with her responses. She made sure I didn't leave there with any unanswered questions. I would highly recommend her to anyone going through any of the things I'm dealing with which are a lot.
We love Dr Welt
Dr Welt was professional, explained my medical 'problems' in plain speak and answered all of my questions. She was also exceptionally responsive in following up with my test results and next steps.
Dr. Welt is excellent.
Dr. Welt took the time to research my case, talk and listen to me as well exam me. Definitely gave it her best. Thank you
Dr. Welt has an amazing wealth of experience.
I appreciated the amount of time Dr Welt spent with me. As a patient it is very challenging to have an untreated, rare diagnosis which has health implications across multiple disciplines. The providers who treat the diagnosis are aware of its far reaching health implications; but the individual departments where there is cross over don't seem to have the most up to date information; understandably so. I am hopeful that Dr Welt will agree to keep me on as a patient to proactively help manage symptoms until such time as I am able to complete treatment. It would be fantastic if there were a concerted effort to include a provider in the endocrinology department as part of the treatment team for vascular compressions:Nutcracker Syndrome, SMAS, PVI, and May Thurner as there seems to be significant overlap with endocrine disruption and the abdominal vascular compression diagnoses. If nothing else involvement with this Dept could drastically improve the prognosis for women's health
She is where good at her work.
Consistently professional and personable to work with. Takes time to explain any medical matters in depth.
Dr Welt is thorough and attentive.
I received excellent care and action for my concerns.
Dr. Welt was extremely thorough during my visit. She was kind and detailed and took plenty of time to listen to my concerns and put together a plan I felt comfortable with.
Dr. Welt was very good. She listened to everything I had to say. I feel she really cares. She explained everything very good in a way I understand.
I was very impressed with her
She is soft spoken. So knowledgeable in endocrine. Willing to understand individual special needs and concerns. Even concerned for blood draws and her patient's comfort.
Dr. Welt was absolutely fabulous
We appreciated her ability to hear our concerns and understand the issue we are trying to figure out. She was kind and supportive.
She was very thorough and knowledgeable and didnt rush but took her time explaining everything.
I enjoy my annual vist with Dr. Welt. She is knowledgeable, polite, and concerned.
Dr. Welt is great. I have my second appointment with her and 3months since we last spoke she remembered details about me like what I'm studying.
Very good
Thank you Dr Welt for professional care with a personal touch. I felt seen and cared for.
She was nice but I didn't feel very confident with her
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Endocrinology
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Biochemistry - University of Wisconsin¿Madison | B.S. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Cornell University Medical College | M.D. |
| Internship | Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital | Intern |
| Residency | Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital | Resident |
| Chief Resident | Internal Medicine - VA Boston Healthcare System | Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Endocrinology - Massachusetts General Hospital | Clinical Fellow |
| Research Fellow | Reproductive Endocrinology - Massachusetts General Hospital | Research Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Saxena R, Welt C (2013). Polycystic ovary syndrome is not associated with genetic variants that mark risk of type 2 diabetes. Acta diabetologica, 50(3), 451-7.
- Powe CE, Allen M, Puopolo KM, Merewood A, Worden S, Johnson LC, Fleischman A, Welt C (2010). Recombinant human prolactin for the treatment of lactation insufficiency. Clinical endocrinology, 73(5), 645-53.
- Welt CK, Arason G, Gudmundsson JA, Adams J, Palsdottir H, Gudlaugsdottir G, Ingadottir G, Crowley W (2006). Defining constant versus variable phenotypic features of women with polycystic ovary syndrome using different ethnic groups and populations. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 91(11), 4361-8.
- Welt CK, Styrkarsdottir U, Ehrmann DA, Thorleifsson G, Arason G, Gudmundsson JA, Ober C, Rosenfield RL, Saxena R, Thorsteinsdottir U, Crowley WF, Stefansson (2012). Variants in DENND1A are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome in women of European ancestry. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 97(7), E1342-7.
- Kasippillai T, MacArthur DG, Kirby A, Thomas B, Lambalk CB, Daly MJ, Welt C (2013). Mutations in eIF4ENIF1 are associated with primary ovarian insufficiency. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 98(9), E1534-9.
- Legro RS, Arslanian SA, Ehrmann DA, Hoeger KM, Murad MH, Pasquali R, Welt C (2013). Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 98(12), 4565-92.
- Pau CT, Keefe C, Duran J, Welt C (2014). Metformin improves glucose effectiveness, not insulin sensitivity: predicting treatment response in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in an open-label, interventional study. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 99(5), 1870-8.
- Saxena R, Bjonnes AC, Georgopoulos NA, Koika V, Panidis D, Welt C (2015). Gene variants associated with age at menopause are also associated with polycystic ovary syndrome, gonadotrophins and ovarian volume. Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 30, 1697-1703.
- Welt CK, Chan JL, Bullen J, Murphy R, Smith P, DePaoli AM, Karalis A, Mantzoros C (2004). Recombinant human leptin in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea. The New England journal of medicine, 351(10), 987-97.
- Caronia LM, Martin C, Welt CK, Sykiotis GP, Quinton R, Thambundit A, Avbelj M, Dhruvakumar S, Plummer L, Hughes VA, Seminara SB, Boepple PA, Sidis Y, Crowley WF Jr, Martin KA, Hall JE, Pitteloud (2011). A genetic basis for functional hypothalamic amenorrhea. The New England journal of medicine, 364(3), 215-25.
- Day FR, Hinds DA, Tung JY, Stolk L, Styrkarsdottir U, Saxena R, Bjonnes A, Broer L, Dunger DB, Halldorsson BV, Lawlor DA, Laval G, Mathieson I, McCardle WL, Louwers Y, Meun C, Ring S, Scott RA, Sulem P, Uitterlinden AG, Wareham NJ, Thorsteinsdottir U, Welt C, Stefansson K, Laven JS, Ong KK, Perry J (2015). Causal mechanisms and balancing selection inferred from genetic associations with the polycystic ovary syndrome. Nature communications, 6, 8464-8470.
- Hayes MG, Urbanek M, Ehrmann DA, Armstrong LL, Lee JY, Sisk R, Karaderi T, Barber TM, McCarthy MI, Franks S, Lindgren CM, Welt CK, Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Panidis D, Goodarzi MO, Azziz R, Zhang Y, James RG, Olivier M, Kissebah AH, Reproductive Medicine Network, Stener-Victorin E, Legro RS, Dunairf (2015). Genomewide association of polycystic ovary syndrome implicates alterations in gonadotropin secretion in European ancestry populations. Nature communications, 6, 7502-7514.
- McDonald IR, Welt CK, Dwyer A (2022). Health-related quality of life in women with primary ovarian insufficiency: a scoping review of the literature and implications for targeted interventions. Human reproduction (Oxford, England),
- Sharma A, Krick B, Li Y, Summers SA, Playdon MC, Welt (2022). The Use of Ceramides to Predict Metabolic Response to Metformin in Women With PCOS. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 6(11), bvac131.
Review
- Welt C (2008). Primary ovarian insufficiency: a more accurate term for premature ovarian failure. Clinical endocrinology, 68(4), 499-509.
Case Report
- Welt CK, Falorni A, Taylor AE, Martin KA, Hall J (2005). Selective theca cell dysfunction in autoimmune oophoritis results in multifollicular development, decreased estradiol, and elevated inhibin B levels. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 90(5), 3069-76.
- Iwama S, Welt CK, Romero CJ, Radovick S, Caturegli (2013). Isolated prolactin deficiency associated with serum autoantibodies against prolactin-secreting cells. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 98(10), 3920-5.