Frederick G. Welt, MD

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  • Frederick Welt, M.D. is Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. He is a professor of medicine and member of the Interventional Cardiology faculty.

    Dr. Welt most recently served as the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, as well as Director of the Interventional Cardiovascular Experimental Laboratory. His clinical practice included outpatient clinical care and performing diagnostic catheterizations and coronary interventions.

    Dr. Welt specializes in both interventional coronary and structural heart disease cases including Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). His clinical responsibilities include invasive management of acute heart attacks and assessment of valvular heart disease, coronary stent implantation/balloon angioplasty and PFO/ASD closure.

    He is also an active clinical investigator, having been involved in the PARTNER trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices, translational research of novel devices to treat structural heart disease and protocols involving stem cell therapy for cardiac disease.

    Dr. Welt graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1992, and completed residency and fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He also served as Chief Resident at the West Roxbury VA Hospital and completed a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. In addition to practicing and teaching at BWH and Harvard he has written numerous journal articles as well as serving as a reviewer for publications.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine

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    November 27, 2022

    Dr Welt is very good

    November 18, 2022

    Top notch care, compassion, and help with my situation

    November 15, 2022

    High marks all around -- the utmost in professionalism was exhibited by all three doctors/nurses with whom I met.

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  • Frederick Welt, M.D. is Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. He is a professor of medicine and member of the Interventional Cardiology faculty.

    Dr. Welt most recently served as the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, as well as Director of the Interventional Cardiovascular Experimental Laboratory. His clinical practice included outpatient clinical care and performing diagnostic catheterizations and coronary interventions.

    Dr. Welt specializes in both interventional coronary and structural heart disease cases including Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). His clinical responsibilities include invasive management of acute heart attacks and assessment of valvular heart disease, coronary stent implantation/balloon angioplasty and PFO/ASD closure.

    He is also an active clinical investigator, having been involved in the PARTNER trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices, translational research of novel devices to treat structural heart disease and protocols involving stem cell therapy for cardiac disease.

    Dr. Welt graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1992, and completed residency and fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He also served as Chief Resident at the West Roxbury VA Hospital and completed a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. In addition to practicing and teaching at BWH and Harvard he has written numerous journal articles as well as serving as a reviewer for publications.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine

    Education history

    Graduate Training Medical Sciences - Harvard University M.S.
    Clinical Investigator Training Program - Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Fellow
    Fellowship Interventional Cardiology - Brigham and Women’s Hospital Fellow
    Cardiovascular Medicine - Brigham and Women’s Hospital Clinical Fellow
    Chief Resident Internal Medicine - West Roxbury VA Hospital Chief Resident
    Cardiology - South Shore Hospital Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women’s Hospital Senior Assistant Resident
    Internal Medicine - Brigham and Women’s Hospital Junior Assistant Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Yale University School of Medicine M.D.
    Earth and Mineral Sciences - Pennsylvania State University Research Fellow
    Undergraduate Geology - Duke University B.S.