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H. Gilbert Welch is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Economics and Econometrics, and Cancer Research.

Their scholarly output includes frequent publications in prominent medical journals, with the most notable venues being:

  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • JAMA Dermatology
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Annals of Internal Medicine

Recent research papers authored by Welch cover topics related to cancer screening, diagnosis, and mortality. Selected papers include:

  • "The Rapid Rise in Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnoses" (2021) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Reconsidering Prostate Cancer Mortality - The Future of PSA Screening" (2020) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Association of Computed Tomographic Screening Promotion With Lung Cancer Overdiagnosis Among Asian Women" (2022) published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Estimating Overdiagnosis of Melanoma Using Trends Among Black and White Patients in the US" (2022) published in JAMA Dermatology
  • "The New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations - A Dissenting View" (2023) published in New England Journal of Medicine

Among frequent collaborative contributors to their research are:

  • Adewole S. Adamson
  • Wayne Gao
  • David Carr
  • Chi Pang Wen
  • Claire Sokas

Welch's research primarily addresses key topics such as:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

The focus of Welch's work frequently involves the evaluation of cancer overdiagnosis, screening recommendations, and mortality related to various cancers. Their contributions serve to inform clinical screening practices and policy discussions regarding cancer detection and management.

Best Publications

  • Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States

    John D Birkmeyer;Andrea E Siewers;Emily V A Finlayson;Therese A Stukel

  • Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States, 1973-2002.

    Louise Davies;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast-Cancer Incidence

    Archie Bleyer;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Overdiagnosis in Cancer

    H. Gilbert Welch;William C. Black

  • Current Thyroid Cancer Trends in the United States

    Louise Davies;Louise Davies;H. Gilbert Welch

  • The Role of Overdiagnosis and Reclassification in the Marked Increase of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence

    Heiko Pohl;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Korea's Thyroid-Cancer “Epidemic” — Screening and Overdiagnosis

    Hyeong Sik Ahn;Hyun Jung Kim;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

    Steve Woloshin;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Enthusiasm for cancer screening in the United States

    Lisa M. Schwartz;Steven Woloshin;Floyd J. Fowler;H. Gilbert Welch

  • National trends in lower extremity bypass surgery, endovascular interventions, and major amputations

    Philip P. Goodney;Philip P. Goodney;Adam W. Beck;Jan Nagle;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment After the Introduction of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: 1986–2005

    H. Gilbert Welch;Peter C. Albertsen

  • Breast-Cancer Tumor Size, Overdiagnosis, and Mammography Screening Effectiveness

    H. Gilbert Welch;Philip C. Prorok;A. James O’Malley;Barnett S. Kramer

  • Population-Based Risk for Complications After Transthoracic Needle Lung Biopsy of a Pulmonary Nodule: An Analysis of Discharge Records

    Renda Soylemez Wiener;Lisa M. Schwartz;Steven Woloshin;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Surgical mortality as an indicator of hospital quality: the problem with small sample size.

    Justin B. Dimick;H. Gilbert Welch;John D. Birkmeyer

  • Are increasing 5-year survival rates evidence of success against cancer?

    H. Gilbert Welch;Lisa M. Schwartz;Steven Woloshin

  • Addressing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: a prescription for change

    Laura J Esserman;Ian M Thompson;Brian Reid;Peter Nelson

  • Telephone care as a substitute for routine clinic follow-up.

    John Wasson;Catherine Gaudette;Fredrick Whaley;Arthur Sauvigne

  • Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence: Are We Reaching the Peak?

    Heiko Pohl;Brenda Sirovich;H. Gilbert Welch

  • Prudent strategies for elective red blood cell transfusion.

    H. Gilbert Welch;Kenneth R. Meehan;Lawrence T. Goodnough

  • Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States

    J.D. Birkmeyer;A.E. Siewers;E.V.A. Finlayson

Frequent Co-Authors

Elliott S. Fisher
Elliott S. Fisher Dartmouth College
Justin B. Dimick
Justin B. Dimick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel J. Gottlieb
Daniel J. Gottlieb Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter C. Albertsen
Peter C. Albertsen University of Connecticut Health Center
Steven J. Katz
Steven J. Katz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eric B. Larson
Eric B. Larson University of Washington
John E. Wennberg
John E. Wennberg Dartmouth College
Dimitri A. Christakis
Dimitri A. Christakis Seattle Children's Hospital
Baruch Fischhoff
Baruch Fischhoff Carnegie Mellon University

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