Mary R. Welch, MD
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Mary Welch, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC, in the Division of Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Welch graduated from Chicagos' Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed neurology residency here at Columbia, followed by sub-specialty training in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In her second year of fellowship, she earned a Comparative Effectiveness Research Award to attend Columbia's Summer Research Institute at Mailman School of Public Health.
Upon completing her training, Dr. Welch worked for several years as a practicing neuro-oncologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. There, she served as principal investigator for numerous phase I and II clinical trials for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain cancer. She also developed a strong research interest in improving patient access to both standard and investigational therapies. In addition to seeing both inpatient and outpatient neuro-oncology patients, Dr. Welch maintains an active research program within the Division of Neuro-Oncology.
Dr. Welch sees patients with primary brain tumors including, but not limited to glioma, meningioma, skull-base tumors and central nervous sysem lymphoma. She also provides consultative services for patients with neurological complications of cancer including brain and leptomeningeal metastases.
Departmental Appointments
- Department of Neurology
Division of Neuro-oncology
Board Certifications
- Neurology
Areas of Expertise
- Neuro-Oncology
- Brain & Spinal Tumors
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Astrocytoma
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Carcinomatous meningitis
- Chordoma
- Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Choroid Plexus Papilloma
- Ependymoma
- Glioblastoma
- Gliomas
- Hemangioblastoma
- Leptomeningeal metastases
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Cancer
- Mixed Glioma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Oligodendroglioma
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Second Opinion
- Spinal Tumors
Languages Spoken
(in addition to English)
- French
Education & Training
- MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Internship: New York University Langone Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Locations
Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 342-0571
Provider Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Insurance Programs
Please contact the provider's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
- Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NY Signature, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
- Affinity [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Amida Care [Special Needs Plan]
- Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Emblem/GHI [HMO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [Blue Priority, EPO, HMO, Medicare (Mediblue), NYP Employee Plan, Pathway (Exchange), POS, PPO]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Local 1199 [Local 1199]
- MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
- Multiplan [Multiplan]
- Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty, Medicare Managed Care]
- POMCO [POMCO]
- UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
- VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth]
- WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
This provider accepts new patients
Appointment Phone Number: (212) 342-0571
Contact Info
- Office Phone: (212) 342-0571
Committees/Societies/Memberships
American Academy of Neurology, Member
Society for Neuro-Oncology, Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Member
NRG Oncology, Member
Honors & Awards
ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award
Comparative Effectiveness Research Award
Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
NIH Grants
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Dec 20 2017 - Dec 20 2021
