AkuezunkpaOliakuUde WelcomeMDAsst. Professor of Surgery
General Surgery • Brooklyn, NYBariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chief of Surgery NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
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Office
7316 13th Avenue
3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11228- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome is a bariatric and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 16 years. She is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, foregut and general / gastrointestinal surgery.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2004 - 2005- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1998
Harvard UnversityAB, Government, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2011- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsExamination of Intersectionality and the Pipeline for Black Academic Surgeons.Ajaratu Keshinro, Paris Butler, Oluwadamilola Fayanju, Dineo Khabele, Erika Newman, Wendy Greene, Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome, Kathie-Ann Joseph, Anthony Stallion, Leah Bac...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2022 Apr 1
- 19 citationsAssociation between time interval from bariatric surgery to pregnancy and maternal weight outcomes.Cara D. Dolin, Judith Chervenak, Sarah Pivo, Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome, Michelle A. Kominiarek> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2021 Oct 1
- 26 citationsUnderrepresented Minorities in Surgical Residencies: Where are They? A Call to Action to Increase the Pipeline.Ajaratu Keshinro, Spiros G. Frangos, Russell S. Berman, Charles DiMaggio, Michael J. Klein, Marko Bukur, Akuezunkpa Ude Welcome, H. Pachter, Cherisse Berry> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Sep 1
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Professional Memberships
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- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
NYC Health + Hospitals / BellevueNew York, New York
NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynBrooklyn, New York- NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, New York
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