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Office
General Surgeons of Western Colorado
2440 N 11th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501Phone+1 970-243-0900- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Leonard "Kasey" Welsh is a bariatric and general surgeon in Grand Junction, CO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including SCL Intermountain Health - St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, VA Western Colorado Health Care System, and Grand River Hospital District. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed surgical residency at the University of Hawaii. He completed fellowship training at Duke University in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He specializes in bariatric surgery and minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in many bariatric and foregut surgeries. He has special interest in medical ethics and innovative minimally invasive techniques. He has more than 20 publications and 47 citings.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2019 - 2020
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, MIS Research, 2018 - 2019
- University of HawaiiResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2018
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- UT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2018 - 2024
- HI State Medical License 2013 - 2018
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of SurgeryFocused Practice Designation - Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsRacial Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Complications and Mortality Using the MBSAQIP Data RegistryLeonard K. Welsh, Andrew R. Luhrs, Gerardo Davalos, Ramon Diaz, Andres Narvaez, Juan Esteban Perez, Reginald Lerebours, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Dana Portenier, Alfredo ...> ;Obesity Surgery. 2020 May 9
- 2 citationsEvolving concepts in ventral hernia repair and physical therapy: prehabilitation, rehabilitation, and analogies to tendon reconstructionJuan Esteban Perez, M A Schmidt, Andres Narvaez, Leonard K. Welsh, Ramon Diaz, Melissa Castro, Kayvan Ansari, R W Cason, William W. Hope, Alfredo D. Guerron, Jin Yoo, ...> ;Hernia. 2021 Aug 1
- 6 citationsMagnetic Liver Retraction Decreases Postoperative Pain and Length of Stay in Bariatric Surgery Compared to Nathanson Device.Leonard K. Welsh, Gerardo Davalos, Ramon Diaz, Andres Narvaez, Juan Esteban Perez, Melissa Castro, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Thomas Risoli, Dana Portenier, Alfredo D. Gue...> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2021 Feb 8
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Journal Articles
- Single-Center Experience with Magnetic Retraction in Colorectal SurgeryDavalos G, Lan BY, Diaz R, Welsh LK, Roldan E, Portenier D, Guerron AD, J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 4/2019
- Robotic-assisted Prostatectomy with Magnetic RetractionHuang S, Welsh LK, Davalos G, Houser ER, Rothman JR, Guerron AD, Urology Practice, 2019
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Medication Cost Saving After Bariatric SurgeryLeonard K. Welsh MD, Gerardo Davalos MD, Ramon Diaz-Jara MD, Andres Narvaez-Cordova MD, Dana Portenier MD, and A. Daniel Guerron MD, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/30/2019
- Bladder Injury and Repair during Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia SurgeryAndres Narvaez Cordova, L. Kasey Welsh, Ramon Diaz, Gerardo Davalos, Daniel Guerron, Jin Yoo, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/28/2019
- Incision-less Liver Retraction in the Bariatric Patient An "Attractive" New TechniqueJuan Esteban Perez, Andres Narvaez Cordova, Ramon Diaz Jara, Leonard K Welsh, Gerardo Davalos, Dana Portenier, Daniel Guerron, IFSO World Congress, Madrid, Spain, 9/4/2019
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Committees
- Surgeon Champion, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Committee 2020 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- Member
- American Foregut SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Thai, Laotian
Hospital Affiliations
- SCL Health - St. Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterGrand Junction, Colorado
- Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, Colorado
External Links
- General Surgeons of Western Coloradohttp://coloradosurgeons.com
- St. Mary's Metabolic and Weight Losshttps://www.sclhealth.org/locations/st-marys-medical-center/bariatrics/
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