MichaelJosephWelchMD

Allergy & Immunology • San Diego, CA

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Office
5776 Ruffin Rd
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-292-1144

Fax+1 858-268-5145
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1980 - 1981
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1979 - 1980
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1979
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1999
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Preventing Peanut Allergy
Meng Chen, Michael Welch, Susan Laubach> ;Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology. 2018 Mar 1
4 citations
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical efficacy of albuterol RespiClick(™) dry-powder inhaler in the treatment of asthma.
Michael J. Welch> ;Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology. 2016 Jul 28
32 citations
PET Imaging of Chemokine Receptors in Vascular Injury–Accelerated Atherosclerosis
Yongjian Liu, Richard A. Pierce, Hannah Luehmann, Terry L. Sharp, Michael J. Welch> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2013 Jul 1
55 citations
Assessment of Progesterone Receptors in Breast Carcinoma by PET with 21-18F-Fluoro-16α,17α-[(R)-(1′-α-furylmethylidene)Dioxy]-19-Norpregn-4-Ene-3,20-Dione
Farrokh Dehdashti, Richard Laforest, Feng Gao, Rebecca Aft, Carmen S. Dence, Dong Zhou, Kooresh I. Shoghi, Barry A. Siegel, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Michael J. Welch> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2012 Mar 1
138 citations
STAT1-deficient mice spontaneously develop estrogen receptor α-positive luminal mammary carcinomas.
Szeman Ruby Chan, William Vermi, Jingqin Luo, Laura Lucini, Charles G. Rickert, Amy M. Fowler, Silvia Lonardi, Cora D. Arthur, L. J.T. Young, David E. Levy, Michael J....> ;Breast Cancer Research. 2012 Jan 20
5 citations
Synthesis and evaluation of 18F-labeled PPARγ antagonists.
Hsiaoju Lee, Delphine L. Chen, Justin Rothfuss, Michael J. Welch, Robert J. Gropler, Robert H. Mach> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2012 Jan 1
11 citations
Characterization of 64Cu-DOTA-conatumumab: a PET tracer for in vivo imaging of death receptor 5.
Raffaella Rossin, Tadahiko Kohno, Aviv Hagooly, Terry L. Sharp, Brian Gliniak, Thomas Arroll, Qing Chen, Art Hewig, Paula Kaplan-Lefko, Greg Friberg, Robert Radinsky, ...> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2011 Jun 1
34 citations
Luminescence imaging using radionuclides: a potential application in molecular imaging.
Jeong Chan Park, Gwang Il An, Se-Il Park, Jungmin Oh, Hong Joo Kim, Yeong Su Ha, Eun Kyung Wang, Kyeong Min Kim, Jung Young Kim, Jaetae Lee, Michael J. Welch, Jeongsoo...> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2011 Apr 1
44 citations
Internal radiotherapy with copper-64-diacetyl-bis (N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) reduces CD133+ highly tumorigenic cells and metastatic ability of mouse colon carcinoma
Yukie Yoshii, Takako Furukawa, Yasushi Kiyono, Ryo Watanabe, Tetsuya Mori, Hiroshi Yoshii, Tatsuya Asai, Hidehiko Okazawa, Michael J. Welch, Yasuhisa Fujibayashi> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2011 Feb 1
62 citations
Evaluation of multivalent, functional polymeric nanoparticles for imaging applications.
Monica Shokeen, Eric D. Pressly, Aviv Hagooly, Alexander Zheleznyak, Nicholas Ramos, Ashley L. Fiamengo, Michael J. Welch, Craig J. Hawker, Carolyn J. Anderson> ;ACS Nano. 2011 Feb 22
2 citations
Synthesis of difluoroaryldioxoles using BrF3.
Youlia Hagooly, Michael J. Welch, Shlomo Rozen> ;Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2011 Jan 19
15 citations
Early response assessment in prostate carcinoma by 18F-fluorothymidine following anticancer therapy with docetaxel using preclinical tumour models
Nobuyuki Oyama, Yoko Hasegawa, Yasushi Kiyono, Masato Kobayashi, Yasuhisa Fujibayashi, Datta E. Ponde, Carmen S. Dence, Michael J. Welch, Osamu Yokoyama> ;European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2011 Jan 1
54 citations
Facile preparation of a hybrid nanoprobe for triple-modality optical/PET/MR imaging.
Jeong Chan Park, Mi Kyung Yu, Gwang Il An, Se-Il Park, Jungmin Oh, Hong Joo Kim, Joo-Hyun Kim, Eun Kyung Wang, Il-Hwa Hong, Yeong Su Ha, Tae Hyun Choi, Kyu-Shik Jeong,...> ;Small. 2010 Dec 20
34 citations
Development of [F-18]Fluorine-Substituted Tanaproget as a Progesterone Receptor Imaging Agent for Positron Emission Tomography
Jae Hak Lee, Hai-Bing Zhou, Carmen S. Dence, Kathryn E. Carlson, Michael Welch, John A. Katzenellenbogen> ;Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2010 May 24
32 citations
Copper-64-diacetyl-bis (N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) accumulates in rich regions of CD133+ highly tumorigenic cells in mouse colon carcinoma.
Yukie Yoshii, Takako Furukawa, Yasushi Kiyono, Ryo Watanabe, Atsuo Waki, Tetsuya Mori, Hiroshi Yoshii, Myungmi Oh, Tatsuya Asai, Hidehiko Okazawa, Michael J. Welch, Ya...> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2010 May 1
14 citations
Modifications to the NIST reference measurement procedure (RMP) for the determination of serum glucose by isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Jocelyn L. Prendergast, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch, Karen W. Phinney> ;Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2010 Apr 27
6 citations
Radiochemical Synthesis, Rodent Biodistribution and Tumor Uptake, and Dosimetry Calculations of [11C] Methylated LY2181308
Carmen S. Dence, Richard Laforest, Xiankai Sun, Terry L. Sharp, Michael J. Welch, Robert H. Mach> ;Molecular Imaging and Biology. 2010 Apr 8
4 citations
Certification of drugs of abuse in a human serum standard reference material: SRM 1959
Susan S.-C. Tai, Jocelyn L. Prendergast, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch, Karen W. Phinney, Nien Fan Zhang> ;Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2010 Mar 24
40 citations
Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque with 64Cu-Labeled Natriuretic Peptide and PET
Yongjian Liu, Dana R. Abendschein, Geoffrey E. Woodard, Raffaella Rossin, Kyle S. McCommis, Jie Zheng, Michael J. Welch, Pamela K. Woodard> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2010 Jan 1
56 citations
Impact of hydrogel nanoparticle size and functionalization on in vivo behavior for lung imaging and therapeutics.
Yongjian Liu, Aida Ibricevic, Joel A. Cohen, Jessica Cohen, Sean P. Gunsten, Jean M. J. Fréchet, Michael J. Walter, Michael J. Welch, Steven L. Brody> ;Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2009 Nov 3
84 citations
The Advantages of Nanoparticles for PET
Michael J. Welch, Craig J. Hawker, Karen L. Wooley> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2009 Nov 1
39 citations
Tumor uptake of radiolabeled acetate reflects the expression of cytosolic acetyl-CoA synthetase: implications for the mechanism of acetate PET.
Yukie Yoshii, Atsuo Waki, Takako Furukawa, Yasushi Kiyono, Tetsuya Mori, Hiroshi Yoshii, Takashi Kudo, Hidehiko Okazawa, Michael J. Welch, Yasuhisa Fujibayashi> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2009 Oct 1
In vivo metabolic phenotyping of myocardial substrate metabolism in rodents: differential efficacy of metformin and rosiglitazone monotherapy.
Shoghi, K.I., Finck, B.N., Schechtman, K.B., Sharp, T., Herrero, P., Gropler, R.J., Welch, M.J.> ;Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009-09-01
34 citations
Comparison of radiolabeled isatin analogs for imaging apoptosis with positron emission tomography
Delphine L. Chen, Dong Zhou, Wenhua Chu, Phillip E. Herrbrich, Lynne Jones, Justin Rothfuss, Jacquelyn T. Engle, Marco Geraci, Michael J. Welch, Robert H. Mach> ;Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2009 Aug 1
2 citations
Demonstrating the comparability of certified reference materials.
David L. Duewer, Katrice A. Lippa, Stephen E. Long, Karen E. Murphy, Katherine E. Sharpless, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch, Wataru Tani, Masao Umemoto> ;Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2009 Jul 22
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Press Mentions

People Report Heart Inflammation and Female Reproductive Issues After Receiving COVID-19 VaccinesJune 22nd, 2021
US Capital Global Provides Bridge to $16 Million Financing for State-of-the-Art Medical Center and Surgical Hospital in Austin, TexasOctober 5th, 2020
ImageWare® to Showcase the FDA-Cleared Pillphone® Application for Patient Engagement and Medication Adherence Using Biometric Authentication at AHIP 2018June 12th, 2018
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Grant Support

Research Resource In Radionuclide ResearchNational Cancer Institute1999–2003
Oncologic ImagingNational Cancer Institute2001–2002
Targeted Metal Chelators For Diagnostic ImagingNational Cancer Institute1986–2001
Core--Chemistry CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
In Vivo Assessment Of Tumor Receptor Levels Using PETNational Cancer Institute1989–1993
Development Of New P.E.T. RadiopharmaceuticalsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992
Diagnostic Radiology Study SectionCenter For Scientific Review1991
Diagnostic RadiologyCenter For Scientific Review1989–1990