Carolyn Welsh, MD

Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Boston University School of Medicine (1979)
Undergraduate School
  • AB, Oberlin College (OH) (1974)
Internship
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program (1980)
Residency
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program, Internal Medicine (1982)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Pulmonary Disease (1985)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care

Publications

  • Welsh, CH, Randy Fugit. Medications that cause insomnia. Encyclopedia Sleep Medicine.
  • RA Marlar, R Potts, CH Welsh Accuracy of diagnosis of protein S deficiency by protein S activity and antigen assays. J Clin Chemistry
  • lack of correlation of the common genetic polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase with plasma levels of homocystien and venous thrombosis. submitted hemostatis, 2/06
  • RA Marlar, RM Potts, CH Welsh. venous thrombosis: a systems biology approach submitted Hemostasis 3/06
  • Sujatha Harahan, CH Welsh shortness of breath and hypoxemia after chemotherapy submitted Chest 2006
  • CH Welsh, RA Marlar ethics of genetic testing for venous thrombosis, Federal Practitioner. in preparation
  • Ryan McGhan, Tiffany Radcliff, Ron Fish, E. Rand Sutherland, Carolyn Welsh, Andrew Kramer, Todd Lee, Barry Make Predictors of rehospitalization or death in VA patients with a history of a severe exacerbation of COPD.
  • Marlar RA, Potts RM, Welsh CH. Venous thrombosis: a systems biology approach. Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis. April 2007
  • Welsh CH. Mechanical Ventilation, in Critical Care Secrets, fourth edition
  • Harahan, S, Welsh CH. Shortness of breath and hypoxemia after chemotherapy with gemcitabine. Chest, 2007
  • Marlar RA, Potts RM, Welsh CH. accuracy of diagnosis of protein C deficiency by protein C activity and antigen assays. J Clin Ligand 2005. 28: 130-135.
  • Zwillich CW, Welsh CH. hypercapnic obstructive sleep apnea: an underappreciated marker of severity? Chest 12/2007. 132: 1729-1730.
  • Carolyn H. Welsh. Obstructive sleep apnea and COPD. chapter in Nosology Textbook of Sleep Medicine
  • McGhan, Radcliff T, Fish R, Sutherland ER, Welsh CH, Make B. Predictors of rehospitalization and death after a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pumonary disease. Chest 2007; 132: 1748-1755.
  • Marlar RA, Potts RM, Welsh CH. Venous thrombosis; a systems biology approach, Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2007; 18: 215-217.
  • Rebecca Keith, Carolyn Welsh a 45-year old man with excessive daytime somnolence and witnessed apnea at altitude accepted to Southwest Journal of pulmonary and critical care, 2011
  • Obstructive sleep apnea in Children with Soto's syndrome. G. Seda, R. Bercovitch, A. Halbower, C. Welsh. presentation at APSS meeting June 2013
  • Borden Institute, chapter for a book entitled Airborne Hazards. Case Reports -- Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Experience with Post-Deployment Dyspnea. Carolyn H. Welsh, MD* and York E. Miller, MD
  • Cough and Pleural Disease in a Burmese Immigrant – A Masquerader Volume 4, June 14, 2012 George M. Solomon, MD 1 Eric Schmidt, MD 1,2 Randall Reves, MD 3 Carolyn Welsh, MD

Professional Memberships

  • American Thoracic Society (ATS), member Board of Directors
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1055 Clermont St
Denver, CO 80220
1-888-336-8262

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1982)
  • Pulmonary Disease, Board Certification (1984)
  • Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification (1987, 2007)
  • Sleep Medicine, Board Certification (2003, 2009)