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Dr. Welsh is a general surgeon, Batesville, IN. He is a member, American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health, and chair, Organized Medical Staff Section Governing Council, AMA. He is a consultant, ACS B/G Survey Workgroup.

Posts by David J. Welsh, MD, FACS:

• 2020 ACS Governors survey: Peer review: A necessity and a challenge
• 2019 ACS Governors Survey: ACS Governors address regulatory environment and its effects on surgical practices
• 2019 ACS Governors Survey: Surgeons wanted: Workforce challenges in health care
• 2019 ACS Governors Survey: ACS Governors: Bidirectional communication ambassadors
• New ACS-led verification program aims to improve care for rural surgical patients
• 2018 ACS Governors Survey: Gender inequality and harassment remain a challenge in surgery
• 2018 ACS Governors Survey: Burnout—a growing challenge
• 2018 ACS Governors Survey: The disruptive and impaired surgeon
• 2017 ACS Governors Survey: Ergonomic injuries and their prevention
• 2016 ACS Governors Survey: Issues affecting surgical practice
• 2016 ACS Governors Survey: MACRA: Are surgeons ready?
• 2016 ACS Governors Survey: Will acute care surgery change the surgical landscape?
• 2016 ACS International Governors Survey: Membership benefits and challenges for International Fellows are revealed in first-time study