Dr. David Welch Named to Leadership Post

SARANAC LAKE - On October 24, 2009 at the 70^th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Austin Texas, Dr. David G. Welch of Lake Placid was elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy.  As one of twelve members of the Board, Dr. Welch will help lead the Academy over the next two years.

The American Academy of PM&R is the national organization of over 7,000 physicians who specialize in the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation also known as Physiatrists.  Physiatrists work with patients who have suffered a disabling condition that limits their mobility or their ability to carry out activities of daily living, or who deal with problems of chronic pain.  Through a team approach and focusing on the physical restoration of function, physiatrists try to return individuals to the maximum function possible within the limits of their medical status. 

Dr. Welch has been a physiatrist and a member of the AAPMR since 1975.  He was in private practice in Glens Falls from 1975-2005, and has practiced in Saranac Lake as part of Adirondack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics since 2005.  He has also been active in the Medical Society of New York State and the Medical Society of both Warren County and Essex County where he has served as president.  He is a member of the active Medical Staff of Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake on which he serves as Secretary-Treasurer.  He is also Medical Director for Clifton Fine Hospital in Star Lake and Medical Director of the Hamilton County Public Health Nursing Service and a consultant to the Capital District Development Services Disability Organization.  

Dr. Welch lives in Lake Placid with his wife Mary and they enjoy bicycling, hiking and cross country skiing.  Past activities have included completing the 2004 Lake Placid Ironman competition and cycling across the U.S. in 2005.

Dr. David G. Welch

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