Scott Nicholas Welle, DO, FACOS, FACS

**** * ****** ****** #****, Tucson, AZ 85704

520. 288-2601

acw00u@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

EPIC Go Live Consultant

Detroit Medical Informatics

440 Burroughs St, Ste 148

Detroit, MI 48202; September 2016-Present

General Manager

Planet Scuba

4837 N 1st Ave

Tucson, AZ 85718; April 2014-September 2016

Bariatric and General Surgeon

Tucson Bariatric

4715 E Camp Lowell Drive

Tucson, AZ 85712; August 2011-December 2014

Consultant

Intuitive Surgical

December 2013-June 2015

FELLOWSHIP:

Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery; Evanston, IL Program Director: Constantine Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS Professor Surgery, Northwestern University

Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery; July 2010-June 2011 RESIDENCY:

Henry Ford Health System

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Warren; Warren, Michigan Program Director: James Sweeney, DO, FACOS

Associate Professor Surgery, Michigan State University General Surgery; July 2006 - June 2010

INTERNSHIP:

Mount Clemens General Hospital; Mount Clemens, Michigan Traditional Rotating Internship; July 2005 - June 2006 EDUCATION:

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Erie, Pennsylvania Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; June 2005

St. John’s University; Collegeville, Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts; Major: Theology; May 1999

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

American Osteopathic Board of Surgery-Board Certified Arizona Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Inactive Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Inactive National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners 2006 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American College of Osteopathic Surgery (ACOS)

American Osteopathic Assocication (AOA)

Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Society American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Arizona Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. Mesa, Arizona. Adjunct Assistant Professor. 2011-2014.

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties. East Lansing, Michigan. Clinical Instructor. 2006-2011.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Training in Policy Studies Fellowship. New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology. 2007-2008.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES:

AOMA Vice Speaker House of Delegates 2014 - 2015

ACOS Bylaws Committee 2014 - 2015

AOMA Constitution and Bylaws Committee 2013 - 2014 Tucson Medical Center Da Vinci Robotic Committee 2013 - 2014 Tucson Medical Center Bariatric Committee 2012 - 2014 ACOS In Depth Review 2012

Program Chair

AOMA Professional Education Committee 2011 - 2014

AOA Education Policy and Procedure Review Committee 2010 AOA Council on Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions 2010 - 2011 ACOS In Depth Review Committee 2010 - 2015

Committee Chair 2014 - 2015

AOA Greatness Corps Steering Committee 2009 - 2011 Henry Ford Macomb-Warren OR Committee 2008 - 2010

AOA Council of Interns and Residents

Executive Council

Member-At-Large 2008 - 2009

Region Trustee 2007 - 2008

Nominating Committee 2006 - 2008

Chair 2007 - 2008

Advisory Council 2005 - 2007; 2009 - 2011

MOA Intern-Resident Committee

Executive Committee 2005 - 2010

Vice Chair 2006 - 2008

Information Technology Subcommittee Chair 2005 - 2006 MCOMA Executive Board Resident Representative 2006 - 2009 AOA Bureau of Emerging States Concerns 2006 - 2007 AOA Committee of Osteopathic Specialty Societies 2005 - 2006 GRANTS:

Development of Resident Laparoscopic Training Program. Covidien-Clinical Education. 2009.

PUBLICATIONS:

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S.N., Ruff, T. Is Routine Anticoagulation For Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Necessary Following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass? Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 2012 Jan-Mar;16(1):33-37. Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S.N. Cardiac Tamponade as a Life-threatening Complication in Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. Surgery. 2012 Jul;152(1):133-5. Frantzides, C.T., Roberts, J., Zeni T., Welle S. Laparoscopic mesh repair of parastomal hernia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Zografakis J., Welle S. Laparoscopic revisions of failed bariatric procedures. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Welle S. Laparoscopic colectomy for diverticulitis. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Welle S., Roberts J. Laparoscopic esophageal mucosal resection for high grade dysplasia.Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle S. Laparoscopic repair of complex scrotal hernia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Welle S., Luu M., Popoff A. Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy with Nissen Fundoplication. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Luu M., Frantzides, C.T., Welle S., Balash P. Challenging Cases of Laparoscopic Enterectomy for Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Small Intestine. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Carlson, M.A, Welle, S.N. Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal Hernia. Temel Cerrahi (Basic Surgery) 4th Ed. Sayek, I

(ed.). Publisher: Gunes Kitap Evi Ankara Turkey. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Zografakis, J.G., Welle, S.N. Bariatric Surgery. Temel Cerrahi (Basic Surgery) 4th Ed. Sayek, I (ed.). Publisher: Gunes Kitap Evi Ankara Turkey. 2012. Welle S, Martin J, Pesta C, Marshall K. Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of American Osteopathic Association. 2010. Submitted. Multimedia:

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Obesity in Adults. ePocrates Online. (https://online.epocrates.com).

(Online Monograph). Online July 30, 2011. Last updated 2014. Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Resection of Anastomotic Ulcer with Fistula to the Gastric Remnant. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic revision of Jejunojejunostomy. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Conversion of Mini-Loop Gastric Bypass to RYGB. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Conversion of Failed VBG to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Conversion of Eroded LAGB to a LRYGB with partial gastrectomy. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Conversion of LAGB to a LRYGB. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Reduction of Internal Hernia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Welle, S. Laparoscopic Reduction of a Large Gastric Pouch. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Roberts, J., Zeni T., Welle S. Laparoscopic mesh repair of parastomal hernia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle S. Laparoscopic colectomy for diverticulitis. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. Frantzides, Carlson (ed.). DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Roberts J., Welle S. Laparoscopic esophageal mucosal resection for high grade dysplasia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Welle S. Laparoscopic repair of complex scrotal hernia. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Luu M., Welle S. Laparoscopic Enterectomy for Small Bowel Carcinoid. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012. Frantzides, C.T., Luu M., Welle S. Laparoscopic Ileocecectomy for Complicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Frantzides, C.T., Luu M., Welle S. Laparoscopic Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy with Nissen Fundoplication. Video Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery. DVD of procedure. Saunders Elsevier. 2012.

Presentations:

The Effects of Obesity and Weight Loss Interventions in Cardiometabolic Syndrome. Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation Southwestern Conference on Medicine Primary Care Update. Tucson, AZ. November 2014.

Treatment of Bariatric Surgical Complications for the General Surgeon. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons In Depth Review. Kansas City, MO. April 2014. Surgical Management of Benign Gastric Disease Processes. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons In Depth Review. Kansas City, MO. April 2014. Surgical Management of Benign Disease Processes of the Esophagus. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons In Depth Review. Kansas City, MO. April 2014. Surgical Weight Loss. Tucson Medical Center Vivir La Vida. Tucson, AZ January 2013. Bariatric Surgery. St John’ s University Physician CME Meeting. Collegeville, MN. September 2012. Laparoscopic Revisions of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Failures and Complications. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons In Depth Review. San Antonio, TX. February 2012. Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons In Depth Review. San Antonio, TX. February 2012.

Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Poster Presentation. San Francisco, CA. October 2010.

Laparoscopic Repair of Parastomal Hernia. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. New York, NY. September 2010.

Laparoscopic Approach to Distal Pancreatectomy. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. New York, NY. September 2010.

Is Routine use of Anticoagulation for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Complications Necessary in the Morbidly Obese Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass? Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. New York, NY. September 2010. Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Michigan Osteopathic Association. Poster Presentation. Dearborn, MI. May 2010.

Lap Band: Safe and Effective Procedure? Initial Experience of a Single Bariatric Surgeon in a Community Hospital. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Poster Presentation. Chicago, IL. October 2009.

Safe and Effective Procedure? Initial Experience of a Single Bariatric Surgeon in a Community Hospital. Michigan Osteopathic Association. Poster Presentation. Dearborn, MI. May 2009. Lap Band: Safe and Effective Procedure? Initial Experience of a Single Bariatric Surgeon in a Community Hospital. Society American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons. Poster Presentation. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

HONORS/AWARDS:

Top Doctor, HealthTap.com 2013

Fellow American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

Fellow American College of Surgeons

ACOS Resident Achievement Award 2011

ACOS Resident Research Competition

1st Place Poster Presentation 2010. Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Henry Ford Macomb-Warren Research Symposium

2nd Place Poster Presentation 2010. Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. MOA Resident Research Competition

Honorable Mention 2010. Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Oxygen Saturation in the Post-operative Bariatric Patient. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. ACOS Resident Research Competition

2nd Place Poster Presentation 2009. Lap Band: Safe and Effective Procedure? Initial Experience of a Single Bariatric Surgeon in a Community Hospital.

Henry Ford Macomb-Warren Research Symposium

2nd Place Poster Presentation 2009. Lap Band: Safe and Effective Procedure? Initial Experience of a Single Bariatric Surgeon in a Community Hospital.

AOF National Outstanding Resident of the Year Nominee 2009, 2010 Sigma Sigma Phi, National Honor Osteopathic Fraternity Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Scholarship 2005

Student Osteopathic Medical Association Scholarship 2004 SOMA Medical Education Scholarship 2003

SOMA Unity Campaign Spirit Award 2003

LECOM Student DO of the Year Nominee 2003

Alpha Kappa Sigma Honor Fraternity

President’s Leadership Scholarship 1996-1999

NCAA Academic All-American 1997, 1998

MIAC Academic All-Conference 1997, 1998

MIAC All-Conference Swim Team 1997, 1998

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