Dr Carly Welch
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Experimental Medicine
Biography
Dr Carly Welch is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Experimental Medicine and a Consultant Geriatrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. She previously completed her PhD on the topic of "Acute sarcopenia - the last remaining acute organ insufficiency" at the University of Birmingham in 2022. Her research interests including understanding the underlying ageing mechanisms that lead to impaired resilience in older adults, including the clinical manifestations of frailty, sarcopenia, and delirium. Her research aims to translate new therapies into clinical populations to improve quality of life in older people.
She was recently awarded a large grant from the Wellcome Leap Dynamic Resilience programme as Co-Principal Investigator through a collaboration between King's College London and the University of Birmingham. She works clinically within the Geriatric Oncology Liaison development (GOLD) service within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Features
The biology of ageing, with Professor Claire Steves and Dr Carly Welch
As a population, we’re getting older. But what happens to our bodies at the biological level as we age? And is there anything we can do about it? For our...
Humanising Healthcare podcast - 'Racial bias in devices and diagnostics'
Manasi is joined by Dr Pete Charlton, British Heart Foundation Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of...
Humanising Healthcare podcast - Personalising the use of medicines in older people
Manasi is joined by Dr Jennifer Stevenson, Lead Pharmacist Older Adults/Honorary Senior Lecturer and Dr Carly Welch, Clinical Senior Lecturer on the episode...
Features
The biology of ageing, with Professor Claire Steves and Dr Carly Welch
As a population, we’re getting older. But what happens to our bodies at the biological level as we age? And is there anything we can do about it? For our...
Humanising Healthcare podcast - 'Racial bias in devices and diagnostics'
Manasi is joined by Dr Pete Charlton, British Heart Foundation Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of...
Humanising Healthcare podcast - Personalising the use of medicines in older people
Manasi is joined by Dr Jennifer Stevenson, Lead Pharmacist Older Adults/Honorary Senior Lecturer and Dr Carly Welch, Clinical Senior Lecturer on the episode...