Publications

I have authored a number of articles on back country topics in both technical publications and works designed for the general public.  These links will take you to pdf files with the respective articles. You will need pdf iconAdobe Acrobat to read them. Use your browser's back button to return to this site after reading or downloading the articles.

Technical Publcations

pdf icon Giardiasis as a Threat to Backpackers in the United States
Thomas R. Welch, MD., & Timothy P. Welch, (1999). Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 6, 162-166.

pdf icon Climbing Harness Fit in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1995). Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 10, 3-5. 

pdf icon Sudden Unexpected Dealth on Challenge Courses
Thomas R. Welch, MD., & Robert Ryan, (2002). Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 13. 140-142.

pdf icon Evidence-Based Medicine in the Wilderness: The Safety of Backcountry Water
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2004). Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 15. 235-237.

pdf icon Wilderness First Aid: Is there an "Industy Standard"?
Thomas R. Welch, MD., Kent Clement, PhD., Dene Berman, PhD. (2009). Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 20. 113-177.

General publications

Most of the following articles come from a column, “AdironDoc” which I wrote regularly for Adirondac, the magazine of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

pdf iconSelf Maintenance in the Field
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2010, May/June). Adirondac , 12 - 15.

pdf icon"Hey, the water's fine!"
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2009, May/June). Adirondack Explorer - Viewpoints, 45.

pdf iconTrip Preparation: Gear, Food, Quads...
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, May/June). Adirondac, 18-19.

pdf iconThe Agony of de Feet
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2000, July/August). Adirondac, 12-13.

pdf icon"Most likely" Mishaps
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2000, January/February). Adirondac, 13.

pdf iconRethinking Hypothermia: So Much More Than Temperature
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2000, March/April). Adirondac, 14-15.

pdf iconThe Greatest Health Risk in the Outdoors
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2001, May/June). Adirondac, 10-11.

pdf iconBoo-Boos on the Trail
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2000, November/December). Adirondac, 12-13.

pdf iconHealthy Eating on the Trail
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, November/December). Adirondac, 16-17.

pdf iconTake Two Aspirin...Medications for Backpacking
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, July/August). Adirondac, 13.

pdf iconBabes in the Woods
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2002, May/June). Adirondac, 8-9.

pdf iconNot Tonight, Dear, I've Got a Headache!
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, September/October). Adirondac, 16-17.

pdf iconDon't be Bugged by Bugs
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2000, May/June). Adirondac, 14-15.

pdf iconIn Praise of Soap
Thomas Welch, MD., (1999, January/February). Adirondac, 15.

pdf iconAnkle Sprains: The Hiker's Achilles Heel
Thomas Welch, MD., (2000, September/October). Adirondac, 22.

pdf iconJack Frost Nipping at Your…
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2001, January/February). Adirondac, 14-15.

pdf icon"Shots" for Hikers
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2001, March/April). Adirondac, 14-15.

pdf iconSerpents in the Garden
Thomas Welch, MD., (2001, September/October). Adirondac, 10-11.

pdf iconOf Swelling and Tingling
Thomas Welch, MD., (2002, January/February). Adirondac, 6.

pdf iconHazards in the High Peaks
Thomas R. Welch, MD., & Timothy P. Welch, MD. (1997, July/August). Adirondac, 22-24.

pdf iconHigh on the Hills
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (2002). Adirondac.

pdf iconHydrophobia in the Adirondacks.
Thomas Welch, MD., & Michael J. Parker, MD. (1988, June) Adirondac, 16-18.

pdf iconSAM Splint: Product Review
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, March/April). Adirondac, 17.

pdf icon'Never Give up on a Scout'
Thomas R. Welch, MD., (1999, September). Scouting.

A Selection of Published Profiles

pdf iconM.D. vs Wild: An interview with the "AdironDoc"
David Figura/The Post-Standard - Outdoors, (2009, June 12).

pdf iconDr. Tom Welch
The Good Life Central New York, (2007, September/October, p. 57).

pdf iconA New Pediatrics Chair
Denise Owen Harrigan for SUNY Upstate Medical University Outlook (2001-2002, Winter). 14-15.

pdf iconPediatrician Leads Wilderness Trips
Patti Groop for Glens Falls Business Journal (2001, Janurary). 16.

And One for a Little Controversy

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