Mount Sinai Oncology will work with patients on a case by case basis to review insurance coverage. Patients can expect a call from the office after booking to discuss these details. The practice will try to accommodate the time selected however the appointment date and time may need to adjusted to better suit the specific patient case. My surgical practice for the past twelve years has been exclusively in the area of breast disease, specifically in the diagnosis of breast cancer and the surgical treatment of all aspects of benign and malignant breast disease. Each individual with breast cancer has a unique presentation, and breast cancer is a very heterogeneous condition. The primary goal of my practice is to carefully consider each individual’s situation in order to determine the best treatment plan. This includes thoroughly reviewing imaging studies which have been done, and determining if more are needed; considering whether surgery is the right first treatment, or whether other therapies such as chemotherapy or hormonal therapy should be used first; and reviewing biopsy information to learn as much as possible from already available pathology in order to make the best treatment recommendations. The Dubin Center, which emphasizes multidisciplinary care with breast surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, plastic surgeons and other experts working together, will greatly facilitate this approach. I feel strongly about bringing the same focus and effort to every surgical procedure, whether a simple biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy – including skin and nipple sparing procedures, or axillary lymph node surgery.A primary concern, both in clinical practice and research, is quality of life issues as they relate to the treatment of breast cancer.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - University of Pennsylvania, Doctor of Medicine

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center, Residency in Surgery

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Residency in Surgery

Duke University Hospital, Residency in Surgery

University of California Hospital, Residency in Surgery

Practice

Mount Sinai Oncology

Affiliation

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Awards and publications

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Dr. Weltz was awarded Educator of the Year by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1999

Dr. Weltz was awarded John Harvard Scholarship

Montgomery GH, Bovbjerg DH, Schnur JB, David D, Goldfarb A, Weltz C, Schechter C, Graff-Zivin J, Tatrow K, Price DP, Silverstein J. A randomized clinical trial of a brief hypnosis intervention to control side effects in breast cancer surgery patients. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 Sep 5; 99(17): 1304-1312.

Schnur JB, Montgomery GH, Hallquist MN, Goldfarb AB, Silverstein JH, Weltz CR, Kowalski AV, Bovbjerg DH. Anticipatory psychological distress in women scheduled for diagnostic and curative breast cancer surgery. Int J Behav Med;.

Weltz CR, Klein SM, Arbo JE, Greengrass RA. Paravertebral block anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair. World J Surg 2003 Apr; 27(4): 425-429.