Carly Welch
Honorary Consultant Geriatrician and Internal Medicine Physician
Biography
Carly Welch is a clinical senior lecturer at King’s College London. She works half of her time at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as a consultant geriatrician and internal medicine physician.
She works clinically in the admissions ward and emergency department, reviewing older people presenting to hospital to enable holistic care plans and the Geriatric Oncology Liaison development (GOLD) service.
She also sees people of any age admitted through internal medicine. She is the research and development lead for acute specialties within the trust.
Education and training
- PhD, Thesis title: “Acute sarcopenia: the last remaining acute organ insufficiency”, University of Birmingham, 2022
- Certificate of Completion of Training in Geriatric Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine, Health Education England (West Midlands), 2022
- MRes Clinical Research, University of Birmingham, 2019
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), 2014
- Primary medical degree, University of Birmingham, 2011
Research interests
- Ageing mechanisms that lead to impaired resilience in older adults
- Frailty, sarcopenia, and delirium.
- Translation of new therapies into clinical populations to improve quality of life in older people
- See her King’s College London profile
- See her publications
Awards
BGS Rising star for research award, 2023
Last updated: January 2025