BRMC Adds New Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist, Alexander Welge, M.D. has joined Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department.

“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Welge to our medical staff,” said William F. Mills, M.D., senior vice president of Quality and Professional Affairs at Upper Allegheny Health System. “He is a well-trained psychiatrist, and has valuable experience in disease management of addictions.”

Dr. Welge received his Doctorate in Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine. He earned a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Physiology and Psychology respectively from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Welge completed his Psychiatry Residency at the Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center.

Dr. Welge joins a multidisciplinary treatment team at BRMC that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to individuals, with a wide range of mental health and addiction needs. Dr. Welge is skilled in addiction medicine.

The Behavioral Health Services department at BRMC offers the following outpatient services day partial hospitalization, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and an intensive outpatient program (IOP), which treats alcohol and substance abuse. Inpatient services include a general psychiatric unit, alcohol detoxification unit, and a dual-diagnosis unit. The dual diagnosis unit provides treatment to individuals experiencing concurrent mental illness and addiction.