AlexandraBronwenNelsonMD
Neurology • San Francisco, CAMovement Disorder
Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
Ucsf Neurology Dept 505 Parnassus Ave
M798 Box 0114
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-476-1487
Summary
- Dr. Alexandra Nelson, MD is a board certified neurologist in San Francisco, California. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. She is affiliated with UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 2006 - 2010- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2008 - 2026- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 480 citationsSeizures and Epileptiform Activity in the Early Stages of Alzheimer DiseaseKeith A. Vossel, Alexander J. Beagle, Gil D. Rabinovici, Huidy Shu, Suzee E. Lee
JAMA Neurology. 2013-09-01 - 273 citationsCircuit Mechanisms of Parkinson’s DiseaseMatthew McGregor, Alexandra B. Nelson
Neuron. 2019-03-20 - 1 citationsExcessive firing of dyskinesia-associated striatal direct pathway neurons is gated by dopamine and excitatory synaptic input.Michael B Ryan, Allison E Girasole, Andrew J Flores, Emily L Twedell, Matthew M McGregor
Cell Reports. 2024-08-27
Press Mentions
Opinion: An Open Letter to BUSD — Open Schools as Soon as PossibleFebruary 10th, 2021
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Announces Innovation, Scholar AwardsOctober 27th, 2016
Parkinson's Disease Foundation Announces $4 Million in Research Investments to Solve, Treat and End Parkinson's DiseaseJune 9th, 2016
