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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
- Altered Iron and Microstructure in Huntington's Disease Subcortical Nuclei: Insight From 7T MRI.Jingwen Yao, Melanie A Morrison, Angela Jakary, Sivakami Avadiappan, Paul Rowley
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2024-10-01 - 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 - 1 citationsThe Cerebellar Cognitive Affective/Schmahmann Syndrome Scale in Spinocerebellar Ataxias.Louisa P Selvadurai, Susan L Perlman, Tetsuo Ashizawa, George R Wilmot, Chiadi U Onyike
Cerebellum. 2024-08-01
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