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Office
8300 Floyd Curl Dr
Fl 5
San Antonio, TX 78229Phone+1 210-450-6027Fax+1 210-450-6027
Summary
- Dr. Nielsen received his B.S. in Biochemistry at Texas A&M University, and obtained his M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Following his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Dr. Nielsen completed his Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, Texas. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists since 1994. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Dr. Nielsen currently serves as Professor and Vice Chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Obstetrician-in-Chief at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2016, after 29 years of service, where he rose to the rank of Colonel. His military leadership experience included two tours as Deputy Commander of a deployed combat support hospital in Baghdad, twelve years of service as OB/GYN Consultant to the U.S. Army Surgeon General, Regional Chief Medical Officer and Hospital Commander. His military awards include the Mologne Award for military academic excellence, the Bronze Star Medal and the Distinguished Service Medal. His academic career includes Residency Program Director, Academic Department Chair and more than 50 publications including four textbook chapters. He has been awarded two patents and was the 2015 recipient of the Missouri Hospital Association Visionary Leadership Award for his statewide leadership supporting the Ebola crisis while serving as Hospital Commander (CEO) of the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He also received a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Memorial Hermann Hospital)Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
- William Beaumont Army Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987 - 1991
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- MT State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1988 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- WA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
- IN State Medical License 2006 - 2015
- ID State Medical License 2007 - 2014
- ME State Medical License Active through 2012
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Visionary Leadership Award Missouri Hospital Association, 2016
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Trials
- Elective Induction of Nulliparous Labor Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsClinical guidelines for occupational lifting in pregnancy: evidence summary and provisional recommendationsLeslie A. MacDonald, Thomas R. Waters, Peter G. Napolitano, Donald E. Goddard, Margaret A. K. Ryan
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013-08-01 - 61 citationsUrinary excretion of biomarkers of oxidatively damaged DNA and RNA in hereditary hemochromatosis.Kasper Broedbaek, Henrik E. Poulsen, Allan Weimann, Ghainsom D. Kom, Edzard Schwedhelm
Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2009-10-15 - 20 citationsStandard obstetric record charting system: evaluation of a new electronic medical record.Peter E. Nielsen, Brook Thomson, Richard B. Jackson, Karen Kosman, Kevin C. Kiley
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2000-12-01
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