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Thomas Nelson, MD, Neurology, San Francisco, CA

ThomasAnthonyNelsonMD

Neurology San Francisco, CA

Neurooncology

Assistant Professor, Neuro-oncology

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  • Office

    400 Parnassus Ave
    Fl 8
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-353-7500

Summary

  • Dr. Thomas Nelson is a neuro-oncologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with University of California, San Francisco. He was previously affiliated with multiple hospitals in Boston, including Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine and has been in practice 0 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French. He specializes in neurooncology and is experienced in neurology, software design, biomedical engineering, and biostatistics. He has 8 publications and 18 citings.

Education & Training

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Neuro-Oncology, 2021 - 2024
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2018 - 2021
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 2017

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Standing Ovation for Outstanding Patient Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2018-2019
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Alfred P. Gold Humanism Society, 2016
  • Tau Beta Pi Member Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Rethinking Monoclonal Antibodies: Daratumumab, Tocilizumab, and Eculizumab Used in a POEMS Syndrome Patient Demonstrating Atypical Features  
    B Leung, T Nelson, R Willenberg, and M Burford, Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, 2021
  • Clinical Response to Pazopanib in a Patient with Endolympathic Sac Tumor not Associated with von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome  
    T Nelson, J Hu, S Bannykh, X Fan, J Rudnick, and E Vail, Future Medicine CNS Oncology, 3/2020
  • Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-related Inflammation in the Immunocompromised: A Case Study  
    T Nelson, B Leung, S Bannykh, K Shah, J Patel, and O Dumitrascu, Frontiers in Neurology, 12/6/2019

Committees

  • Resident representative, Graduate Medical Education Committee 2018 - 2020

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French