Dr. Jason H. Nielson, M.D.

Expert Publications

• Use of physical forces in bone healing.
• Osteoporotic pertrochanteric hip fractures: management and current controversies.
• Fixation of posterior malleolar fractures provides greater syndesmotic stability.
• Pathologic characteristics of the torn human meniscus.

Media Releases

Get to know Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jason H. Nielson, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Nielsen is an accomplished, fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon practicing at Children’s Bone & Spine Surgery with two offices in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Children’s Bone & Spine Surgery is the only exclusive pediatric orthopedic surgery practice in Nevada. The staff take great pride in their ability not only to diagnose and treat patients, but also to give children the opportunity to experience life without physical restrictions and deformity. 

Academically, Dr. Nielson holds an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. He completed medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1999. He then went on to complete his residency at Montefiore Hospital in New York, after which he completed the only pediatric and adolescent sports medicine fellowship in the United States at Boston Children’s Hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. 

Under the tutelage of Dr. Lyle Micheli – one of the fathers of adolescent and pediatric sports medicine – and the many highly trained surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Nielson is trained in treating acute and overuse injuries in young athletes and children. He previously served as a physician for the Boston Ballet, and continues to have a keen interest in dance medicine and hip arthroscopy.

Dedicated to excellence, the doctor is board-certified in orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). The ABOS is an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopedic residents and surgeons, as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopedic surgeons. 

Professionally, Dr. Nielsen can be found on staff at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, St. Rose Dominican Hospital and Affinity Surgery Center. Among his teaching appointments, he is a Clinical Associate Professor within the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

In addition to having been recognized at each level with awards of excellence, he has published many scientific articles and has written numerous chapters on orthopedic, sports, and dance medicine topics. 

Orthopedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage children’s musculoskeletal problems including the following: limb and spine deformities, gait abnormalities, as well as bone and joint infections.

Happily married, Dr. Nielsen and his wife have five children.

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