Dr. David Nelson MD, PHD
Pediatrician | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
800 ROSE ST LEXINGTON KY, 40536About
Dr. David Nelson is a pediatrician practicing in LEXINGTON, KY. Dr. Nelson is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Nelson diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Nelson can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1989
Provider Details
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
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