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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. John Nelson identified specializing in Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
A personal physician who provides long term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ear, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs., Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms. and CardiologyCardiology
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms. . He obtained board certification from the member board for Cardiovascular Disease.

Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Nelson is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center
7300 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA

License

Dr. John Nelson has been confirmed to have a license in California.

Education

Dr. Nelson attended medical school at University of Louisville School of Medicine and graduated in 1982 having 30 years experience. Additional Internal Medicine training was conducted at Comm Medicine Center, University Medicine Connecticut. Additional Cardiovascular Disease training was conducted at Mt Carmel Medical Center.

While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. John Nelson as:

• John R Nelson
• J Nelson

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