Christine Nelson MD

Summary

• Christine Nelson, MD, is a pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist based in Fresno, CA. She completed her medical education at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, followed by an internship at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and residencies in pediatrics at the University of California (Irvine)/Children's Hospital of Orange County. She is a Clinical Professor at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program and a practicing pediatrician and faculty educator at Inspire Medical Group. Dr. Nelson has authored several publications on child health and emergency care and received the Halle T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of California San Francisco in 2022. She was appointed Interim Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF Fresno Regional Campus and Interim Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF in 2024 and was elected to the Academy of Medical Educators of the University of California San Francisco in 2025.