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Edward L Nelson, MD, Oncology, Orange, CA, UCI Health

Edward LNelsonMDFACP

Oncology Orange, CA

Hematologic Oncology, Complementary and Integrative

Professor Medicine and Prof. Mol Biol & Biochem, Chief, Heme/Onc Div. Department of Medicine. NCI designated Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Assoc. Dir. CRETC, Interim Assoc Dir Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness School of Medicine, UC Irvine

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  • Office

    UCI Medical Center
    101 The City Drive South
    Orange, CA 92868
    Phone+1 714-456-5153
    Fax+1 714-456-2242
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Summary

  • Dr. Edward L Nelson is a physician scientist and an oncologist in Orange, CA. and is affiliated with UCI Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and integrative oncology and is experienced in, hematologic oncology with a primary focus on lymphoma, both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1992 - 1995
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Medical Oncology, 1989 - 1992
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
  • Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
    Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1986, MD, Cum Laude
  • Willamette University
    Willamette UniversityBS, Chemistry, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1995 - 2001
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1987 - 1999
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • OCMA Physician of Excellence 2007-2024
  • America’s Top Doctors Castle Connelly, 2012-2024
  • Medical Honoree for Education, Mentorship, and support of ACS ACS Southern California Chapter, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • HER2/neu: An increasingly important therapeutic target: Part 1 Basic Biology & Therapeutic Armamentarium  
    Nelson E.L, Clin. Invest. (2014) 4(7),649–671
  • HER2/neu: an increasingly important therapeutic target. Part 2: Distribution of HER2/neu overexpression and gene amplification by organ, tumor site and histology  
    Nelson, E.L., Clinical Investigation (2014), 4(8), 705–728
  • HER2/neu: an increasingly important therapeutic target. Part 3: clinical applications and investigations  
    Nelson, E.L., Clinical Investigation (2014), 4(9), 791–823
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Saccharide-peptide Hybrid Copolymers as a New Class of Biomaterials.
    Metzke M., O’Connor N., Maiti S., Nelson E. and Guan Z, Angewandte Chemie, Intl. Sept 2005; doi:10.1002/anie.2005 01944. PMID: 16163780
  • Micropallet Technology for Investigating Tumor Cellular Profiles and Analysis of Rare Cell Subsets.
    Gunn N. M., Li G. P., Nelson E.L., Bachman M, BioMed2008, 3rd Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference, Irvine, California, USA
  • Evaluation Of The Cellular Immune Response In Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Undergoing Idiotype Vaccination.
    Nelson EL, Li X, Hsu F, Clayberger C, Levy R, Krensky AM, ASCO 1994 Annual Meeting
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Lectures

  • Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) & Cancer: Is there a mind-body connection? 
    Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Philadelphia, PA
  • Of Rats and Humans: Two Tales of Anti-Tumor Immunity. 
    Cancer Research Institute, 2008 Campuswide Symposium in Basic Cancer Research, UCI
  • A Novel Microtechnology, aka BioPod, and Advanced Imaging: Application for the Study of Stem Cells. 
    LifeChips/CIRM/CFCCC Stem Cell Workshop, UCI
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