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1120 NW 14 Street13th FloorMiami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-4015
Fax+1 305-243-2777
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Summary
- Dr. Flavia Nelson is a neurologist based in Miami, FL, with subspecialties in neuroimaging and neuroimmunology with a focus on multiple sclerosis. She is currently the Thomas F. Whigham-Joseph Berger Chair in Neuroimmunology, a Professor of Neurology and Chief of the CNS Autoimmune Disorders Division. She also Directs the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence and leads the Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program in MS at University of Miami.
She completed her neurology residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, following an internal medicine residency at Texas Tech University HSC El Paso, and earned her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Nelson further specialized with a fellowship in the University of Texas MS Research Group, part of the department of Neurology. Her expertise includes clinical research, cell therapies in MS, advanced neuroimaging, and cognitive disorders in Autoimmune CNS disorders such as MS, NMO and MOGAD, with several publications available.
Education & Training
University of Texas MS Research GroupFellowship, 2004 - 2005
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Neurology, 2001 - 2004
Texas Tech University HSC El PasoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Autonomous University of Chihuahua Faculty of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2028
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2022
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2014, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise E HR, Allscripts, 2012-2014, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Tobacco smoking disrupts bile acid and tryptophan metabolism in multiple sclerosis.Farren Bs Briggs, Jevin Litwiler, Federico Montini, Mahboubeh Fereidan Esfahani, Jessica Sagen
Multiple Sclerosis. 2026-08-01 - Area postrema syndrome and longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis masquerading as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.Solomon Nittala, Ramon Flores Gonzalez, Farhad Mahmoudi, Flavia Nelson
Neurological Sciences. 2026-07-30 - Serum metabolomic signatures of relapse recovery in early multiple sclerosis.Farren B S Briggs, Farhad Mahmoudi, Mahboobeh Fereida-Esfahani, Jessica Sagen, Flavia Nelson
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2026-04-01
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