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1120 NW 14 Street
13th Floor
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-4015Fax+1 305-243-2777- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Flavia Nelson is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the CNS Autoimmune Disorders Division, at the University of Miami. She held positions as Director of the MS Division at University of Minnesota, and Interim Director of the MS Research Group at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, where she co-directed the MRI-Analysis Center for MS Clinical Trials.
She received her MD degree at UACH in Mexico, followed by two residencies; Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Science Center and Neurology at UTHSC-H where she completed a research/clinical fellowship in MS with focus on imaging.
She is a pioneer in detection of cortical gray matter lesions by MRI and their relationship to cognitive dysfunction in MS. Her current research focuses on multimodal MRI by combining functional MRI and other advanced techniques to assess cognition in MS. Another important research focus is hematopoietic stem cell transplant in MS patients.
Dr. Nelson has multiple publications on MRI findings in MS; has participated in centralized MRI analysis of important worldwide multicenter trials, and as PI for clinical trials of disease modifying therapies such as Copaxone, Avonex, Tysabri, Gilenya, Vumerity and Ocrevus and was the site PI for the autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (Beat-MS) trial at the UMN.
She has served as chair and reviewer for both the Department of Defense MS research program, and the National Institutes of Health, MS and pregnancy study section. She is the Chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Consortium of MS Centers and served as Chair of the Healthcare Provider Council for the National MS Society, Upper Midwest Chapter. She has multiple recognitions for her work as a clinician such as “America’s top Doctors 2022” and as role model “Female Executive of the Year Award 2011”.
Education & Training
- University of Texas MS Research GroupFellow, Multiple Sclerosis, 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 - 2026
- MN State Medical License 2018 - 2022
- TX State Medical License 2003 - 2018
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsLongitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis initiating alemtuzumab in routine clinical practice: LEM-COG study results.Jeffrey Wilken, Anthony Traboulsee, Flavia Nelson, Carolina Ionete, Shannon Kolind, Timothy Fratto, Robert Kane, Roopali Gandhi, Andreea M Rawlings, Nora Roesch, Mark ...> ;Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2023 May 1
- Eculizumab-related drug reaction in a patient with neuromyelitis optica.Rishi Sharma, Moises Romo, Flavia Nelson> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2023 Feb 1
- 2 citationsChronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids May Extend above and below Pons and Is Associated with Other Autoimmune D...Brent M. Berry, Stephanie Joppa, Edward Labin, Vikram Puram, Kaci McCleary, H. Brent Clark, Flavia Nelson> ;Life. 2021 Oct 21
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Hospital Affiliations
- M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota
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