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207 W Legion RdBrawley, CA 92227
Phone+1 760-351-3333
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Summary
- Dr. James Nelson is an Emergency Medicine physician based in Brawley, CA, currently working at Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District since 2006. He completed his medical education at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, followed by an internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital and a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of California (San Diego) Medical Center. Dr. Nelson has contributed to various academic publications, including emergency skull trephination, compartment syndrome in trauma patients, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, with his work being cited multiple times in other publications.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Scripps Mercy HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2003 - 2027
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsCompartment Pressure Measurements Have Poor Specificity for Compartment Syndrome in the Traumatized LimbJames A. Nelson
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013-05-01 - 11 citationsThe obesity-hypoventilation syndrome and respiratory failure in the acute trauma patient.James A. Nelson, Jose S. Loredo, Jose A. Acosta
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011-04-01 - 20 citationsLocal skull trephination before transfer is associated with favorable outcomes in cerebral herniation from epidural hematoma.James A. Nelson
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011-01-01
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