Kristen Leigh Nelson MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiac Critical; University of Chicago and Advocate Children’s Hospital
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4440 W 95th StOak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone+1 708-684-5580
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Summary
- Dr. Kristen Nelson is a pediatric cardiac critical care physician in Oak Lawn, specializing in heart failure management, including mechanical circulatory support. She is affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center Pediatric Heart Institute and University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. She received her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and her critical care training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has been in practice 17 years.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2004- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2010 - 2012
LA State Medical License 2002 - 2004
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Heart Exposed: Strategies for Cardiac Arrest in Ectopia Cordis.Raymond Smith, Emily Pena, Kristen Nelson McMillan, Debra Rusk
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-07-01 - A novel miniaturized adult pacemaker system for small neonates with congenital heart block.Emily A Pena, David G Gamboa, Frank J Zimmerman, Narutoshi Hibino, Chawki F El-Zein
JTCVS Techniques. 2024-02-01 - 6 citationsRapid Cycle Deliberate Practice to Facilitate "Nano" In Situ Simulation: An Interprofessional Approach to Just-in-Time Training.Kristen M. Brown, Shawna S. Mudd, Julianne S. Perretta, Adam Dodson, Elizabeth A. Hunt
Critical Care Nurse. 2021-02-01
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kristen-nelson
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