Marvin D Nelson MD MBA, FACR

Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology

Chairman, Dept of Radiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Professor, Radiology, USC School of Medicine

4650 W Sunset BlvdMail Stop 81Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-361-4572
Fax+1 323-361-3018

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Education & Training

University of Southern CaliforniaMBA, 1999
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1986 - 1988
National Hospital for Nervous Disease, Queen SquareFellowships, 1985 - 1986
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1979 - 1982
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1978 - 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
IL State Medical License 1986 - 1987
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology
American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Gold Medal American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, 2011
Best Original Paper Presented 1997
Elected Fellow American College of Radiology, 1996

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Patient and Family Perspectives on Point-of-Care Low-Field Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Children in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Hospital...
Christina Lee, Jason Toliao, Kayla Guzman, Samantha Lozano, Payal Shah
Pediatric Neurology. 2026-10-01
Metabolic and molecular correlates of medulloblastoma: Identification of molecular groups using in vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy.
Benita Tamrazi, Alexander L Markowitz, Ashley S Margol, Marvin D Nelson, Mark D Krieger
Neuro-Oncology. 2026-08-01
Point-of-care brain magnetic resonance imaging in children with head trauma (BRAINCHILD): Protocol for a prospective observational cohort study.
Pradip P Chaudhari, Kayla Guzman, Jason M Toliao, Samantha Lozano, Christina Lee
Plos One. 2026-01-01

Journal Articles

Prevalence and incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in a population of hemophiliac children.
Nelson, Jr, MD, Maeder, MA, Usner, D, Mitchell, WG, Fenstermacher, MJ, Wilson, DA, Gomperts, ED, et al, Hemophilia, Sep;5(5):306-312
Choroid plexus tumors in children: significance of stromal invasion.
Levy,ML, Goldfarb, A, Hyder, DJ, Gonzales-Gomez, I, Nelson, Jr, MD, Gilles, FH, and McComb, JG, Neurosurgery, 48: 303-309
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system in children: 5 cases.
Gallagher,KT, Shaham B, Reiff A, Tournay A, Villablanca JP, Curran J, Nelson, Jr, MD, Bernstein B, Rawlings DT, Journal of Rheumatology.,28(3):616-23

Books/Book Chapters

Development of Benign Cerebral Glioma and Involution of Neurons.
Chapter: Human telencephalic angiogenesis: an update
Gilles, FH, Nelson, Jr, MD, Gonzalez-Gomez, IEditors: Fujisawa and Morimatsu, Y.Japan Scientific Societies Press, Tokyo
Caffey’s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging.
Chapter: Embryology and Brain Development
Nelson, Jr. MD. Slovis, TMosby/Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 12,
Tethered Cord Syndrome in Children and Adults.
Chapter: Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Tethered Cord Syndrome
Page 65 - 73Nelson, Jr. MDEdition 2,

Abstracts/Posters

Tonsilar foregut cyst.
Go, JL., Nelson, Jr, MD, 27th Annual Meeting of the Western Neuroradiological Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sensitivity of MRI in the detection of previous intercranial hemorrhage in a population of hemophiliac children.
Nelson Jr, MD, Maeder, MA, Gomperts, ED, 28th Annual Meeting of the Western Neuroradiological Society, San Diego, California
Maturational changes in migration abnormalities of the brain.
Kovanlikaya, A, Nelson, Jr, MD, 28th Annual Meeting of the Western Neuroradiological Society, San Diego, California

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