
William Henry Nelson MD
General Surgeon Associate Residency Program Director Site Director of Surgery, West Penn Hospital
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420 E North AveSte 304Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone+1 412-359-4068
Fax+1 412-359-6732
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Education & Training
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
- Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Medisoft Clinical EHR, McKesson Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTransabdominal Robotic Harvest of Bilateral DIEP Pedicles in Breast Reconstruction: Technique and Interdisciplinary Approach.Daniel Murariu, Brian Chen, Elizabeth Bailey, William Nelson, Richard Fortunato
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2025-06-01 - 5 citationsA New Era in Perforator Flap Surgery for Breast Reconstruction: A Comparative Study of Robotic versus Standard Harvest of Bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Per...Andrea Moreira, Elizabeth A Bailey, Brian Chen, William Nelson, Jenna Li
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2025-05-01 - 2 citationsLearning Curve Analysis for Robotic-assisted Harvest of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap.Andrea Moreira, Brian Chen, Elizabeth Bailey, William Nelson, Daniel Murariu
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
- AHN Plastic Surgeons Become First in the Region to Perform Innovative Robot-Assisted Breast Reconstruction Technique Using Patient’s Own TissueJanuary 24th, 2022
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