Scott D. Nelson, MD

Scott D. Nelson, MD

  • Anatomic Pathology|
  • Clinical and Laboratory Pathology

About

Academic Title: Professor of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, and Orthopaedic Surgery

Department Titles: Chief of Skeletal & Soft Tissue Pathology, Santa Monica-UCLA Pathology & Clinical Laboratory

Specialty: Surgical, Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue Pathology

Languages

English, Thai, Lao

Education

Medical Board Certification

Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical, American Board of Pathology, 1994

Residency

Pathology & Laboratory Med., UCLA School of Medicine, 1994

Internship

Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 1988

Degree

MD, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1987

Recognitions

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Research

Interests

  • Research into tumors of bone and soft tissues
  • Research into the histologic reactions to implanted orthopedic devices

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021