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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Gary Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Utah. He is a general child neurologist and sees patients with any neurological concerns. He has special interest in pediatric stroke, autoimmune and parainfectious neurological disease, quality improvement, and inpatient and critical care neurology.

Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine after completing undergraduate training at Brigham Young University. He completed a Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Neurology fellowship at the University of Utah. He is board-certified in Neurology (with special qualification in Child Neurology) and board-eligible in Pediatrics.

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-213-3599

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113
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Layton Parkway Clinic
Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Layton Hospital, Pediatric Neurology

801-213-3599

201 W Layton Pkwy
Layton, UT  84041

Pocatello Children's Clinic

208-232-1443

1151 Hospital Way
Pocatello, ID  83201

Specialties

  • Pediatric Neurology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Neurology

Dr. Gary Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Utah. He is a general child neurologist and sees patients with any neurological concerns. He has special interest in pediatric stroke, autoimmune and parainfectious neurological disease, quality improvement, and inpatient and critical care neurology.

Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine after completing undergraduate training at Brigham Young University. He completed a Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Neurology fellowship at the University of Utah. He is board-certified in Neurology (with special qualification in Child Neurology) and board-eligible in Pediatrics.

Academic Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-213-3599

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Pediatric Neurology

Research Interests

  • Stroke
  • Encephalitis
  • Myelitis
  • Education (Medical and Graduate)

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Pediatric Neurology
Fellow
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Categorical Pediatrics
Resident
Professional Medical University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Medicine with Research and Teaching Distinction Tracks
M.D.
Fellowship National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging, Drug Design and Development Section, Labor
Drug Development and Design
Predoctoral Fellow
Undergraduate Brigham Young University
Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Analytic Thinking
B.S.

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Cortese MM, Kambhampati AK, Schuster JE, Alhinai Z, Nelson GR, Guzman Perez-Carrillo GJ, Vossough A, Smit MA, McKinstry RC, Zinkus T, Moore KR, Rogg JM, Candee MS, Sejvar JJ, Hopkins SE (2020). A ten-year retrospective evaluation of acute flaccid myelitis at 5 pediatric centers in the United States, 2005-2014. PLoS ONE, 15(2), e0228671.

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