Gary Rex Nelson,
MD
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
Layton Parkway Clinic
Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Layton Hospital, Pediatric Neurology801-213-3599
Fax: (801) 587-7539
Pocatello Children's Clinic
208-232-1443
Fax: (208) 239-3434
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate 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
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate 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, 2015 |
| Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine Categorical Pediatrics Resident, 2012 |
| Professional Medical | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Medicine with Research and Teaching Distinction Tracks M.D., 2010 |
| Fellowship | National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging, Drug Design and Development Section, Labor Drug Development and Design Predoctoral Fellow, 2007 |
| Undergraduate | Brigham Young University Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Analytic Thinking B.S., 2004 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Espinoza AC, Wright MA, Candee MS, Trandafir C, Nelson GR (2021). Child Neurology: Late-Onset Vitamin B6-Dependent Epilepsy Identified by Rapid Genome Sequencing. Neurology, 96(19), 911-914.
- 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.