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Dr. Flavia Nelson Joins the Department of Neurology

Flavia Nelson, M.D., joins the Department of Neurology as chief of the Multiple Sclerosis and Central Nervous System Division as well as the director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence.

Flavia Nelson, M.D.
Flavia Nelson, M.D.

Name: Flavia Nelson, M.D.

Title: Chief, MS and CNS Autoimmune Disorders Division

Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence

Clinical Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis

Research Interests: CNS Autoimmune Disorders Division

Education:

 

University of Chihuahua,

School of Medicine

Chihuahua, Mexico

 

M.D. –

Medicine and Surgery

 

08/1983 – 06/1988

 

Spanish Hospital Torreon,

Coahuila, Mexico

 

 

Undergraduate Medical Internship

 

07/1988 – 06/1989

Texas Tech University

Health Sciences Center

El Paso, Texas

 

Internal Medicine Residency Training Program 

07/1998 – 06/2001

The University of Texas

Medical School at Houston

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis Research Group

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Neurology Residency

Training Program

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis

Clinical/Research Fellowship

(focus on neuroimaging)

 

09/2001 – 08/2004

 

 

 

09/2004 – 08/2005

Certifications:

National Board of Psychiatry and Neurology   2008 – Current

 

National Board of Internal Medicine   2001 – 2011

 

Languages Spoken: English and Spanish

Practice Locations: 1475 NW 12th ave 3rd floor, Miami FL 33136

Appointment:  305-243-3100


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