Curtis N. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise
Dr. Nelson is a board certified neurosurgeon with special interests in the surgical treatment of acoustic nerve tumors, pituitary tumors, facial pain and disorders for the cervical and lumbar spine.

Current Positions

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,
  University of Maryland
• Attending Neurosurgeon,
  University of Maryland Medical Center
• Attending Neurosurgeon, Memorial Hospital, Easton, MD

Education

• B.S.E., Princeton University,
  Electrical Engineering 1963
• Ph.D., University of Rochester,
  Physiology 1970
• M.D., University of Rochester,
  with Honor and Distinction in Research 1972

Internship

• Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover, NH, Surgery 1972-1973

Residency

• Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Neurosurgery 1973-1978

Postdoctoral

• NINDS, Washington, DC, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology 1970

Research

• Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1975-1976
• Assistant Professor, Center for Brain Research, University of Rochester 1981-1983 

Professional Memberships

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• Alpha Omega Alpha

Medical Licensures

• Maryland
• New York

Board Certification

• American Board of Neurological Surgery 1982

Contact Information
For Appointments: Call Alice 410.820.9117

For more infomation, view CV (pdf download)

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