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
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
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Top doctors, Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Research
Interests
- Research into tumors of bone and soft tissues
- Research into the histologic reactions to implanted orthopedic devices
Publications
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021