Timothy J Nelson M D Ph D - Doctors and Medical Staff - Mayo Clinic
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Close Video I'm Tim Nelson. I'm a physician/scientist at Mayo Clinic. I work in the Transplant Center, and I specialize in cardiac regeneration for congenital heart disease. I think it's the patient experience that really defines us at Mayo Clinic. It's everything that affects the patient matters to us. We have an expectation in our culture to find new innovative ways of doing things. And that's a unique thing about Mayo, and that's what really drives state of the art cutting edge research. Children with congenital heart disease is what motivates our whole research program. We currently have three clinical trials where we are actually delivering stem cells into the hearts of infants and children with congenital heart disease, with the goal of rebuilding their heart tissue. This is exciting, because we think that this actually may be able to transform the way we take care of kids with these congenital heart problems. Show transcript Watch my video Get to know me and my work at Mayo Clinic Open Video Modal Share this page via: Facebook Twitter Print Biographical summary
Timothy J Nelson M D Ph D , is a general internal medicine practitioner, with a specialty interest in regenerative medicine. Areas of expertise include: Congenital and degenerative heart disease, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) Clinical trials for regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies Translational transplant medicine Application of stem cell technologies in treating degenerative diseases Ethics of stem cell technologies and therapies In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Nelson is active in research and education, mentoring students and fellows, and teaching multiple courses to graduate and medical students. Dr. Nelson is the director of the Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota. Conditions treated
Congenital heart diseaseHeart disease Interests
Regenerative medicineStem cell technologiesTranslational transplant medicineCongenital and degenerative heart diseaseClinical trials for regenerative medicine and stem cell therapiesEthics of stem cell technologies/therapies Mayo Clinic locations
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2010Chief ResidentClinician-Investigator Training Program, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine2010Research Fellowship - Clinician-Investigator Training ProgramDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine2008ResidentInternal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine2005PhDMedical Scientist Training Program, Medical College of Wisconsin2003MDMedical Scientist Training Program, Medical College of Wisconsin1998BS - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, summa cum laudeUniversity of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireShow more education Activities and honors
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2008Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Awards and honors
2013President's AwardUniversity of Wisconsin - Eau Claire2013Teacher of the YearMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration2012Department of Medicine New Investigator AwardDepartment of Internal Medicine2009Specialized Workforce - Individualized MedicineMarriott Program for Individualized Medicine2009Young Investigator Award6th International Symposium on Stem Cell Therapy and Cardiovascular Innovations2009Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award in Basic Cardiovascular SciencesAmerican Heart Association2008Senior Resident Teaching AwardInternal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science2008Mitochondrial Medicine AwardMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration2008James B. Nutter Family and Maria Long Family Fellow in Cardiovascular ResearchMayo Clinic2000Medical Scientist Training Program FellowshipMedical College of WisconsinShow more awards and honors Professional memberships
2021 - presentPhysician MemberScholarly Activities Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Health System - Eau Claire, Northwest Wisconsin Region2014 - presentMemberTeam Science Task Force2014 - presentMemberBMB Search Committee2014 - presentMemberPulmonary Search Committee2013 - presentMemberMayo Clinic Alumni Association, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration2013 - presentMemberCenter for Regenerative Medicine Biotrust Oversight Committee2013 - presentMemberCenter for Regenerative Medicine Translational Oversight Committee2013 - presentMemberCenter for Regenerative Medicine Programs Oversight Committee2013 - presentMemberMedical Scientist Training Program Committee2012 - presentAdvisory Group MemberCIM Pharmacogenomics Program, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine2012 - presentMemberT32 Clinical Pharmacology Training Grant, NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health2012 - presentMemberInternational Society for Stem Cell Research2011 - 2014Advisory Council MemberMedical Grand Rounds, Department of Internal Medicine2011 - 2013MemberClinomics Oversight Committee, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine2010 - presentExecutive Committee MemberClinician-Investigator Training Program, Executive Committee, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine2010 - presentMedical DirectorTransplant Center, Regenerative Medicine Consult Service, William J von Liebig Transplant Center2010 - presentProgram DirectorProgram for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome2009 - 2010Chief Resident - MemberExecutive Committee, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science2009 - presentBasic Science RepresentativeAmerican Heart Association2005 - presentMemberMinnesota Medical AssociationShow more professional memberships Publications
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