James R. Nelson, M.D.

Education

University of Washington, Seattle, 1951-55, (Chem.)
University of Washington, School of Medicine, 1955-59
Intern in Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, 1959-60
Resident in Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, 1960-63
Summer Research Fellowships in Neurophysiology, University of Washington, 1956-57

Military Service
Neurologist, U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida 1963-65

Appointments

I. UCSD Medical School Committees:

• Dean's Ad Hoc Veterans Administration Committee, 1970-71
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine Ad Hoc Review Committee, 1970-72 (Chairman, 1970-71)
• Core Curriculum Evaluation Committee, 1970-71
• Human Use Subcommittee of Faculty Research Committee, 1970-71
• University Hospital Executive Committee, 1970-71
• School of Medicine Associates, 1984-90

II. UCSD Neurosciences Department Committees:

• Director, Neurology Residency Program, 1970-71
• Student Clerkship Committee, 1971-72
• Graduate Student Training Committee, 1970-72
• Mandeville Neurological Center Committee, 1970-72
• Basic Neurology Course Committee, 1970-72
• Neurology Residency Committee, 1985-Present

III. Other Appointments

• Research Consultant, Ear Research Institute, Los Angeles, 1965-Present
• Medical Advisory Board, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California Chapter, 1966-70; San Diego Chapter, 1972-Present (Chairman, 1988-90)
• Medical Advisory Board, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, California Chapter, 1970-Present
• Medical Advisory Board, San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Association, 1981-Present
• Medical Advisory Board, American Parkinson's Disease Association, San Diego Chapter, 1983-Present
• Neurology Review Panel, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 1992-95
• Qualified Medical Examiner, California Industrial Medical Council, August 1994-Present

Hospital Staff Memberships, San Diego

• Scripps Memorial Hospitals, La Jolla and Encinitas, 1972-Present (Associate, 1975; Senior Neurologist, 1977-Present);
• Chief of Medicine, 1982-83 SMH-La Jolla
• Chief of Neurology, 1990-92 SMH-La Jolla
• Chairman, Neurodiagnostic Committee, 1990-Present SMH-La Jolla
• SMH Rehabilitation Committee, 1991-Present
• Admitting/Consulting Physician, SMH Mc Donald Center for Substance Abuse, 1975-Present
• Chairman, International Medical Committee, 1988-95, SMH-La Jolla
• Chairman, Telemedicine Committee, Scripps Health, 1995-Present
• Medical Director, International Affairs, Scripps Memorial Hospitals, 1995-Present
• San Luis Rey Hospital, Consultant in Neurology and Electroencephalography, 1974-Present
• Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Visiting Staff, 1975-80
• UCSD Medical Center, Attending Physician, 1970-Present
• San Diego Veteran's Administration Hospital, Attending Staff, 1970-Present
• Pomerado Hospital, Provisional Staff, 1996-Present
• Charter Hospital, Consulting Staff, Neurology, 1996-Present

Other Memberships

• Member, California Telehealth/Telemedicine Coordination Project Planning Committee, 1995-Present
• Member, California Medical Assn. Telemedicine Committee, August 1996-Present
• American Academy of Neurology (Fellow, 1971; Councilor, 1978-81)
• Los Angeles Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1965-70
• San Diego Neurological Society, 1970-Present (President, 1972-73)
• Society for Neurosciences, 1971-Present
• American Neurological Association, 1972-Present
• Society of Clinical Neurologists, 1973-Present (Program Chairman, 1974)
• Barany Society, 1975-Present
• American Neurotology Society, 1976-Present
• San Diego Medical Society, 1972-Present;
• Physician's Well Being Committee, 1992-93
• California Medical Association, 1973-Present (program Chairman, Neurology, 1974; Chairman, Section of Neurology, 1975; Scientific Advisory Board, 1976 and 1983; Secretary, Section of Neurology, 1973; Chairman, Advisory Panel in Neurology, 1976-81)
• California Neurological Association (Acting Chairman, 1977; Founding President, 1978-79)

Certification

Honors

• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Med Honorary
• Honors Thesis, University of Washington School of Medicine
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honorary
• Elected, The Best Doctors in America, 1996

Certification

• Certified in Neurology by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, May 1966
• Examiner in Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1970-72, 74-93

Publications

Abstracts or Brief Communications:

Boruchow E., Nelson J.R., Respiratory Unit Activity in the Cervical Cord of the.... Cat. Fed. Proc. 18:52 (1959)

Nelson J.R., Postural Equilibrium After Unilateral Labyrinthectomy. Trans. Amer. Neurol. Assn. 92:273-74 (1967)

Nelson J.R., Ocular Tremor. Progress in Neuro-Ophthalmology. Vol II:217 Excerpta Medica Foundation (1969)

Nelson J.R., and Cope D., A New Device for Measurement of the Ocular Countertorsion Reflex. Trans Amer. Neurol. Assn. 94:314-16 (1969)

Nelson J.R., Facial Nerve Excitability Tests and Prognosis in Bell's Palsy. Calif. Med. 115:53 (1971)

Nelson J.R., The Dizzy Patient. West. J. Med., 123:129-30 (1975)

Nelson, J.R., Dantrolene Sodium (Dantrolene-Eaton) for Relief of Spasticity. West. J. Med., 123-131(1975)

Research

1. The effects of Unilateral Labyrinthectomy in Man. NINDB Grant #06-772 from September 1, 1966 to December 31, 1971. Amount: $57,185
2. Studies of the Ocular Countertorsion Reflex in Man. NINDB Grant #08-194 from October 1, 1968 to December 31, 1971. Amount: $54,819.
3. A CSF Infusion Test for Hydrocephalus, UCSD and Scripps Memorial Hospitals, 1972-Present
4. Development of a Vaccine for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Principal Investigator: Richard Smith, M.D. of the Center for Neurologic Study, San Diego CA, 1993-Present
5. Opportunities of U.S. Involvement in Health Care Expansion in Mexico, U.S. Trade and Development Agency/Institute of Americas. A project Mission by International Medical Associates, Inc.-James R. Nelson, M.D., Principal Investigator, Presented: July 19, 1994.
6. Remote Consultations in Infectious Disease by Telemedicine, with H. Miller, in planning stage at Scripps Memorial Hospital, 1995.

Teaching

University Positions

• Assistant Professor of Medicine (Neurology), UCLA School of Medicine; Head, Division of Neurology and Director of EEG Laboratory, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, CA, 1965-70
• Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Neurosciences and Neurologist-In-Chief, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 1970-71
• Acting Chief, Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, La Jolla, CA, 1971-July 1972;Consultant and Attending in Neurology, 1972-Present
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurosciences, Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 1972-80
• Clinical Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 1980-Present
• Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 1985-Present

Teaching Assignments (UCSD)

• Lectures in Basic Neurology (Neurosciences), 1/year, 1972-Present
• Attending Neurologist: San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center In-patient Service 1972-Present; UCSD Medical Center, 1974-Present
• Attending in Otoneurology, Dept. of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1988-Present
• Lecturer to Nursing Service, UCSD Medical Center (Paramedic Program), 3/year, 1975-80
• Several Special Lectures for other institutions and groups

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