Steven Nelson, M.D.

A fifth generation Arizonan, born and raised in Yuma, Arizona, Dr. Nelson attended Brigham Young University before beginning his medical studies at Oxford University in England. He completed his medical studies at the University of Utah, then began his training in Ob/Gyn at the University of Louisville, completing his studies at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He graduated from Stanford Law School before coming to Phoenix in 1989. Dr. Nelson's special interests are complex laparoscopic surgery and female incontinence. He and his wife Jane have 4 children. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the Arizona Bar. Dr. Nelson is fluent in Spanish.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

College
Brigham Young University (Magna Cum Laude)
B.A.

Chemistry
Provo, Utah
1976

Medical School
Bachelor Oxford University
Oxford, England
Bachelor of Medicine
1978

University of Utah School of Medicine

Salt Lake City, Utah     
M.D.  
1981

Law School
Standford Law 
Stanford, California
J.D.
1989

Internship
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
1981-1982

Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
1983-1985 
     
Chief Resident 
Los Angeles, California
1985-1986

Employment

Practice
Camelback Women’s Health
Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona Physicians Center
Phoenix, AZ
1989-9/2000

Kaiser Permanente
San Jose, California
1988-1989

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California
1987-1989

CIGNA Healthplans
Los Angeles, California
1986-1987

Health Center
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
1982-1983

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Washington, D.C.
1978

Licensure
Arizona
California
Utah
Board Certified American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1988

Organizations
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Arizona Medical Association
Maricopa County Medical Society
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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