Harold S. Nelson, MD - Allergy and Immunology

Dr. Nelson is a leading authority on asthma, allergy, and immunology. He is a well-known speaker on these subjects and is author or coauthor of more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Nelson is senior staff physician in the Department of Medicine at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. He received the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in 1996.

Dr. Nelson served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps for 30 years, retiring as a Colonel in 1986. From 1969 to 1986, he was Chief of the Allergy-Immunology Service at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Board Certifications

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American Board of Internal Medicine - 1963

American Board of Allergy-Immunology - 1970, 1977, 1983

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

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Allergies

Allergic Reaction

Asthma

Education

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M.D.: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1955

Internship: Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, 1955 - 1956

Residency: Internal Medicine, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, 1959 - 1962;

Fellowship: Allergy-Immunology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 1967 - 1969

Academic Appointments

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University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver:

• Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Immunology), 1972 - 1982
• Clinical Professor of Medicine, 1982 - 1987
• Professor of Medicine, 1987 - present

Hospital Affiliations

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National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver:

• Acting Head, Allergy-Immunology Division, Dept. of Medicine, 1987 - 1989
• Senior Staff Physician, Dept. of Medicine, 1986 - present

Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, 1986 - present:

Professional Affiliations

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Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Fellow, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

American Thoracic Society

European Respiratory Society

Vice President, Medical Affairs, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Chairman, Pulmonary Disease Advisory Panel, 1990 - 1995 and 1995 - 2000

United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Committee of Revision, 1990 - 1995, 1995 - 2000

Selected Publications

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1. Tinkelman DG, Reed CE, Nelson HS, Offord KP (1993). Aerosol beclomethasone dipropionate compared with theophylline as primary treatment of chronic, mild to moderately severe asthma in children. Pediatrics 92: 64 - 77.
2. Nelson HS (1991). The natural history of asthma. Annals of Allergy 66: 196 - 203.
3. Nelson HS (1995). B-Andrenergic bronchodilators. New England Journal of Medicine 333(8): 499 - 506.

Financial Disclosure

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No financial report received from reviewer.