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David B. Nelson, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor and Division Chief
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States

David B. Nelson, MD, is an Associate Professor and Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He currently holds the Gillette Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology and serves as the Division Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at UT Southwestern. He is the recipient of a number of awards including the 2018 Walter T. Dannreuther Award from the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Perinatal Research Society 50th Meeting OB Clinician Scientist Scholar award. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, focusing on medical complications of pregnancy. He is a contributing author of Williams Obstetrics, co-chairs the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continuing certification committee for obstetrics, participates in the qualifying examination development committee, and he is a specialty examiner. Dr. Nelson has a passion for advocacy and has twice provided invited testimony to the United States Congress and also serves as the Chair of the Texas HHSC Perinatal Advisory Committee. Currently he is a dual-PI for a multisite randomized controlled trial examining postpartum care. Dr. Nelson has a passion for teaching, clinical service, and mentorship of medical students, residents, and fellows in advancement of healthcare outcomes research.

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