Adin Nelson, MD, MHPE
Adin Nelson, MD, MHPE
Treats Children
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About Adin Nelson, MD, MHPE
As a pediatric hospitalist, I specialize in taking care of children facing some of the most challenging moments of their lives. Whether my patients are sick, injured, having surgery, or simply adjusting to being born, I work to support them and their families with the knowledge and the courage to overcome their personal challenges.
As an educator, I work to train the next generation of pediatricians. My research focuses on finding evidence-based strategies for effective health professions education, focusing on the framework of desirable difficulty.
Dr. Nelson is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Â鶹¸ßÇå, where he serves as the associate pediatrics clerkship director. He is also an attending hospitalist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Nelson grew up in Teaneck, NJ. He attended Vassar College, where he earned a BA in Biochemistry and Dance. He received his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine, and completed his residency training at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. In 2020, Dr. Nelson also earned a Masters in Health Professions Education from Maastricht University and New York University.
Board-certified in both general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine, Dr. Nelson worked for five years as an assistant professor and pediatric hospitalist at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, where he also served as the associate residency program director. He has been involved in medical education throughout his training and career, and it remains a major focus of his work.
- 6/2021, Excellence in Medical Education Award for the Pediatrics Clerkship, Â鶹¸ßÇå
- 6/2019, Department of Pediatrics Attending of the Year Award, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
- 6/2016, Department of Pediatrics Service from the Heart Award, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
- 6/2015, Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Medical Students, Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 5/2013, Intern Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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M.H.P.E.University of Maastricht (Netherlands)2020
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M.D.Tufts University School of Medicine2012
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B.A.Vassar College2008
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Assistant Attending PediatricianNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Assistant Professor of Clinical PediatricsWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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