Benjamin A. (Ben) Nelson, MD
Director Pediatric Bronchoscopy
Associate Director Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program
- Phone: 617-726-8707
- Departments
- Department of Pediatrics
Specialties
- MassGeneral Hospital for Children
- Pulmonary
- Clinical Interests
- Pediatric pulmonary diseases
- Asthma
- Bronchoscopy, including interventional procedures
- Congenital lung disease
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pediatric lung tumors
- Chronic cough
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Concord: Emerson Hospital
- Danvers: The Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
- Newton: Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- Medical Education
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics
- Gender
- Male
- Patient Gateway
- Yes, learn more
- Patient Age Group
- Pediatric
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
BiographyDr. Nelson is a board certified pediatric pulmonologist who is now seeing patients in Concord, Danvers, and Newton Wellesley in addition to MassGeneral. Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 2005. He completed his residency in 2008 at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he also completed his fellowship training in pediatric pulmonology in 2011. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Nelson serves as the director of pediatric bronchoscopy and is the associate fellowship director of the pediatric pulmonary program at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children. His areas of special interest include asthma, chronic cough, bronchoscopy, shortness of breath/exercise difficulty, tracheomalacia, general pulmonary disorders, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. A resident of Boxborough, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their twin daughters.
ResearchThe Influence of MBL on the Lung MacrophageResponse to Influenza A Virus
Publications
Book Chapter:
Pediatric Thoracic Neoplasm. Textbook of Pediatric Chest Imaging. Editor; Robert Cleveland, MD. In Press.
Pocket Pediatrics: The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatrics, Editor: Paritosh Prasad, MD, 2010
Refereed Journals:
Vitamin D rescues impaired Mycobacterium tuberculosis-mediated TNF release in HIV+ macrophages through enhanced TLR signaling pathway in vitro. Infect Immun. 2012 Oct 15.
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibition in macrophages of asymptomatic HIV+ persons reverses the decrease in TLR-4-mediated TNF-? release through prolongation of MAPK pathway activation. J Immunol. 2011 Dec 1;187(11):6052-8. Epub 2011 Oct 24
Case Report: BRD4-NUT Carcinoma of the Mediastinum in a Pediatric Patient: Multidetector CT Imaging Findings. J Thorac Imaging. 2010 April 14.
Neuropathology in Neuropathology in Rhinosinusitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Jan 1; 171(1):5-11.
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Fax: 617-724-2803
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Phone: 978-882-6999
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Suite 302
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Phone: 978-287-8503
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Phone: 617-243-6585
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