About Me
Dr. Sarah Nelson is an Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and also serves as Associate Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai West.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai faculty in in 2020, Dr. Nelson received her undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in psychology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsquently earned her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her neurology residency at Tufts Medical Center followed by fellowship training in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In 2020, Dr. Nelson earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Nelson currently has diverse clinical research interests in the fields of neuroimaging, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and ischemic stroke. She is co-editor of the neurocritical care textbook, Neurocritical Care Unit: Clinical Practice and Organization. She enjoys teaching and health policy.
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Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | NeurologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Sarah Nelson is an Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and also serves as Associate Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai West.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai faculty in in 2020, Dr. Nelson received her undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in psychology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsquently earned her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her neurology residency at Tufts Medical Center followed by fellowship training in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In 2020, Dr. Nelson earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Nelson currently has diverse clinical research interests in the fields of neuroimaging, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and ischemic stroke. She is co-editor of the neurocritical care textbook, Neurocritical Care Unit: Clinical Practice and Organization. She enjoys teaching and health policy.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | NeurologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Sarah Nelson is an Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and also serves as Associate Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai West.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai faculty in in 2020, Dr. Nelson received her undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in psychology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsquently earned her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her neurology residency at Tufts Medical Center followed by fellowship training in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In 2020, Dr. Nelson earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Nelson currently has diverse clinical research interests in the fields of neuroimaging, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and ischemic stroke. She is co-editor of the neurocritical care textbook, Neurocritical Care Unit: Clinical Practice and Organization. She enjoys teaching and health policy.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | NeurologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Education
Internship, Internal Medicine
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Residency, Neurology
Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship, Neurocritical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital
Certifications
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Industry Relationships
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Nelson during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Other activities: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
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