James Smith Nelson

Background

Nelson, James Smith was born on March 19, 1933 in St. Louis. Son of Victor Paul and Dorothy Gertrude (Smith) Nelson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1950-1953; Doctor of Medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1957.

Career

Pathology intern, resident, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, 1957-1959, 60-61; neuropathology fellow, Columbia University College Physical & Surgery, New York City, 1959-1960; neurochemistry fellow, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, 1961-1963; instructor in pathology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, 1963-1964; associate professor, professor pathology & pediatrics, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, 1973-1987; assistant professor, associate professor pathology, St. Saint Louis University Medical School, 1964-1973; head division neuropathology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1987-1989; clinical professor neuropathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1988-1989; professor pathology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1989; department chairman neuropathology, Armed Forces Institute Pathology, Washington, 1990-1994. Ad hoc consultant National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1973-1992. Member National Cancer Institute Central Nervous System Oncology Working Group, Washington, 1986-1989.

Member neuropathology test committee American Board Pathology, Tampa, Florida, 1984-1990. Member World Health Organization Brain Tumor Working Group, Zurich, Switzerland, since 1990. Advisory member neuropathology committee College American Pathologists, Chicago, 1992-1999.

Achievements

• James Smith Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy Pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel Medical Corps, United States Army, 1990-1994. Member American Medical Association, College American Pathologists (committee member), American Society Clinical Pathologists, American Association Neuropathologists, United States & Canada Academy Pathology, American Institute Nutrition.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, fishing, photography.

Connections

Children: Paul F., Andrew S.

Father:

Victor Paul Nelson

Mother:

Dorothy Gertrude (Smith) Nelson

child:

Andrew S. Nelson

child:

Paul F. Nelson