Christine Nelson, MD
Professor
Pediatrics - Fresno
School of Medicine

Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Medical Director, Inpatient Pediatrics, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno

Christine Nelson, M.D., is board certified in Pediatrics and fellowship trained in Neonatology and Ambulatory Pediatrics.

She earned her medical degree from University of Wisconsin. Her residency in Pediatrics was completed at University of California, Irvine where she also finished her fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics. She finished her fellowship in Neonatology at Miller Children’s Hospital.

She previously served as the Co-Medical Director of the Kaweah Delta Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Medical Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Kaweah Delta Medical Center, and the Medical Director of the General Pediatrics CareLine at Miller Children’s Hospital. She has held faculty positions at University of California, Irvine and the A.T. Stills School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona.She has had experience in private practice of pediatrics, pediatric clinic practice and leadership, inpatient pediatrics, and neonatology at various institutions prior to coming to UCSF Fresno.

Dr. Nelson is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she is a member of the Section on Hospital Medicine and Section on Senior Members.

Her hobbies include reading, knitting, cruising, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.