Dr. Jason H. Nielson joins us after completing the only pediatric and adolescent sports medicine fellowship in the U.S.A. at Harvard’s Children’s Hospital. Under the tutelage if Dr. Lyle Micheli, one of the fathers of adolescent and pediatric sports medicine, and the many highly trained surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Nielson is trained in treating acute and overuse injuries in the young athlete and children. As a covering physician of the Boston Ballet, Dr. Nielson also has a keen interest in dance medicine and hip arthroscopy.

Dr. Nielson holds an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. He completed medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1999. He trained as an orthopedic surgeon at Montefiore Hospital in New York. He has been recognized at each level with awards of excellence. He has published many scientific articles and has written numerous chapters on orthopedic, sports and dance medicine topics.

Dr. Nielson comes to Las Vegas with his wife and four young sons. He is very excited to be a part of this community and the only orthopedic surgeon in Nevada with a sub-specialty in pediatric and adolescent sports related injuries.

Training: Brigham Young University – B.S., Albert Einstein College of Medicine – M.D., Montefiore Medical Center – Orthopedic Surgical Residency, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School – Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Fellowship

Memberships: American College of Sports Medicine, Leo M. Davidoff Society

Hospital Staff: Sunrise Hospital, St. Rose Dominican Hospital