- Dr. Joseph L Nelson, MD
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Dr. Joseph L Nelson, MD
Gastroenterology
- Virginia, Salem
Overview
Dr. Joseph L Nelson, MD works in Salem, Virginia is a specialist in Gastroenterology and graduated Bowman Gray/nc Bapt Hospital in 1983. Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Lewis - Gale Medical Center and practicing for 45 years
Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Atrophic Vaginitis
• Blindness
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
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• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Exercise Management
• Facial Lesions
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Lower Back Injuries
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Neuropathic Diseases and Disorders
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Orbital Lymphoma
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Physical Urticaria
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• Radio-Immunotherapy
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Septal Perforation Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Biliary Atresia
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colon Polyp
• Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysentery
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• Gallbladder Diseases
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Ileus
• Impacted Shoulders
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Lactose Intolerance
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Pouchitis
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 45
State License
- Virginia
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Bowman Gray/nc Bapt Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Year completed: 1983
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Year completed: 1983
Internship Hospital
University Va Program
Salem
Salem
Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine
Richmond, VA, United States
Graduated: 1978
Richmond, VA, United States
Graduated: 1978
Awards
1 ACP
2 AMA
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Office Locations
Primary location
Valley Gastroenterology
1906 Braeburn Drive
Virginia (VA)
Salem
24153
Phone:(540) 776-6300
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Gateway Health Plan
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthKeepers HMO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- KeyCare PPO
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Elevator
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pathway X Tier Hosp HealthKeepers DirectAccess VA
- PHCS Network PPO
- Southern Health PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
- Wells Fargo Insurance
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