
About Dr Nelson B Freimer
SPECIALTY : Psychiatry
SUBSPECIALTIES : General Psychiatry
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS : UCLA Medical Center + 2
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : 21+
GENDER : Male
LANGUAGE : English
Professional Statement
Dr Nelson, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, and Associate Director for Research Programs at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He also heads UCLA’s genomes and neuroscience core facilities (The Informatics Center for Neurogenetics and Neurogenomics, The UCLA Neuroscience Genomics Core, and The Biological Samples Processing Core). He is the Director of the NINDS-funded Neurobehavioral Genetics Postdoctoral Training Program and the Co-Director of UCLA Neuroscience. Dr Freimer earned an M.D. from Ohio State University, completed psychiatric residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, and a postdoctoral fellowship in human genetics (at Columbia University). After ten years on the faculty at UC San Francisco, he joined the faculty of UCLA in 2000.
Dr Nelson is linked with a number of local institutions, including Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA and UCLA Medical Center. He has been practicing law for almost 20 years.
Education & Professional Experience
Medical School & Residency
- University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
- Residency, Psychiatry, 1983-1987
- Yale-New Haven Hospital
- Internship, Transitional Year, 1982-1983
- Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Medical School
Licensure & Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Certified in Psychiatry
- CA State Medical License
- Active through 2024
Honors, Recognitions & Awards
Maggie G. Gilbert Chair
Dr Nelson Appointment Process
Appointment Number(For Serial): BOOK BY PHONE (310) 825-9989, (310) 373-6864 Or (310) 825-9111 & Â Online Appointment here.
Chamber Name & Address:Â UCLA Medical Center, 300 Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
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