Nelson completed his Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2013. Since then he has been working around the Gold Coast and Northern NSW regions. As a GP Nelson has worked at Casuarina and Mullumbimby before moving to Kingscliff.
After undertaking residency training at The Tweed Hospital, Nelson then completed three years working within Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Gold Coast University, Robina and The Tweed Hospitals. Further to this experience, Nelson is qualified to insert intrauterine devices (mirena, kyleena, copper) and Implanon. He also has extensive experience in antenatal care, which is a passion of his.
Nelson also has a keen interest in other aspects of women’s and men’s health, children/adolescent health and dermatology. Surgery is also a key interest for Nelson, and he continues to surgically assist alongside his GP work. He also works for GP Synergy/RACGP as a Medical Educator, and enjoys training the next generation of GPs.