Eric D. Nelson, MD

Specialty

Pediatric Urology

Department

Surgery

Locations

Children's Pavilion

1000 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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Stony Point Medical Office Building

8700 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235
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Fredericksburg Multispecialty Center

10528 Spotsylvania Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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Education

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship

Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Nelson joined the VCU faculty in the fall of 2018. He previously practiced for seven years in Connecticut after finishing his Pediatric Urology fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr Nelson has a particular interest in circumcision/circumcision revisions, hyposopadias, undescended testicles/retractile testicles, voiding dysfunction, varicoceles, and the management of kidney stone disease in children. Dr. Nelson is very active in resident and student teaching and is a board-certified member of the American Urologic Association. In his free time, he is busy following New England sports and keeping up with his four daughters.

Clinical Interests

Undescended testicles;Hernias;Circumcision;Hypospadias;Vesicoureteral reflux;Kidney stones;Day and night wetting;Recurrent UTIs;Hydronephrosis;Prenatal evaluation

Ratings & Reviews

72 Ratings, 7 Comments

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Dr. Nelson is friendly and down-to-earth. He shows respect for our concerns and includes us in the decision-making process. He has been seeing my daughter since she was little and has consistently shown us respect and obvious attention to details. He is thorough and knowledgeable.

April 2025

Doctor was very well-educated and knowledgeable for answering my concerns.

April 2025

Appreciated the respect he showed towards my child.

February 2025

Dr. Nelson was very professional, kind, and effective. He made sure to check my son's chart to come back to us with accurate, information.

September 2024

He gave me all the information, the different scenarios, went over everything, and really took my words into consideration for what to do next.

February 2023

Full confidence in Dr. Nelson.

January 2023

Dr. Nelson was very good, explained and examined with patience and offered options for us to decide. I felt extremely pleased and my son felt very comfortable and relieved about the plan of action.

August 2022