Overview
Sarah Nelson is an Endocrinologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICAID
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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Locations
9505 S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98444
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Nelson has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Adrenal Insufficiency PediatricDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Familial Glucocorticoid DeficiencyDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency.
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- Follicular Thyroid CancerDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
- Glucocorticoid ResistanceDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Glucocorticoid Resistance.