Advanced in Pleurisy

Dr. Darlene Nelson

Intensive Care Medicine
Mayo Clinic-Rochester
5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
Virginia Beach, VA 
Advanced in Pleurisy
Mayo Clinic-Rochester
5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, 
Virginia Beach, VA 
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Overview

Darlene Nelson is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MN
Hospital Affiliations
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Mayo Clinic-Rochester
5716 Cleveland St Ste 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Call: 507-284-2511
Other Locations
Hy-Vee Pharmacy #4 (1556)
4221 W Circle Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Call: 507-284-2511

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.

1 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Dose-ranging Study Evaluating LTI-01 (Single-chain Urokinase Plasminogen Activator, scuPA) in Patients With Infected, Non-draining Pleural Effusions
A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Dose-ranging Study Evaluating LTI-01 (Single-chain Urokinase Plasminogen Activator, scuPA) in Patients With Infected, Non-draining Pleural Effusions
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 30, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: LTI-01
Study Phase: Phase 2

42 Total Publications

Letter by Harris et al Regarding Article, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Thoracentesis in Acute Heart Failure".
Letter by Harris et al Regarding Article, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Thoracentesis in Acute Heart Failure".
Journal: Circulation
Published: December 15, 2025
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