Dr. Nielson always appears relaxed despite his busy schedule.  He covers alternates clinic weeks and hospital coverage at St. Marks Hospital, and participates on the echo and nuclear reading panels.  He also provides services at Alta View. 

Dr. Nielson attended the University of Utah and received his B.A. in German before completing Medical School in 1988, also at the University of Utah.  His University of Utah education was accompanied by a host of honors, including Honors at Entrance Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and Medicine Honors Program.  Dr. Nielson also graduated Magna Cum Laude.

After completing his medical education, Dr. Nielson filled his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah affiliated LDS Hospital.  He then accepted a Fellowship in Cardiology from 1992 - 1995 at the Maine Medical Center in Falmouth, Maine.

Dr. Nielson is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.  He is a member of the American College of Physicians and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. 

A native of Santa Monica, California, Dr. Nielson and his wife Judy have three children.