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Eric D. Nelson, MD

Assistant professor
Specialties

Urology

Board Certifications

Urology, Pediatric Urology

72 Ratings
7 Comments

Locations

Children's Pavilion
1000 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Stony Point Medical Office Building
8700 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, VA 23235
Fredericksburg Multispecialty Center
10528 Spotsylvania Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22408

Areas of interest

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

Bio

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.

Education

Medical School Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

Research interests

Pediatric nephrolithiasis,Adolescent varicocele

Ratings & reviews

April 2025
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.
February 2025
Appreciated the respect he showed towards my child.
September 2024
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.
February 2023
He gave me all the information, the different scenarios, went over everything, and really took my words into consideration for what to do next.
January 2023
Full confidence in Dr. Nelson.
August 2022
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.