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About Ben Nelson, MD
Dr. Nelson is a board certified pediatric pulmonologist who is seeing patients in Concord and Danvers, in addition to Mass General.
Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 2005. He completed his residency in 2008 at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he also completed his fellowship training in pediatric pulmonology in 2011. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Nelson serves as the Director of Pediatric Bronchoscopy and is the Fellowship Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Program at the Mass General for Children.
Dr. Nelson's research is in the field of medical education. He is the Associate Director for CME for the Department of Pediatrics at MGfC where he creates content and leads national conferences.
His areas of special interest include asthma, chronic cough, bronchoscopy, shortness of breath/exercise difficulty, tracheomalacia, general pulmonary disorders, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and medical education.
A resident of Boxborough, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their twin daughters.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Asthma
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Bronchoscopy, including interventional procedures
- Chronic cough
- Congenital lung disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pediatric lung tumors
- Pediatric pulmonary diseases
Treats:
- Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General for Children: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
275 Cambridge Street
Suite 530
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8707
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center
102-104 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 617-726-8707
Mass General for Children: Pediatric Specialties
54 Baker Ave Extension
Suite 302
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 888-644-3248
Medical Education
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Teaching trainees how to critically evaluate the literature – A crossover study at two pediatric residency programs. Int J Med Educ. 2017 April 24;8:137-141
Publications
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Book Chapter:
Pediatric Thoracic Neoplasm. Textbook of Pediatric Chest Imaging. Editor; Robert Cleveland, MD. In Press.
Pocket Pediatrics: The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatrics, Editor: Paritosh Prasad, MD, 2010
Refereed Journals:
Teaching trainees how to critically evaluate the literature – A crossover study at two pediatric residency programs. Int J Med Educ. 2017 April 24;8:137-141
Surveillance of actionable pulmonary nodules in children: the potential of thoracic MRI. Insights in Chest Diseases. 2016 Jan;1(1:11):1-5
Tiotropium use in pediatric patients with asthma or chronic cough: A case series. Clinical Pediatrics. 2014.
Recombinant human mannose-binding lectin dampens human alveolar macrophage inflammatory responses to influenza A virus in vitro. J Leukoc Biol. 2014 May;95(5):715-722.
Vitamin D rescues impaired Mycobacterium tuberculosis-mediated TNF release in HIV+ macrophages through enhanced TLR signaling pathway in vitro. Infect Immun. 2012 Oct 15.
Case Report: BRD4-NUT Carcinoma of the Mediastinum in a Pediatric Patient: Multidetector CT Imaging Findings. J Thorac Imaging. 2010 April 14.
Neuropathology in Neuropathology in Rhinosinusitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Jan 1; 171(1):5-11.
Dr Nelson was extremely thorough, kind and detailed. He made me feel heard and was very clear with follow up plan. He was great!!
Positive experience, timely service and helpful with answers I was looking for from appointment.
Dr. Nelson is amazing! He is responsive and helpful. He listens and has been great at helping us get [redacted] asthma symptoms under control.
He is a pleasant, professional and respectful person.
We really like Dr Nelson. He listens carefully and doesn't push meds. He's super easy to work with. We really appreciate his good care!
Both Dr Nelson and his team treated us as if we were family. The nurse remembered us and knew my daughter needs a few tries to breathe, not once did she get angry she cheered her on. I find it to be a very relaxed atmosphere making it easier to speak freely.
Thank you Dr. Nelson!
Dr. Nelson was excellent when we went there with my daughter. He was very knowledgeable and he was great with my daughter and answered all of my questions very clearly and confidently and made us both feel very happy.
Dr. Nelson was great! He took the time to get my daughter's medical history and go over medications.
Yes, Dr. Benjamin Nelson was so great. He was very patient and caring to meet my daughter's needs, and he was very respectful and understanding. And he's just awesome. And I like the way that he thought of a great care plan for my daughter.