Nick Nelson, MD
Medical Director
Northern California Human Rights Clinic, Alameda Health System
nnelson@alamedahealthsystem.org
Oakland, California, USA

Area of expertise: Forensic medical and psychological evaluation, primary care for torture survivors


Graduated from St. George's Hospital Medical School in London 2008, residency and chief residency at Highland Hospital 2008-2012, have directed Alameda Health System's Human Rights Clinic since 2012, evaluated hundreds of asylum seekers, and trained clinicians and trainees in asylum medicine.