Viera Nelson

Senior Hematopathologist
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Dr. Nelson joined NeoGenomics in 2018. Before joining NeoGenomics, Dr. Nelson worked at Genoptix for more than a year as a Senior Hematopathologist. Prior to joining Genoptix, Dr. Nelson worked as a Hematopathologist at what is currently Informed Diagnostics in Phoenix, Arizona for 7 years, and worked another 7 years at Genzyme Genetics in Los Angeles, CA. Before that she was in private practice for about a year in California. Dr. Nelson completed combined Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology residency training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she served as Chief Resident, and a Cytopathology and Hematopathology fellowship at the University of Southern California Kerk School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Anatomic Pathology and Hematopathology. Dr. Nelson received her medical degree from Semmelweiss Medical University, Budapest, Hungary where she was a foreign graduate. Dr. Nelson is a member of several professional organizations with a focus on Hematopathology. She is a coauthor of several publications.