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 by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by Cardiovascular Disease.  He is a member of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology.

He is on active staff at St. Marks, Alta View, and   Cottonwood hospitals and courtesy staff at Pioneer Valley Hospital.

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