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Dr. Eric Charles Nelson, MD

Hematology, Oncology
53 years of experience
Gibbs Cancer Center And Research Institute 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303

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Brief Intro

Eric C. Nelson was born in Grinnell, Iowa, on October 22, 1946. He attended the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1964 through 1968. He subsequently graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1972. He completed a three year residency in Internal Medicine at the Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas in 1975. Thereafter, he served as a Fellow in Hematology-Oncology completing training in 1977. While in San Antonio, he served as a clinical instructor in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas School of Medicine. He was then transferred to the Keesler USAF Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi and to Howard Memorial Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi. After completion of his Air Force service, he moved to Columbia, South Carolina where he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine from 1979 until 1981. He moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1980 and together with Dr. James Bearden, with whom he had served in the U.S. Air Force, began Palmetto Hematology Oncology Associates. Dr. Nelson is a principle investigator in South West Oncology Group and actively participates in clinical research through the Spartanburg Upstate Clinical Community Oncology Program. He is a past President of the Spartanburg chapter of the American Cancer Society and prior Chief of Medicine at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the South Carolina Oncology Society, The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the South Carolina Medical Association. Dr. Nelson is on the staff of Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Wallace Thomson Hospital, SRMC Hospital for Restorative Care and Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Dr. Nelson is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. Dr. Nelsonâ€™s wife, Lynn, has completed a masterâ€™s degree in nursing and works part-time at Palmetto Hematology Oncology as an infusion nurse. They have two children; Katherine and Bryant. He attends Fernwood Baptist Church in Spartanburg. His interests include travel, golf, tennis and skiing. He loves music of all types and plays folk and classical guitar as well as bluegrass banjo.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Wilford Hall Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Wake Forest School Of Medicine - 1972

Languages Spoken

English
Russian

Location & Hours

Gibbs Cancer Center And Research Institute
101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303

Specialties Treated

Oncology
Hematology

Conditions Addressed

Hemolytic Anemia
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
Anemia
Hemophilia A or B
Multiple Myeloma
Malignant Neoplasm of Female Breast
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Leukemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia

Procedures Performed

Chemotherapy
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion
Chemotherapy

Insurance Accepted

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Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Blue Cross Blue Shield
UnitedHealthOne
Humana
Aetna
UnitedHealthcare
Meritain Health

Cancer 13
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 14
Orthopedics 27
Neurology & Neurosurgery 19
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 25
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 28
Diabetes & Endocrinology 14
Children's Hospital 5
Urology 24
Psychiatry 24
Geriatrics 24
Rehabilitation 26
Obsterics & Gynecology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 3
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 6
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 8