2023 Hospital @ Home Leadership Summit Speaker Bio

Dr. Chad Nelson is the Chair of the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. His division includes over 55 physician hospitalists and 29 advanced practice providers. He was instrumental in leading his division’s preparation and response to the COVID pandemic over the last 3 years.

Dr. Nelson is the site Medical Director for the Mayo Clinic Advanced Care at Home – Arizona program. In this role he participated in the planning, implementation, and now day-to-day operation of the Mayo Clinic Advanced Care at Home – Arizona program.

Dr. Nelson is an Arizona native. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Russian. He graduated from medical school at St. Louis University and completed his training at Mayo Clinic Arizona where he finished his Internal Medicine Residency in 2013. Following residency Dr. Nelson joined as a member of the staff at Mayo Clinic Arizona in the division of Hospital Internal Medicine.