Valerie M. Nelson, MD

Valerie M. Nelson, MD

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Hematology and Medical Oncology

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Education

Medical Education:
MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine - 2008
Residency:
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2011
Fellowships:
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2014

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology (Certified)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Clinical Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:
Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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4.8
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April 29, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is always easy to speak with, her knowledge and expertise are greatly appreciated. I've known Dr. Nelson for a few years now and trust her judgment and information. I consider her a dear friend.

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April 29, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is great at getting to the point and being familiar with your history and current issues.

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April 25, 2025

5.0

Competence personsonable good rapport

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April 24, 2025

5.0

Friendly and knowledgeable

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April 23, 2025

5.0

She's very detail oriented. She stays on top of everything and sends comments to test and imaging results very quickly. She's optimistic without being unrealistic which I think would be a difficult balance to maintain considering her job isn't always about delivering good news.

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April 21, 2025

5.0

Helpful

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April 15, 2025

5.0

See above. She and her staff were very easy to talk to

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April 15, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is wonderful. She is caring, her knowledge within her field is impressive, she's a calm provider who makes patients less anxious. She's not afraid to inform about potential outcomes or modifications to the plan of care as needed. She's great.

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April 13, 2025

5.0

She is the best

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April 10, 2025

5.0

Dr Nelson is warm, compassionate and an excellent physician. I left my appointment with her today with such a grateful feeling of hope, tempered by the realization that her dedication to her patients must certainly take a toll on her some days.

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April 09, 2025

5.0

Easy to talk to, keeps it simple and understandable.

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April 08, 2025

5.0

she is the best

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April 06, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is an excellent professional, very clear in her information and instructions, very assertive, and very respectful and kind as a person. I am delighted with her care.

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April 06, 2025

5.0

Dr Nelson was very reassuring and answered every question clearly.

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April 03, 2025

5.0

She's a rock star

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April 03, 2025

5.0

She takes the time to answer all your questions.

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April 02, 2025

5.0

Very smart doctor

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April 02, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is very knowledgeable, encouraging and willing to truly listen to and care for me, as her patient.

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March 28, 2025

5.0

Attentive. Skilled and talented. Caring. Very confident that I'm in good hands.

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March 22, 2025

5.0

Thoughtful, engaging.

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March 22, 2025

5.0

Efficient and quick

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March 20, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson was professional, short and to the point. She provided me options for the hormone treatment. I greatly appreciated this.

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March 19, 2025

5.0

dr Nelson has saved my life when I had a PE and her knowledge and expertise goes above and beyond I trust my life in her hands and care

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March 19, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson has been my oncologist for two cancers now. She's extremely knowledgeable, professional and caring.

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March 19, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson, is very caring and professional.

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March 17, 2025

5.0

Dr Nelson is always thorough, knowledgeable, and takes the time to answer my questions. She also carefully and patiently reviews my results with me. I feel lucky to have Dr Nelson as my oncologist.

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March 14, 2025

5.0

See above! Dr Nelson is a good listener, processes information quickly, is gentle, funny and oh so thorough. She and Katie explained everything and encouraged questions to make sure I understood their plan of care and nature of my disease. Crazy about Dr Nelson and Katie!

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March 12, 2025

5.0

She is knowledgeable and really cares about the overall health of the patient - including their mental well being.

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March 11, 2025

5.0

Competent and compassionate care. Listens well.

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March 11, 2025

5.0

Even keeled & matter of fact. Knowledgeable

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March 07, 2025

5.0

She takes time with her patients and explains everything and answers all your questions.

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March 06, 2025

5.0

Outstanding in all departments!

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March 06, 2025

5.0

Dr Valerie Nelson and the whole staff are very pleasant. They are professional and also personable. They make going to the doctor not as stressful.

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March 04, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is both efficient and engaged... I appreciate her approach (bio/psychological) and think she's pretty great.

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March 04, 2025

5.0

She is a very caring physician.

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March 04, 2025

5.0

Not only is Dr. Valerie Nelson the paragon of her profession but I consider her a dear friend as well. She is concise and clear, formal and respectful and shows her high level of knowledge in her field at every visit. I am so very thankful for her expertise, advice and professionalism. Northwestern management, don't let her get away, she's a gem.

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March 03, 2025

5.0

Knowledgeable, profession with a genuine sense of caring!

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March 01, 2025

5.0

Wonderful

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February 28, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson was so caring and explained my treatment so clearly.

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February 27, 2025

5.0

High quality professional medical care.

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February 27, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is very nice and also very thorough

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February 23, 2025

5.0

Professional and compassionate. Spends all the time you need to discuss your issues.

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February 23, 2025

5.0

feel very lucky to have her in my corner - a truly dedicated doctor

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February 20, 2025

5.0

She's easy to talk frankly with about treatment, side effects, and the future.

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February 20, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson takes the time to answer questions. She's very knowledgeable about treatment options.

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February 19, 2025

5.0

Same as reason above. She is very understanding and always there for you!! A very good Dr. and great care.

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February 18, 2025

5.0

She is amazing - brilliant, compassionate, confident, forward thinking - love her and her entire team!

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February 02, 2025

5.0

She is compassionate and competent.

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February 01, 2025

5.0

She is a phenomenal doctor - listens, relates so well to her patients, is well respected by her colleagues - I really like her - she is a straight shooter

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January 31, 2025

5.0

She has been my wife's doctor for almost year as she battles breast cancer. She has kept us up to date with all the pertinent information. She looks you in the eye and tells you how you are doing without crushing your spirit.

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January 29, 2025

5.0

Knowledgeable. Personable. Caring. The best.

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January 28, 2025

5.0

She is the best, a great caring professional.

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January 25, 2025

5.0

Timely communication.

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January 23, 2025

5.0

Dr. Nelson is professional and is always looking for new treatments options if the current treatment stops working.

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January 21, 2025

5.0

Smart doctor

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January 18, 2025

5.0

She is knowledgeable, she shows empathy while still being real with me and my treatment plan. She is honest with me and lays out the information in an understandable manner.

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January 18, 2025

5.0

She answers my questions She explains my treatment But a 9 instead of 10 because she simplified my treatments first time so much that I took a shot as just that like a vaccination the arm.. not 3 plus hours of infusion. A more detailed explanation would have prepared me better.

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January 17, 2025

5.0

Spends time talking with patient and listens. I do not feel rushed. I was able to get an appointment quickly.

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January 16, 2025

5.0

She is so positive. Dr. Nelson makes me feel comfortable and reassured. She's so personable and friendly. Most of all, her knowledge instills confidence.

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January 16, 2025

5.0

A great doctor whose always looking out for her patients

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January 15, 2025

5.0

Very caring and professional without being distant.

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January 14, 2025

5.0

Explains everything and seems to care

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January 11, 2025

5.0

Thorough and caring

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January 09, 2025

5.0

On time and through

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January 09, 2025

5.0

She's an excellent doctor and I feel I could tell her anything. Very happy that if I had to go through this process that I had her as a doctor.

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January 09, 2025

5.0

professional, answers all questions I am very pleased

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January 09, 2025

5.0

Dr Nelson is straightforward in her diagnosis and simplifies her conclusions in a pleasant manner that I can understand

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January 03, 2025

5.0

She seems like an extremely educated and hard working professional.

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December 22, 2024

5.0

Takes the time to answer questions

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December 18, 2024

5.0

She's the best. Love her. She can do no wrong.

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December 17, 2024

5.0

Shes strait forward no nonsense medicine and I like that

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December 16, 2024

5.0

She's a rock star

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December 15, 2024

5.0

Dr was very informative, open to answering my questions. Also had compassion for my situation - didn't feel as if I were just a number

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December 12, 2024

5.0

Same: Knowledgeable, accessible, caring, effective. And: upbeat, asks what questions I have.

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December 11, 2024

5.0

We chose to see Dr. Nelson because of her experience, expertise, and good ratings online. Dr. Nelson was very good relationally dealing with a 92-year-old patient. We appreciated that she did not pursue additional testing as it was not needed. I would recommend Dr. Nelson.

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December 11, 2024

5.0

super doctor

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December 11, 2024

5.0

There hasn't a question she hasn't been able to answer, in full and in easily understandable fashion

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December 10, 2024

5.0

She cares very much about her patients.

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December 08, 2024

5.0

She is a good doctor

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December 05, 2024

5.0

She's very kind and have a lot of patience to explain everything in detail! Every aspect of the treatment!

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December 03, 2024

5.0

She knows her stuff and is a realist

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November 26, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson was patient and answered all my questions.

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November 23, 2024

5.0

Nice and does her job proffessionaly

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November 21, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable, friendly, answer all questions

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November 15, 2024

5.0

She explains the procedure thoroughly.

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November 14, 2024

5.0

She's a good listener.

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November 13, 2024

5.0

The best.

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November 12, 2024

5.0

Spends time with me. Answers all of my questions. We agree on treatment. Great doctor!

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November 07, 2024

5.0

Makes you feel you are in great care and gives clear information. !!

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November 06, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson is very caring and professional. She is patient and understanding of our personal concerns.

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October 29, 2024

5.0

Positive attitude, remembers questions I have inquired about in the past. Takes the time to answer questions, she has pulled up past & current resluts of Scans to go over. She asks about my family and how they were doing. lets me know about results as soon as they become available.

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October 27, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson is knowledgeable and willing to explore options with her patient in their treatment plan.

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October 24, 2024

5.0

Can tell she is smart and knows her stuff and I feel I am in perfect hands

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October 22, 2024

5.0

Concise and direct with her questions and responses. Very professional.

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October 21, 2024

5.0

She was very personable explaining everything

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October 17, 2024

5.0

Excellent doctor. Thorough and courteous care given to me every time I've been there. She makes my visits easy to come to. Recommend her highly.

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October 16, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson is knowledgeable, compassionate and very easy to talk to. He

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October 16, 2024

5.0

She is prompt and concise.

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October 16, 2024

5.0

knowledgeable, empathetic.

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October 10, 2024

5.0

She is a caring physician dedicated to her patients.

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Valerie M. Nelson, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

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