Medical Director, Battlefield Imaging
Education
Residency
University of Tennessee
Radiology
Chief Resident of Radiology: 7/86-6/87
Memphis, TN 1984-1987
Medical School
University of Tennessee
Doctor of Medicine
Memphis, TN 1979-1983
Undergraduate
University of Tennessee
B.A.
Knoxville, TN 1973-1977
Certifications
American Board of Radiology: 1987
Professional Affiliations
RSNA: Radiological Society of North America
ARRS: American Roentgen Ray Society
TMA: Tennessee Medical Association
AMA: American Medical Association
ACR: American College of Radiology
Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, 1977
Alpha Omega Alpha University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1983
Hospital Service
Medical Director, Battlefield Auxiliary Breast Center, 2006-present
Medical Director, Battlefield Imaging, 2004-present
Medical Director of Imaging , Hutcheson Medical Center, 2000-2004
Chief, Medical Staff, Hutcheson Medical Center, 1993-1994
Practice Locations
Associates in Oncology and Hematology
Battlefield Imaging
Chattanooga Bone and Joint
Chattanooga Outpatient Center
Diagnostic Center
Diagnostic PET/CT of Chattanooga
Hutcheson Medical Center
Insight Imaging
Kindred Hospital
Med-Ray, Inc.
Mobile Sonix
Specialists in Pulmonary Care
Tennessee Imaging & Vein Center
Tennessee Imaging Downtown
Tennessee Valley Imaging
John Nelson, MD returned to his home roots in the Chattanooga area in 1987 to become one of the four founding physicians of Diagnostic Radiology Consultants (DRC) and serves as the current president. He is head of the mammography section of DRC's area wide practice and serves as the medical director of Battlefield Auxiliary Breast Center at Battlefield Imaging in Ringgold, Ga.
Dr. Nelson and the staff at Battlefield introduced digital mammography to the tri-state area in 2004 and dedicated breast MRI in 2007. Realizing the complex, comprehensive nature of breast cancer screening, Dr. Nelson and the women's imaging staff at Battlefield coordinated their breast cancer diagnostic services and were awarded the American College of Radiology's Comprehensive Breast Center Certification in 2008, also the first in the tri-state area.