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Nelson named president of state NMA
Nelson, who is the son of Ruby R. and Hunter Ben Nelson Sr. of McIntosh, is a graduate of Leroy High School. He recently relocated to Mobile after operating a private practice in Columbus, Ga. for approximately eight years. After earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry and math at Springhill College, Nelson went on to earn his medical degree at the University of Illinois. Graduating in 1995, he completed a residency at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. As a doctor of radiology, Nelson said his primary focus is on the diagnosis of breast cancer and other cancers. "I rarely see patients myself," he said. "The radiologist takes the x-ray then I make the diagnosis." Dr. Nelson's job is not as simple as it may sound. It involves a lot of tedious examinations of the images he receives. "There may be hundreds of images of one patient that I have to examine very closely," he explained. "That can take hours, because my diagnosis has to be accurate. The referred physician depends on my accuracy. The job can be very stressful and involve some long hours." But, Nelson said he loves the work he does. "I always wanted to be a doctor, ever since I was in the second grade and watched the television show Marcus Welby M.D.," he said. "I did very well in math and science when I was in high school and teachers wanted me to go into engineering or some related field. But, I knew I wanted to be a doctor and help people, and I don't regret my decision one bit." Nelson is associated with the Radiologists P.C. group in Mobile, which is affiliated with Mobile Infirmary. He said he is very pleased about his relocation closer to home. "I always said if I had the opportunity to move back to the area I would," he said. "It's great to be near my family and friends again." Dr. Nelson is married to the former Renee Deville. They have five children, Hunter III, 16, Kyle, 12, Noah, 8 and twins, Lauren and Olivia who are 6. He has one sister, Hunteria Patrick and a niece, Rubyen Patrick, of Mobile. According to the NMA's Web site, "the organizational structure of the NMA provides an established national network of affiliated community-based organizations with a powerful reach within African American communities across the nation. The NMA has 33 state and 98 local affiliated medical societies with a ratio of approximately one (1) NMA society for every 259,000 African Americans across the nation (based on 1997 U.S. census data). The NMA state society presidents not only represent the interest of the physician membership at the state level, but also can serve as the conduit to impart information at the local society level. All of the states with large minority populations, especially African Americans, are represented within this NMA network of societies."
In addition, Dr. Nelson is also an active member of the American Medical Association.
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