Dr. E. Lee Nelson, MD, Boulder, CO 80304
"Each day I renew my commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and the people who have entrusted me with their care."
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Dr. E. Lee Nelson, MD, Boulder, CO 80304
Dr. E. Lee Nelson is a board certified Neurosurgeon with Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates.
Dr. Nelson's clinical specialties include complex spinal surgery and neurological oncology, including tumors of the brain. For every patient he sees, Dr. Nelson utilizes the most minimally invasive procedure possible, whether operative or non-operative. Through his fellowship training, clinical experience, and on-going education in the field, Dr. Nelson provides cutting-edge treatment and compassionate care to every patient he sees.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Neurosurgeon
Pain Medicine and Management Physician
Pain Medicine and Management Physician
Areas Served
Across the Colorado Front Range from Louisville, Lafayette, Brighton and Westminster to Boulder and Longmont, Colorado, also serving individuals across the United States and abroad.
Languages
English
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Aneurysm
- Brain Tumors
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chiari malformation
- Chronic pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Lower back pain
- Myelopathy
- Neck pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoporosis
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Tumors
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Upper back pain
Treatments
- ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Annulus repair
- Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
- Anterior cervical corpectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Artificial disc replacement - cervical
- Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
- Back surgery
- Bone graft substitutes
- Bracing
- Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
- Cervical spine surgery
- Cyberknife
- Disc arthroplasty
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic microdiscectomy
- Interspinous process spacers
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy / decompression surgery
- Laminoplasty
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lower back surgery
- Lumbar corpectomy
- Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Myelotomy
- Neck surgery
- Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
- Nucleoplasty
- PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- Posterior cervical decompression
- Posterior cervical discectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spine Surgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
- Upper back surgery
- X-STOP
- XLIF (lateral lumbar interbody fusion)
Other Conditions
- Acoustic neuroma
- Glioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Movement disorders & epilepsy
- Neuroma
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Schwannoma
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Other Treatments
- Cervical discectomy/corpectomy
- Cranitomy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Endovascular
- Laser spine surgery
- Percutaneous treatment
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Colorado Medical Society
- Boulder County Medical Society Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS)
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Professional Distinctions
- Director of Neurosurgical Service, Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital- Lafayette, CO
- Medtronic Cranial Advisory Board
- Kinjiro Iwata Award for outstanding contributions to Baylor’s Neurosurgical Department during his residency