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Dr. Chad Nelson is a licensed psychologist in the Baltimore, Maryland area. He was born in Minot, North Dakota, and moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota at the age of 4 years. Dr. Nelson attended Apollo High School in St. Cloud, before his father, David Nelson, was transfered to the Los Angeles, California area. Dr. Nelson graduated from Newbury Park High School, and attended California Lutheran University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. While in college, Dr. Nelson also played on the tennis and ice hockey teams.

Dr. Nelson received his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of South Dakota in 1995. Upon completing his doctorate, Dr. Nelson completed an internship and fellowship in the Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He served as Director of Inpatient Psychology Services and Director of Postdoctoral Psychology Training at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and has been an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, as well as a consultant in the Department of Disabilities for the State of Maryland. He has published articles in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Children's Health Care, as well as contributed to the book Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorder: A Comprehensive Textbook. Dr. Nelson has also authored computer software to assist in children's understanding of hospitalization and medical procedures.

Dr. Nelson has two children, Nicholas and Madison. In his spare time, he particpates in traithlons and marathons, and currently plays ice hockey for the Baltimore Icemen, a hockey team in the Baltimore area.