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Craig Nelson, MD

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Title(s)Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address350 Parnassus Avenue, #810J
San Francisco CA 94117
Phone415-846-7700
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    Title(s)UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


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    J. Craig Nelson, M.D. has been Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF since 2002. He holds the Leon J. Epstein Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry. He is Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program and Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic at UCSF. Prior to 2002 he was Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson is the past president of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. He has published over 200 scientific articles, chapters, or books and has been listed in “Best Doctors in America” since its inception.

    Dr. Nelson completed his undergraduate training at Stanford University, his medical training at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his psychiatry residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He is board certified in adult psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry.

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    1. Donepezil Reverses Alcohol-Induced Changes in Hippocampal Neurogenic and Glial Responses Following Adolescent Intermittent Ethanol Exposure Into Adulthood in Female Rats. Hippocampus. 2025 Mar; 35(2):e70001. Nwachukwu KN, Nelson JC, Hill KM, Clark KA, Healey K, Swartzwelder HS, Marshall SA. PMID: 39967057; PMCID: PMC11836526.
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    2. A Systematic Review of Antidepressants and Psychotherapy Commonly Used in the Treatment of Late Life Depression for Their Effects on Cognition. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 Mar; 33(3):287-304. Nelson JC, Gandelman JA, Mackin RS. PMID: 39366871; PMCID: PMC12685227.
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    3. Commentary on Differential Psychological Treatment Effects in Patients With Late-Life Depression and a History of Childhood Maltreatment. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Nov; 32(11):1337-1339. Nelson JC, Delucchi KL. PMID: 38945781.
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    4. The Influence of Arsenic Co-Exposure in a Model of Alcohol-Induced Neurodegeneration in C57BL/6J Mice. Brain Sci. 2023 Nov 24; 13(12). Sides TR, Nelson JC, Nwachukwu KN, Boston J, Marshall SA. PMID: 38137081; PMCID: PMC10741530.
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    5. Lead in synthetic and municipal drinking water varies by field versus laboratory analysis. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Sep 15; 891:163873. Triantafyllidou S, Wasserstrom L, Nelson J, Webb D, Formal C, Doré E, Lytle D. PMID: 37230337; PMCID: PMC11477562.
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    6. Predictors of response and remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc pooled analysis of two acute trials of esketamine nasal spray. Psychiatry Res. 2023 05; 323:115165. Turkoz I, Nelson JC, Wilkinson ST, Borentain S, Macaluso M, Trivedi MH, Williamson D, Sheehan JJ, Salvadore G, Singh J, Daly E. PMID: 37019044.
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    7. Repetitive binge-like consumption based on the Drinking-in-the-Dark model alters the microglial population in the mouse hippocampus. J Integr Neurosci. 2021 Dec 30; 20(4):933-943. Nelson JC, Greengrove E, Nwachukwu KN, Grifasi IR, Marshall SA. PMID: 34997716; PMCID: PMC8982053.
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    8. Comments on Expectancy, Cognition, and Antidepressant Response in Late Life Depression. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 07; 29(7):631-633. Nelson JC. PMID: 33317917.
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    9. Canagliflozin extends life span in genetically heterogeneous male but not female mice. JCI Insight. 2020 11 05; 5(21). Miller RA, Harrison DE, Allison DB, Bogue M, Debarba L, Diaz V, Fernandez E, Galecki A, Garvey WT, Jayarathne H, Kumar N, Javors MA, Ladiges WC, Macchiarini F, Nelson J, Reifsnyder P, Rosenthal NA, Sadagurski M, Salmon AB, Smith DL, Snyder JM, Lombard DB, Strong R. PMID: 32990681; PMCID: PMC7710304.
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    10. Commentary on Treatment Adequacy and Adherence as Predictors of Depression Response in Primary Care. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 11; 28(11):1172-1174. Nelson JC. PMID: 32522399.
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    11. Determinants of Suicide-related Ideation in Late Life Depression: Associations with Perceived Stress. Clin Gerontol. 2020 Jan-Feb; 43(1):37-45. Bickford D, Morin RT, Nelson JC, Mackin RS. PMID: 31514586; PMCID: PMC6923534.
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    12. Glycine supplementation extends lifespan of male and female mice. Aging Cell. 2019 06; 18(3):e12953. Miller RA, Harrison DE, Astle CM, Bogue MA, Brind J, Fernandez E, Flurkey K, Javors M, Ladiges W, Leeuwenburgh C, Macchiarini F, Nelson J, Ryazanov AG, Snyder J, Stearns TM, Vaughan DE, Strong R. PMID: 30916479; PMCID: PMC6516426.
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    13. Comments on the Use of "Inappropriate" Antidepressants in Older Adults With Dementia and Major Depressive Disorder. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2019 08; 27(8):806-808. Nelson JC. PMID: 30904261.
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    14. Management of Late-Life Depression. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2019; 250:389-413. Craig Nelson J. . PMID: 30294764.
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    15. Screening for Executive Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression: Utility of Trail Making Test and Self-Report Measures. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 10; 26(10):1091-1094. Bickford D, Morin RT, Catalinotto D, Mackin RS, Nelson JC. PMID: 30072308; PMCID: PMC9469772.
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    16. Efficacy of adjunctive brexpiprazole on the core symptoms of major depressive disorder: A post hoc analysis of two pooled clinical studies. J Affect Disord. 2018 02; 227:103-108. Nelson JC, Weiller E, Zhang P, Weiss C, Hobart M. PMID: 29055257.
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    17. Minor Depression: Is it Important? How Should it be Treated? Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2016 08; 24(8):624-626. Nelson JC. PMID: 27217256.
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    18. Identification of novel QTL governing root architectural traits in an interspecific soybean population. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0120490. Manavalan LP, Prince SJ, Musket TA, Chaky J, Deshmukh R, Vuong TD, Song L, Cregan PB, Nelson JC, Shannon JG, Specht JE, Nguyen HT. PMID: 25756528; PMCID: PMC4355624.
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    19. CEO Considerations During Transition. The way in which CEO roles will transform after a partnership requires careful attention. Healthc Exec. 2015 Mar-Apr; 30(2):64, 66. Lintjer GW, Nelson JC. PMID: 26738280.
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    20. Mapping of QTL for Fusarium head blight resistance and morphological and developmental traits in three backcross populations derived from Triticum dicoccum × Triticum durum. Theor Appl Genet. 2012 Dec; 125(8):1751-65. Buerstmayr M, Huber K, Heckmann J, Steiner B, Nelson JC, Buerstmayr H. PMID: 22926291; PMCID: PMC3493669.
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    21. Efficacy of adjunctive aripiprazole in patients with major depressive disorder who showed minimal response to initial antidepressant therapy. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 May; 27(3):125-33. Nelson JC, Thase ME, Bellocchio EE, Rollin LM, Eudicone JM, McQuade RD, Marcus RN, Berman RM, Baker RA. PMID: 22466058.
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    22. Autoantibody signatures as biomarkers to distinguish prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with increased serum prostate specific antigen. Clin Chim Acta. 2012 Mar 22; 413(5-6):561-7. O'Rourke DJ, DiJohnson DA, Caiazzo RJ, Nelson JC, Ure D, O'Leary MP, Richie JP, Liu BC. PMID: 22146597; PMCID: PMC3268872.
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    23. CEC syndrome--a rare manifestation of coeliac disease. Ulster Med J. 2008 Sep; 77(3):205-6. Sunnikutty AP, Harding J, Nelson JC. PMID: 18956805; PMCID: PMC2604480.
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    24. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Phenylacetylene Oligomers Utilizing a Novel 3-Propyl-3-(benzyl-supported) Triazene Linkage. J Org Chem. 1996 Nov 15; 61(23):8160-8168. Nelson JC, Young JK, Moore JS. PMID: 11667804.
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