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David Nelson

David Nelson, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Accepting New Patients

4.9 of 5 stars

92 Ratings, 19 Reviews

Ages Seen

  • Adult 18-65
  • Older Adult >65

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About

Locations

  1. Overlake Clinics Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • 1135 116th Avenue Northeast, Suite 605, Bellevue, WA 98004
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    Expertise

    Education

    University of Utah School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1995

    University of California, Davis Medical Center

    Residency, Surgery, General, 1993

    University of California, Davis Medical Center

    Internship, Surgery, General, 1988

    University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Medical Education, 1987

    Insurance

    Please contact the doctor's office directly to confirm acceptance of insurance.
    Search plans
    • Aetna
    • Aetna Premier Care Network
    • Aetna Premier Care Network PLUS
    • Aetna Whole Health
    • Altius Health Plans (Coventry - First Health - Aetna)
    • America's Health Plan
    • Assurant Health (First Choice)
    • Asuris Health Plan (Regence)
    • Avizent
    • Beechstreet (First Choice)
    • Berkley Risk Administrators
    • BlueCross/Blue Shield Out-of-State (BlueCard)
    • Boeing - BCBS - Advantage+
    • Boeing - BCBS - Select Network EPO
    • Boeing - BCBS - Traditional Medical
    • Boeing - BCBS of IL Standard PPO
    • Christian Brothers (Aetna)
    • CIGNA
    • CIGNA Local/Local Plus
    • Coordinated Care/Centene Ambetter
    • Coventry/CCN (Aetna)
    • Crawford & Co.
    • Definity Health (United Healthcare)
    • Eberle Vivian
    • Employee Benefit Mgmt. Services (First Choice)
    • Evergreen Health (First Choice)
    • Fidelity (First Choice)
    • First Choice Health Network
    • First Choice Health Preferred Network
    • First Health (Coventry - Aetna)
    • Gallagher Basset Services
    • Greatwest (CIGNA)
    • Health Payor Organization (HPO)
    • Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) (Regence)
    • Healthnet (First Choice)
    • Healthsmart
    • Humana Choice Care
    • INBA (First Choice)
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington -Cascade, Virtual Pulse, Flex, Core, HAS, 21 (Health Exchange)*
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington -HMO plans - Core, Alliant Select, Options Select*
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington -POS plans - Options, Alliant Plus/Connect*
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc. -PPO plans - Access PPO, Options PPO*
    • King County Safety & Claims
    • Kitsap Health Plans (First Choice)
    • Lifewise Assurance Co
    • Lifewise Health Plan of WA - Preferred
    • Lifewise of OR
    • Moda Health Plans (First Choice)
    • Molina Marketplace (Cascade, Core, Constant, Choice) (Health Exchange)
    • MultiPlan
    • National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN)
    • Pacificsource
    • PacMed, PolyClinic, Providence/Swedish, Rainier Health Network
    • Preferred Health Network (PHN)
    • Premera Blue Cross PPO*
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
    • Regence Blue Shield PPO
    • Regence Group Adminstrators
    • Regence UMP Plus - Puget Sound High Value Network
    • Regence Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) Achieve 1 & 2
    • Regence Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) Classic
    • Regence Uniform Medical Plan (UMP) High Deductible or CDHP
    • Safeway Risk Management
    • Seattle Area Plumbing & Pipefitting (Aetna)
    • Sedgwick CMS
    • Sound Health & Wellness Trust (Aetna)
    • Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN)
    • UMR (United Healthcare)
    • United Healthcare - Cascade Select
    • United Healthcare - Charter
    • United Healthcare - Navigate
    • United Healthcare - Signature Value & Value Plus (Health Exchange)
    • United Healthcare Choice & Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Core & Core Plus
    • United Healthcare Doctors Plan and Doctors Plus Plan
    • United Healthcare NexusACO (R, RB, RP, OA, OAP)
    • United Healthcare Options & Options Plus
    • United Healthcare PPO, POS, HMO
    • United Payors PPO
    • USA Managed Care

    Reviews

    4.9 of 5 stars

    92 Ratings, 19 Reviews

    The ratings and comments seen on provider profiles are gathered from patient surveys, which are conducted by an independent patient satisfaction organization called Press Ganey. Star ratings are only displayed for surveyed Overlake providers who have accumulated 30 or more survey responses in outpatient clinical settings. While we are committed to publishing both positive and negative comments, we also maintain a rigorous process to review and remove comments that are profane, libelous, unrelated to the provider, or violate patient privacy.

    Likelihood of recommending this provider
    Average provider Likelihood of recommending this provider rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 3/31/2024

      Me and my wife were extremely pleased with Dr. Nelson, he covered the issues and options completely. We felt much more comfortable with process which definitely helped us lower the stress.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 1/28/2024

      Good

      4 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 1/18/2024

      Dr. Nelson explained everything very well. Excellent communicator.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 1/2/2024

      ICU unbelievable!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 12/13/2023

      Dr. Nelson was very forthcoming and genuine in his explanations and info about potential risks. We appreciated his thoroughness and great bedside manner.

      4 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/26/2023

      My condition is not clearly defined so questions and answers were not as helpful as hoped.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/19/2023

      Dr. Nelson fully explained my upcoming surgery and why it is needed.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/14/2023

      Dr. Nelson was more than partly responsible for saving my life! Every inpatient AND outpatient visit was superior. His empathy, compassion, smile, & reassuring twinkle in the eye was reassuring that he was doing everything he could to keep me alive. I've never seen such collaboration (after 40+ years as an RN!) between physicians - in this case Dr. Azeno and Dr. Sidecki. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Overlake & Dr. Nelson

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 11/1/2023

      Dr. Nelson is the BEST!!!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/23/2023

      *Dr. David Nelson is AN amazing doctor. His kindness, compassion, concern for me and for my husband and I to really understand everything about my surgery but his PERSONAL care was pre & post surgery. Amazing and we are so grateful to him and PA & NP.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 10/4/2023

      *Dr. Nelson is off the charts in terms of taking time to explain everything. Most excellent!!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/27/2023

      Dr. Nelson was great in every way. He was truthful about the negative possibilities but described the surgery and its history incredibly well.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 9/17/2023

      Impressive experience. They save time for consultation appointments so you don't wait a long time in anxiety. Dr Nelson is excellent!

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/23/2023

      Everyone has been very friendly, informative, and professional.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/18/2023

      All staff very pleasant to work with.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/16/2023

      Took time to answer all of our questions

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 7/1/2023

      Dr. Nelson is very good and I would highly recommend him.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 4/26/2023

      *Dr. Nelson is very caring, professional, and I felt like I was getting the very best of care.

      5 out of 5 stars
      Reviewed on 4/25/2023

      Very excellent from start to finish