John Stuart Nelson

John Stuart Nelson is a Professor of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine and directs the Vascular Birthmarks and Malformations Diagnostic and Treatment Center at UCI Medical Center. He also serves as Medical Director of the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic.

Research Interests:

• Laser applications in medical diagnostics and therapies
• Nanoparticle-based imaging techniques (e.g., magneto-motive optical Doppler tomography)
• Angiogenesis and vascular resistance in tissue grafts
• Bioengineering of cartilage and microfluidic systems

Scientific Contributions:

• NIH-funded studies on tissue vascularization resistance (CAM model)
• Pioneering work in laser ablation efficiency for nail drug delivery
• Innovations in magnetic nanoparticle imaging for disease detection