- medical school: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri
- residency: Good Samaritan/Winthrop Hospital, Long Island, NY
- fellowship: Pediatric endocrinology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
- board certification: Pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology
Yelena Nicholson, DO, Program Director
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expertise
pediatric diabetes (type 1, type 2, mody), prediabetes, diabetes technologies, hyperinsulinism, pediatric obesity
bio
Dr. Nicholson is a pediatric endocrinologist at Dayton Children's. She attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine to receive her DO. She completed her residency at Good Samaritan/Winthrop Hospital in Long Island, NY, then her pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York.
Dr. Nicholson is passionate about caring for children with diabetes, and helping kids achieve a healthy weight. She enjoys working at Dayton Children's because it is small enough that every child receives personalized care, but large enough to provide the best, modern treatments.
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existing patients
If you have already seen a provider in the endocrinology clinic at Dayton Children’s and need to schedule a follow-up appointment, please log in to MyKidsChart to schedule directly with your provider or call 937-641-4000. If you do not have a MyKidsChart account click here.
new patients
Scheduling in-person appointments for new endocrinology patients only. For diabetes/prediabetes patients, patients with concerns about weight gain, or patients with a known genetic condition, please call 937-641-3487.
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03/24/23
She's very respectful
03/20/23
Dr. Nicholson and her team seem very knowledgeable which we appreciate. They are very quick to respond online when a need arises which we appreciate as well. However, what we don't care for is how every time we go, we are treated like it's the first time we have ever been there. We get asked all the same questions about things that should already be well documented and doesn't change every 3 months. Despite the fact that my husband and I are well educated about type 1 diabetes and my son's blood sugar is very well managed, we are still left feeling like we are being talked down to. We are forced to see a dietitian or a social worker at every visit even though we don't require those services and this makes the appointments longer than needed. I'm not sure how many different ways you can tell someone that, yes, we do use whole wheat bread and eat healthy. Again, these things should be documented so we don't have to do it over and over again. It just all feels very patronizing. Overall, we are happy with the care provided but we are also frustrated by the patronizing treatment. So instead of leaving the appointments feeling happy because his A1C was great, we leave feeling drained.
03/13/23
Hey, Dr. Nicholson is the best Endocrinologist there is for my son, she listens, she spends time with us. She doesn't rush through nothing. She make sure you understand what diabetes is, and how to you know, take care of yourself so you can be healthy. She's the best, I wouldn't change anything about her. We love her.
03/13/23
She is a very good lady. She is a very good worker, and I liked her working with our son, because she is a nice woman, and she has respect, and she's very nice.
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