- 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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03/31/25
Dr. Yelena is the absolute best doctor to our child and consultant to us as parents. She is a 10 and we are very lucky to have her.
03/11/25
So, the povider is really, really pay attention with all questions that I ask and give me the answer keys and solutions. So I would definitely suggest everybody that I know this person because it takes good care of my child. So it's so important. It's important to have this person as provider.
02/07/25
Yes, Dr. Nicholson is a very good doctor. She always treats us with respect and I think she, I would recommend her to anybody.
01/28/25
Dr. Nicholson is amazing! She is very friendly and I can tell she genuinely cares about her patients! She spends plenty of time answering questions and is very thorough.
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