ECHO EXPERT FACULTY: Cory Nielsen, DO, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix

Cory Nielsen, DO is a board-certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist born in Phoenix, AZ. He is currently working as the Emergency/Consult Liaison Psychiatrist at Valleywise Health Medical Center, a consultant for UofA’s Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line (APAL) as well as serving as the Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Nielsen received his BS in Biology from Grand Canyon University where he went on to complete his MS in Psychology. His thesis focused on early mental health education through its incorporation in K-12th grades. While pursuing his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University-AZCOM, he also participated in research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Marfan Syndrome. Dr. Nielsen completed his Adult Psychiatry Residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Creighton University Arizona - Health Education Alliance. While in training, he received the national and prestigious Excellence in Psychotherapy Award from Austin Riggs Center. He recently was selected as a Southwest Safety Net Embedded Scientist Training and Research Scholar with Arizona State University College of Health Solutions and will focus on addressing needs and disparities within Serious Mental Illness and Title 36 population in Arizona. Dr. Nielsen is passionate about cultivating a genuine therapeutic alliance with his patients and their family and incorporates psychodynamic psychotherapy as well as mindfulness into his methods.