Nelson Chen Fernandez, MD has been a board certified family physician since 2010. He obtained his degree of Doctor in Medicine at the Universidad de Panama in 2004. He performed his residency at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE from 2007-2010, where he was also Chief Resident from 2009-2010. Dr. Fernandez received the AAFP Teaching Award in 2009. He was the Virginia Community Healthcare Association Provider of the year in 2013. He was also the Virginia Commonwealth University Clinical Preceptor for the School of Nursing in 2012 to 2014 and VCU Clinical Preceptor for 3rd year Medical.