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TOP DOCTORS EVENT RECAP LAS VEGAS SUN L A S V E G A S W E E K LY L AS V E G AS M AG A Z I N E VEGAS INC
EVENT RECAP TOP DOCTORS 2021 Health Care Quarterly, Nevada’s premier health care publication, honored Las Vegas’ leading physicians during its 2021 Top Doctors event at Dolce & Chianti on Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 6-8 p.m. Upon arrival, guests were treated to refreshing cocktails provided by Haku Vodka and light bites provided by Dolce & Chianti. The event, presented by Comprehensive Cancer Centers and Roseman University of Health Sciences, recognized the achievements of the esteemed Top Doctors of Southern Nevada. The honorees received their award certificates, copies of the special edition of Health Care Quarterly and mingled with their peers. Desert Cactus Booth provided a special photo booth to commemorate the evening. The full list of Top Doctors honorees was published in Vegas Inc’s annual Health Care Quarterly Top Doctors publication on August 26, 2021.
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TOP DOCTORS 2021 PEER-NOMINATED LIST As nominated by currently practicing Clark County doctors
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY Jim Christensen, MD | OptumCare Lung and Allergy Care | 702-724-8844 | optumcare.com Frederick Herman, MD | Las Vegas Skin & Cancer | 702-933-0225 | lvscc.com Joel Katz, MD | Allergy & Asthma Center | 702-360-6100 | katzallergy.com Andrew Sean McKnight, MD | Allergy Partners of Nevada | 702-212-5889 | allergypartners.com Matt Morgan, MD | Las Vegas Allergy | 702-935-2000 | lasvegasallergy.com David Tottori, MD | Tottori Allergy & Asthma Associates | 702-432-8250 | tottoriallergy.com
BARIATRICS James Atkinson, MD | Surgical Weight Control Center | 702-313-8446 | surgicalweightcontrolcenter.com Bernadine Hanna, MD | Las Vegas Bariatrics | 702-384-1160 | lasvegasbariatrics.com Francis Teng, MD | Advanced Surgical Care | 702-838-5888 | fwtengbariatrics.com
CARDIOLOGY Sean Ameli, MD | Ameli Dadourian Heart Center | 702-906-1100 | ameliheartcenter.com John Bedotto, MD | Intermountain Healthcare | 702-534-5464 | hcpnv.com Carlos Fonte, MD | Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists | 702-733-8600 | carlosfontemd.com Samuel Green, MD | Nevada Cardiology Associates | 702-233-1000 | nevadacardiology.com Cres Miranda Jr., MD | Nevada Heart & Vascular Center | 702-227-3422 | nevadaheart.com
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY Arnold Chung, MD | MountainView Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Associates | 702-962-5920 | heartandlungnv.com Michael Ciccolo, MD | Children’s Heart Center Nevada | 702-732-1290 | childrensheartcenter.com Neel Dhudshia, MD | Cardiovascular Surgery of Southern Nevada | 702-737-3808 | cvsurgnv.com Quynh Feikes, MD | Cardiovascular Surgery of Southern Nevada | 702-737-3808 | cvsurgnv.com
DENTISTRY Michael Banks, DDS | Michael P. Banks DDS | 702-477-0844 | mpbanksdds.com Babak Ershaghi, DDS | Northwest Dental | 702-656-3910 George Harouni, DDS | George Harouni DDS | 702-434-9464 | georgeharounidds.com Thomas Kintonis, DDS | Kintonis Dental Care | 702-832-0800 | drkintonis.com Douglas Sandquist, DDS | Sandquist Dentistry | 702-734-0776 | sandquistdds.com Bradley Strong, DDS | Bradley S. Strong DDS | LTD | 702-242-3800 | bstrongdds.com
DERMATOLOGY Douglas Fife, MD | Vivida Dermatology | 702-255-6647 | vivida.com H.L. Greenberg, MD | Las Vegas Dermatology | 702-456-3120 | lasvegasdermatology.com Lionel Handler, MD | Strimling Dermatology | Laser & Vein Institute | 702-243-6400 | vegasdermatology.net Curt Samlaska, MD | Academic Dermatology of Nevada | 702-837-8988 | acadderm.com Alison Tam, DO | Plastic Surgery Vegas | 702-822-2100 | plasticsurgeryvegas.com Douglas Thomas, MD | Thomas Dermatology | 702-430-5333 | thomasderm.com
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EAR | NOSE | THROAT David Foggia, MD | Ear | Nose & Throat Consultants of Nevada | 702-792-6700 | entc.com Sina Nasri, MD | Lubritz & Nasri Physicians | 702-804-4729 | lubritzandnasri.com Matthew Ng, MD | UNLV Medicine | 702-671-6480 | unlvmedicine.org Walter Schroeder, MD | Ear | Nose & Throat Consultants of Nevada | 702-792-6700 | entc.com Larry Yu, MD | Ear | Nose & Throat Consultants of Nevada | 702-792-6700 | entc.com
ENDOCRINOLOGY Alexandra Aguilar, MD | Dignity Health-Dream Fund Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic | 702-616-5865 | dignityhealth.org Brian Berelowitz, MD | Brian Berelowitz MD | 702-804-9486 Chard Bubb, MD | Intermountain Healthcare | 702-862-8226 | hcpnv.com William Reid Litchfield, MD | Desert Endocrinology | 702-434-8400 | desertendo.com Samer Nakhle, MD | Palm Medical Group | 702-696-7256 | palmmedicalgroup.com Quang Nguyen, DO | Las Vegas Endocrinology | 702-605-5750 | lasvegasendocrinology.com
FAMILY PRACTICE Kimberly Adams, MD | Total Wellness Family Medicine | 702-253-9355 | twfmlasvegas.com Mark Day, DO | OptumCare Primary Care | 702-724-8777 | optumcare.com Neil Gokal, MD | Southwest Medical | part of OptumCare | 702-877-5199 | smalv.com Michael Gunter, MD | Canyon Trails Family & Sports Medicine | 702-804-5138 Lisa Haworth, MD | Lisa Haworth MD | 702-719-6003 | drlisahaworth.com Michelle Mark, DO | Dignity Health-Henderson Primary Care Clinic | 702-616-5801 | dignityhealth.org Christopher Mercado, MD | Dignity Health Medical Group | 702-616-5801 | dignityhealth.org Suresh Prabhu, MD | Ascent Primary Care | 702-545-0751 Wei Feng Zheng, MD | Wei Feng Zheng MD | 702-360-6148
GASTROENTEROLOGY Howard Baron, MD | Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Associates | 702-791-0477 | pgnalv.com Vishal Gandotra, MD | Vegas Gastroenterology | 702-750-0313 | vgandotramd.com Andrew Kim, MD | Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada | 702-483-4483 | nevadagastro.com Frank Nemec, MD | Gastroenterology Associates | 702-796-0231 | lasvegasgastro.com Christopher Rhee, MD | Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Associates | 702-791-0477 | pgnalv.com David Shih, MD | Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada | 702-483-4483 | nevadagastro.com
GENERAL SURGERY Peter Caravella, MD | Las Vegas Surgical Associates | 702-258-7788 | lvsurgical.com Sean Dort, MD | Southern Nevada Surgery Specialists | 702-914-2420 | southernnvsurgery.com Craig Iwamoto, MD | Desert West Surgery | 702-383-4040 | desertwestsurgery.com Saju Joseph, MD | P3 Health Partners | 702-382-8222 | p3hp.org Fikre Mengistu, MD | Southern Nevada Surgery Specialists | 702-914-2420 | southernnvsurgery.com Kevin Rayls, MD | Mountain West Surgical | 702-796-0022 | mwsvegas.com
GERIATRICS Roopa Dani, MD | P3 Health Partners | 702-844-4846 | p3hp.org Danilo Duenas, MD | Danilo M. Duenas MD | 702-796-0300 Aurelio Muyot, MD | Health Center at Touro University Nevada | 702-777-4809 | tourohealthcenter.com Lisa Rosenberg, MD | Southwest Medical | part of OptumCare | 702-671-1111 | smalv.com Upinder Singh, MD | Upinder Singh MD | 702-916-5000
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ONCOLOGY
David Di John, MD | UNLV Medicine | 702-992-6868 | unlvmedicine.org Fadi El-Salibi, MD | Infectious Diseases of Southern Nevada | 702-776-8300 Brian Lipman, MD | Infectious Diseases of Southern Nevada | 702-909-7170 Chukwudum Uche, MD | Infectious Disease Associates & Travel Medicine Clinic | 702-380-4242 | idassociateslv.com Kathleen Wairimu, MD | Infection Doctors | 702-343-7610
Edwin Kingsley, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-952-3400 | cccnevada.com Raja Mehdi, MD | Hope Cancer Care of Nevada | 702-508-9128 | hccnevada.com Rupesh Parikh, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-952-3444 | cccnevada.com Wolfram Samlowski, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-952-1251 | cccnevada.com Anu Thummala, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-952-2140 | cccnevada.com Ann Wierman, MD | Ann M. Wierman MD | 702-749-3700 | annwiermanmd.com
INFERTILITY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Carrie Bedient, MD | The Fertility Center of Las Vegas | 702-254-1777 | fertilitycenterlv.com Cindy M.P. Duke, MD | Nevada Fertility Institute | 702-936-8710 | fertilitynevada.com Eva Littman, MD | Red Rock Fertility | 702-749-4676 | redrockfertility.com Bruce Shapiro, MD | The Fertility Center of Las Vegas | 702-254-1777 | fertilitycenterlv.com
Mark Doubrava, MD | Eye Care For Nevada | 702-794-2020 | eyecarefornevada.com Gregory Hsu, DO | Sunset Eye Center | 702-450-6000 Timothy Perozek, MD | See Right Now | 702-982-1360 | seerightnow.org Helga Pizio, MD | New Eyes Las Vegas | 702-485-5000 | neweyeslasvegas.com Ravi K. Reddy, MD | Shepherd Eye Center | 702-745-5058 | shepherdeye.com
INTERNAL MEDICINE Robert Gong, MD | Siena Hills Primary Care | 702-614-0850 | sienahillsprimarycare.com Lindsay T. Hansen, MD | Lindsay T. Hansen MD | 702-240-8111 | lindsaythansenmd.com Daniel Malone Jr, MD | Southwest Medical | part of OptumCare | 702-877-5199 | smalv.com Angela S. Miller, MD | Concierge Medicine Las Vegas | 702-850-2422 | conciergemedicinelasvegas.com Robert White, MD | Executive Health and Wellness Center | 702-304-0854
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Michael Aigbe, MD | Children’s Nephrology Clinic | 702-639-1700 Radhika Janga, MD | Nevada Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center | 702-588-7077 | nkdhc.net Dijana Jefic, MD | Las Vegas Kidney and Hypertension Specialists | 702-629-7510 | lasvegaskidney.com William King, MD | Nevada Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center | 702-726-6344 | nkdhc.net Chidi Okafor, MD | Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada | 702-877-1887 | ksosn.com Cristy Robertson, MD | Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada | 702-877-1887 | ksosn.com Zvi Sela, MD | Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada | 702-877-1887 | ksosn.com
Daniel Burkhead, MD | Innovative Pain Care Center | 702-684-7246 | painfreenevada.com Nader Helmi, DO | Pain Specialists of Nevada | 702-307-7700 Anthony Ruggeroli, MD | McKenna | Ruggeroli and Helmi Pain Specialists | 702-307-7700 Satish Sharma, MD | Advanced Pain Management Center | 702-739-8323 | paindoclv.com Rainer S. Vogel, MD | Comprehensive and Interventional Pain Management | 702-990-4530 | cipmnv.com
Azin Azma, MD | MountainView Hospital | 702-962-5000 | mountainview-hospital.com Omar Cabahug, MD | Omar Cabahug MD | 702-914-6994 Luis Diaz, MD | Luis L. Diaz MD | 702-233-0755 | luisldiaz.com Shanker Dixit, MD | Neurology Center of Las Vegas | 702-405-7100 | neurocenterlv.com Leo Germin, MD | Clinical Neurology Specialists | 702-804-6555 | cnsnevada.com Russell Shah, MD | Radar Medical Group | 702-644-0500 | radarmedical.com Venkatachalam Veerappan, MD | Desert Neurology | 702-732-2600
NEUROSURGERY Gary Flangas, MD | Las Vegas Neurosurgery & Spine Care | 702-737-7753 | lv-neuro.com Jason Garber, MD | Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute Center for Spine and Brain Surgery | 702-835-0088 | lvnicsbs.com Michael Seiff, MD | The Spine & Brain Institute | 702-948-9088 | thespinebrain.com
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Joseph Adashek, MD | Desert Perinatal Associates | 702-341-6610 | desertperinatalassociates.com George Chambers Jr., MD | Chambers & Associates | 702-463-0800 | chambersobgynlv.com Florence Jameson, MD | Florence N. Jameson MD | 702-262-9676 Staci McHale, MD | New Beginnings OB/GYN | 702-740-0500 | newbeginningsobg.com Donna Miller, MD | For Women OB/GYN725-777-0414 | nvforwomenobgyn.com Nicole Moss, MD | Nicole J. Moss MD | 702-233-2123 | nicolemossmd.com Kirsten Rojas, MD | Women Health Associates of Southern Nevada | 702-870-2229 | whasn.com
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Michael Daubs, MD | OptumCare Orthopaedics and Spine | 702-724-8877 | optumcare.com Thomas Dunn, MD | Desert Orthopaedic Center | 702-731-1616 | doclv.com Bernard Ong, MD | Bernard Ong MD | 702-796-7979 | ongortho.com Michael Miao, MD | Desert Orthopaedic Center | 702-731-1616 | doclv.com
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NEUROLOGY
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PALLIATIVE CARE Diana Lee, MD | Platinum Hospitalists | 702-407-7700 Jeffrey Ng, MD | Ng Family Healthcare | 702-408-0471 | jeffreyngmd.com Clevis Parker, MD | ProCare Hospice | 702-380-8300 | procarehospice.com Dean Shi-Keh Tsai, MD | Southwest Medical | part of OptumCare | 702-671-1111 | smalv.com
PEDIATRICS Blair Duddy, MD | Southwest Medical | part of OptumCare | 702-877-5199 | smalv.com Constantine George, MD | Epitomedical | 702-419-3482 | epitomedical.com Vicki Hom, MD | Oshiro Pediatrics | 702-733-6033 | oshiropediatrics.com Sanjay Kandoth, MD | Sunrise Pediatrics | 702-254-5437 | sunrisepediatricslasvegas.com Kim LaMotte-Malone, MD | Anthem Hills Pediatrics | 702-566-2400 | anthemhillspediatrics.com John Lepore, DO | Kidfixers Pediatrics | 702-765-5437 Ineada Okafor, MD | Anthem Hills Pediatrics | 702-566-2400 | anthemhillspediatrics.com Laura Weidenfeld, MD | Sunshine Valley Pediatrics | 702-363-3000 | lasvegaspediatricdoctors.com Ronda Zulich, MD | Southern Nevada Pediatric Center | 702-850-5437 | southernnevadapediatriccenter. com
PLASTIC SURGERY George Alexander, MD | Dr. Alexander & Co. | 702-242-6776 | alexandermd.com John Brosious, MD | UNLV Medicine | 702-671-5110 | unlvmedicine.org Hayley Brown, MD | Desert Hills Plastic Surgery Center | 702-260-7707 | deserthillsplasticsurgery.com Arthur Cambeiro, MD | SurgiSpa | 702-566-8300 | surgispa.net Cameron Earl, MD | Earl Plastic Surgery | 702-939-3436 | earlplasticsurgery.com Joshua J. Goldman, MD | UNLV Medicine | 702-671-5110 | unlvmedicine.org Stephen Miller, MD | Stephen M Miller MD | 702-710-5869 | drstephenmiller.com Jeffrey Roth, MD | Las Vegas Plastic Surgery | 702-450-0777 | jjrothmd.com
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PODIATRY
OTHER
Jerry Henry, DPM | Jerry T. Henry DPM | 702-242-3870 Jodi Politz, DPM | Mountain Podiatry | 702-240-8038 | mountainpodiatry.com Anthony Ricciardi Jr., DPM | Foot & Ankle Specialists of Nevada | 702-213-9093 | nvfas.com
Danny L. Curtis, MD | Radiation Oncology | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-233-2200 | cccnevada.com Vitus Teng, MD | Anesthesiology | PBS Anesthesia | 702-386-4700 | pbslv.com Naz Wahab, MD | Wound Care | Wound Care Experts | 702-342-0485 | woundcareexperts.com
PSYCHIATRY Sean Duffy, MD | Ventana Health Associates | 702-360-2800 Michelle Fontenelle-Gilmer, MD | Life Bridge Kids | 702-765-4965 | lifebridgekids.com Shaily Jain, MD | Cairn Center | 702-508-9461 | cairncenter.com Jacob Manjooran, MD | Focus Mental Health Solutions | 702-790-2701 | focusmentalhealth.com Renee Ngo, MD | Renee Lim Ngo MD | 702-855-0748 Norton Roitman, MD | Norton Roitman MD | 702-222-1812 | nroitmanmd.com Dodge Slagle, DO | Green Valley Psychiatric Associates | 702-454-0201 Jonathan Still, MD | Focus Mental Health Solutions | 702-790-2701 | focusmentalhealth.com Faisal Suba, MD | Alliance Mental Health Specialists | 702-485-2100 | alliancemhs.com Jonathan Wirjo, DO | Focus Mental Health Solutions | 702-790-2701 | focusmentalhealth.com Uzma Zafar, MD | Axis Psychiatry | 702-915-7001 | uzmazafarmd.com
PULMONARY James S. J. Hsu, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers – Lung Center of Nevada | 702-737-5864 | cccnevada.com Craig Nakamura, MD | Children’s Lung Specialists | 702-598-4411 | childrenslungspecialists.com George Tu, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers – Lung Center of Nevada | 702-869-0855 | cccnevada.com John Wojcik, MD | Comprehensive Cancer Centers – Lung Center of Nevada | 702-737-5864 | cccnevada.com
RADIOLOGY Rajneesh Agrawal, MD | Desert Radiology | 702-759-8600 | desertrad.com Richard Schwartz, MD | Red Rock Radiology Associates | 702-942-4117 | redrockradiology.org Aanshu Shah, MD | Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging | 702-732-6000 | sdmi-lv.com Randal Shelin, MD | Desert Radiology | 702-759-8600 | desertrad.com David Steinberg, MD | Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging | 702-732-6000 | sdmi-lv.com Steven Topham, MD | Desert Radiology | 702-759-8600 | desertrad.com Peter Weidenfeld, MD | Red Rock Radiology Associates | 702-942-4117 | redrockradiology.org Alan Weissman, MD | Desert Radiology | 702-759-8600 | desertrad.com
READER’S CHOICE LIST As nominated by the public and reviewed by a panel of health care industry experts
COMMUNITY EXEMPLARY Souzan El-Eid, MD | General Surgery | Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 702-255-1133 | cccnevada.com
EDUCATION Eden Lee, MD | Psychiatry | UNLV Medicine | 702-968-4000 | unlvmedicine.org
INNOVATION Joseph Lasky III, MD | Pediatric Hematology Oncology | Cure 4 The Kids Foundation | 702-732-1493 | cure4thekids.org
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT J.E. (Rick) Martin Jr, MD | Cardiovascular Surgery | Cardiovascular Surgery of Southern Nevada | 702737-3808 | cvsurgnv.com
PATIENT EXPERIENCE Atousa Ghaneian, MD | Pediatrics | Healthy Kids Care at Sunrise | 702-381-1568 | healthykidscarelv.org
RHEUMATOLOGY
PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Michael Clifford, MD | Michael E Clifford MD | 702-944-5444 Mitchell Forman, DO | UNLV Medicine | 702-671-5070 | unlvmedicine.org Kenneth Grant, MD | Health Center at Touro University Nevada | 702-777-4809 | tourohealthcenter.com Scott Harris, DO | Health Center at Touro University Nevada | 702-777-4809 | tourohealthcenter.com Robert Lowe, MD | Kids Arthritis Care | 702-686-9239 | kidsarthritiscare.com Elham Taherian, MD | Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada Multispecialty Clinic | 702-616-5915 | dignityhealth.org Christianne Yung, MD | Christianne M. Yung MD | 702-614-6868
Sandesh Singh, MD | Emergency Medicine | Elite Medical Center | 702-546-0911 | elitelv.com
VOLUNTEER Glen Roberson, DMD | Dentistry | Roseman Dental Orthodontic Clinic at Roseman University College of Dental Medicine | 702-968-5222 | rosemandental.com
UROLOGY Joseph Candela, MD | Las Vegas Urology | 702-316-1616 | lasvegasurology.com Jessica Casey, MD | Children’s Urology Associates | 702-369-4999 | cualv.com Clare Close, MD | Close Pediatric Urology | 702-220-4006 | clareclosemd.com Andrew Hwang, MD | Las Vegas Pediatric Urology | 702-728-5686 | lasvegaspediatricurology.com Alex Lesani, MD | Las Vegas Urology | 702-316-1616 | lasvegasurology.com Michael Verni, MD | Urology Center | 702-212-3428 | urologycenter-lasvegas.com Jason Zommick, MD | Urology Specialists of Nevada | part of OptumCare | 702-877-0814 | usonv.com
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