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Addiction Medicine
Melvin I. Pohl
Las Vegas Recovery Center
3371 N Buffalo Dr
702-515-1373
Sees Addiction in-patients only
Anesthesiology
Mark Stuart Scheller
Cardiovascular Anesthesia Consultants
2850 S Mojave Rd, Ste A
702-388-8062
John S. Smith
Cardiovascular Anesthesia Consultants
2850 S Mojave Rd, Ste A
702-388-8062
Cardiovascular Disease
John Bedotto
HealthCare Partners Medical Group
9280 W Sunset Rd, Ste 320
702-534-5464
Tillmann Cyrus
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
Department of Cardiology
6900 N Pecos Rd, Rm 3D152
N Las Vegas
702-791-9000
Carlos Fonte
Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists
3201 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 502
702-733-8600
Cres P. Miranda
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
3150 N Tenaya Way, Ste 320
702-227-6482
David Lloyd Navratil
HealthCare Partners Medical Group
2865 Siena Heights Dr, Ste 331
Henderson
702-731-8224
Charles Allen Rhodes
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
4275 S Burnham Ave, Ste 100
702-240-6482
Jerry Routh
HealthCare Partners Medical Group
Summerlin Medical Office, 10105 Banburry Cross Dr, Bldg 3, Ste 250
702-360-7600
Erik J. Sirulnick
HealthCare Partners Medical Group
3131 La Canada St, Ste 200
702-933-9400
Leo Spaccavento
Advanced Heart Care Associates
4275 Burnham Ave, Ste 220
702-796-4278
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Ovunc Bardakcioglu
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1707 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 160
702-671-5150
Joseph P. Thornton
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1707 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 160
702-671-5150
Dermatology
Miriam S. Bettencourt
Advanced Dermatology
and Cosmetic Surgery
1701 N Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 7B
Henderson, 702-257-7546
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Freddie G. Toffel
2700 E Sunset Rd, Ste D-34
702-736-2021
Gastroenterology
Joseph Mansour Fayad
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
Department of Gastroenterology
6900 N Pecos Rd
N Las Vegas
702-791-9162
Donald Lawrence Kwok
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S Hualapai Way, Ste 200
702-796-0231
Gregory Kwok
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S Hualapai Way, Ste 200
702-796-0231
Frank J. Nemec
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S Hualapai Way, Ste 200
702-796-0231
Infectious Disease
Jerome Frank Hruska
Infectious Disease Consultants
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 780
702-737-0740
Brian J. Lipman
Infectious Diseases of So Nevada
10001 S Eastern Ave, Ste 307
Henderson
702-776-8300
Gary R. Skankey
Infectious Disease Consultants
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 780
702-737-0740
Internal Medicine
Ethan Milton Cruvant
Dignity Health Medical Group
8205 W Warm Springs Rd, Ste 210
702-735-5801
Paul T. Emery
Dignity Health Medical Group
8205 W Warm Springs Rd, Ste 210
702-616-5801
Mark Charles Handelman
2585 Box Canyon Dr, Ste 110
702-538-7773
Sarah C. Heiner
70 E Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Ste 100
Henderson
702-778-8828
Jerrold Schwartz
3530 E Flamingo Rd, Ste 100
702-737-8657
Bradley J. Thompson
3650 S Eastern Ave, Ste 300
702-796-8036
Candice Tung
3530 E Flamingo Rd, Ste 100
702-737-8657
Medical Genetics
Colleen Morris
University of Nevada School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Genetics
2040 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 401
702-671-2229
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Heather J. Allen
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S Eastern Ave
702-952-3400
Fadi Braiteh
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S Eastern Ave
702-952-3400
Russell Gollard
Cancer & Blood Specialists of Nevada
2460 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Henderson
702-822-2000
Edwin Charles Kingsley
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S Eastern Ave
702-952-3400
Rinah I. Shopnick
Cancer & Blood Specialists of Nevada
6190 S Fort Apache Rd
702-822-2000
Nicholas J. Vogelzang
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S Eastern Ave
702-952-3400
Nephrology
Marvin Jay Bernstein
Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada
500 S Rancho Dr, Ste 12
702-877-1887
John P. Havill
Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada
100 N Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 310
Henderson
702-877-1887
Robert W. Merrell
Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada
100 N Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 310
Henderson
702-877-1887
Neville Pokroy
Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada
653 N Town Center Dr, Bldg 2, Ste 70
702-877-1887
Zvi Sela
Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada
653 N Town Center Dr, Bldg 2, Ste 70
702-877-1887
Neurological Surgery
John A. Anson
The Spine and Brain Institute
8530 W Sunset Rd, Ste 250
702-851-0792
Derek A. Duke
The Spine and Brain Institute
861 Coronado Center Dr, Ste 200 Henderson
702-948-9088
James S. Forage
The Spine and Brain Institute
861 Coronado Center Dr, Ste 200 Henderson
702-948-9088
Neurology
Jeffrey Lee Cummings
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
888 W Bonneville Ave
702-483-6000
Luis L. Diaz
3150 N Tenaya Way, Ste 520
702-233-0755
Nuclear Medicine
Paul D. Bandt
Desert Radiologists
2020 Palomino Ln, Ste 100
702-387-6900
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Irwin G. Glassman
Women’s Health Specialists
1934 E Sahara Ave
702-369-5758
Jocelyn Ivie
Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada
2821 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Ste 130, Henderson
702-862-8862
Florence N. Jameson
5281 S Eastern Ave
702-262-9676
Steven Kramer
Women’s Health Specialists
1934 E Sahara Ave
702-369-5758
Kirsten B. Rojas
Meadows Women’s Center
9120 W Post Rd, Ste 200
702-870-2229
J. Michael Scarff
Women’s Health Specialists
1934 E Sahara Ave
702-369-5758
Bruce S. Shapiro
The Fertility Center of Las Vegas
8851 W Sahara Ave, Ste 100
702-254-1777
Otolaryngology
Walter (Russ) Schroeder
Ear, Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada
3195 Saint Rose Pkwy, Ste 210
Henderson
702-792-6700
Robert C. Wang
University of Nevada School of Medicine Dept of Otolaryngology
3150 N Tenaya Way, Ste 112
702-671-6480
Pathology
Laura Lynn Bilodeau
Quest Diagnostics
4230 Burnham Ave, Ste 144
702-733-7866
Ronald Knoblock
Laboratory Medicine Consultants
3059 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 100
702-732-3441
Darren Thomas Wheeler
Quest Diagnostics
4230 Burnham Ave, Ste 144
702-733-3785
Pediatric Cardiology
Ruben J. Acherman
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 690
702-732-1290
Abraham Rothman
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 690
702-732-1290
Pediatric Medical Genetics
Colleen Morris
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Genetics
2040 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 401
702-671-2229
Pediatrics/General
Renu S. Jain
University of Nevada School of Medicine Pediatric Center
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 315
702-992-6868
Beverly A. Neyland
University of Nevada School of Medicine Pediatric Center
3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 315
702-992-6868
Plastic Surgery
Goesel M. Anson
8530 W Sunset Rd, Ste 130
702-822-2100
Michael (Mike) C. Edwards
8530 W Sunset Rd, Ste 130
702-822-2100
Julio L. Garcia
6020 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste C
702-870-0058
Radiology
Paul D. Bandt
Desert Radiologists
2020 Palomino Ln, Ste 100
702-387-6900
William W. Orrison Jr.
Nevada’s Imaging Center
5495 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste 101
702-214-9729
Surgery
Terence G. Banich
General Surgery Associates
700 Shadow Ln, Ste 370
702-382-8222
John J. Fildes
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1707 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 160
702-671-5150
Arthur A. Fusco
General Surgery Associates
700 Shadow Ln, Ste 370
702-382-8222
John Ham
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1707 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 160
702-671-5150
Surgical Oncology
Souzan E. El-Eid
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
9280 W Sunset Rd, Ste 100
702-255-1133
Daniel M. Kirgan
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1707 W Charleston Blvd, Ste 160
702-671-5150
Thoracic Surgery
Peter G. Vajtai
5745 S Fort Apache Rd, Ste 100
702-240-3198
Robert Wiencek
St. Rose-Stanford Clinic
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Program
7190 S. Cimarron Rd
702-675-3240
Urology
Sheldon J. Freedman
Medical Office Bldg
9280 W Sunset Rd, Ste 200
702-732-0282
Ranjit Jain
Urology Associates
700 Shadow Ln, Ste 430
702-384-0500