How the Best Doctors were chosen
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Addiction Medicine
Melvin I. Pohl
Las Vegas Recovery Center
3371 N. Buffalo Drive
702-515-1373
Anesthesiology
Mark Stuart Scheller
Cardiovascular Anesthesia Consultants
2801 Cowan Circle
702-737-3808
John S. Smith
Cardiovascular Anesthesia Consultants
2850 S. Mojave Road #A
702-388-8062
Cardiovascular Disease
John Bedotto
HealthCare Partners
9280 W. Sunset Road #320 702-534-5464
Carlos Fonte
Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists
3201 S. Maryland Parkway #502; 702-733-8600
Cres P. Miranda
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
3150 N. Tenaya Way #320
702-240-6482
David Lloyd Navratil
HealthCare Partners
2865 Siena Heights Drive #331, Henderson
702-731-8224
Charles Allen Rhodes
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
4275 S. Burnham Ave. #100,702-240-6482
Jerry Routh
HealthCare Partners
2865 Siena Heights Drive #331, Henderson
702-407-0110
Erik J. Sirulnick
HealthCare Partners
3131 La Canada St. #140
702-933-9400
Leo Spaccavento
Advanced Heart Care Associates
4275 Burnham Ave. #220
702-796-4278
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Ovunc Bardakcioglu
University of Nevada School of Medicine Patient Care Center - Las Vegas
Department of Surgery
1707 W. Charleston
Blvd. #160
702-671-5150
Leslie K. Browder
Women’s Cancer Center of Nevada
3131 La Canada St. #241
702-693-6870
Joseph P. Thornton
University of Nevada School of Medicine Patient Care Center - Las Vegas Department of Surgery
1707 W. Charleston Blvd. #160, 702-671-5150
Critical Care Medicine
Paul A. Stewart
Pulmonary Associates
2000 Goldring Ave.
702-384-5101
Dermatology
Douglas A. Thomas
9097 W. Post Road #100
702-430-5333
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Brian Alfred Berelowitz
653 N. Town Center Drive #315, 702-804-9486
W. Reid Litchfield
Desert Endocrinology
2415 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson
702-434-8400
Freddie G. Toffel
2700 E. Sunset Road #D-34
702-736-2021
Family Medicine
Melvin I. Pohl
Las Vegas Recovery Center
3371 N. Buffalo Drive
702-515-1373
Gastro-enterology
Donald Lawrence Kwok
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S. Hualapai Way #200, 702-796-0231
Gregory Kwok
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S. Hualapai Way #200, 702-796-0231
Frank J. Nemec
Gastroenterology Associates
3820 S. Hualapai Way #200, 702-796-0231
Infectious Disease
Jerome Frank Hruska
Infectious Disease Consultants
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #780, 702-737-0740
Brian J. Lipman
Infectious Diseases of Southern Nevada
10001 S. Eastern Ave. #307, Henderson, 702-776-8300
Gary R. Skankey
Infectious Disease Consultants
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #780, 702-737-0740
Eugene L. Speck
Infectious Disease Consultants
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #780, 702-737-0740
Internal Medicine
Arlene Bumbaca
2700 E. Sunset Road #D-34,
702-736-2021
Ethan Milton Cruvant
Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada
8205 W. Warm Springs Road #210
702-676-5801
Paul T. Emery
Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada
8205 W. Warm Springs Road #210, 702-616-5801
Mark Charles Handelman
2585 Box Canyon Drive #110, 702-538-7773
Sarah C. Heiner
70 E. Horizon Ridge Parkway #100, Henderson
702-778-8828
John S. Hou
HealthCare Partners
4275 S. Burnham Ave. #255 702-369-0088
Stephen H. Miller
HealthCare Partners
653 N. Town Center Drive #306, 702-243-7483
Jerrold Schwartz
7395 S. Pecos Road #102
702-737-8657
Bradley J. Thompson
3650 S. Eastern Ave. #300
702-796-8036
Candice Tung
7395 S. Pecos Road #102
702-737-8657
Medical Genetics
Colleen Morris
University of Nevada School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neuro-development Solutions
630 S. Rancho Drive #A
702-671-2229
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Heather J. Allen
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S. Eastern Ave.
702-952-3400
Mary Ann Allison
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
2460 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson
702-822-2000
Fadi Braiteh
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S. Eastern Ave.
702-952-3400
Khoi M. Dao
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
10001 S. Eastern Ave. #108, Henderson
702-952-3444
Edwin Charles Kingsley
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
3730 S. Eastern Ave.
702-952-3400
James Delfino Sanchez
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
7445 Peak Drive
702-952-2140
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 Drive #12
702-877-1887
Zvi Sela
Kidney Specialists
of Southern Nevada
653 W. Town Center Drive Bldg. 2 #70
702-877-1887
Neurological Surgery
John A. Anson
The Spine and Brain Institute
8530 W. Sunset Road #250
702-851-0792
Derek A. Duke
The Spine and Brain Institute
861 Coronado Center Drive #200, Henderson
702-851-0792
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 #520
702-233-0755
Nuclear Medicine
Paul D. Bandt
Desert Radiologists
2020 Palomino Lane #100
702-387-6900
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jocelyn Ivie
Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada
2821 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway #130, Henderson
702-862-8862
Florence N. Jameson
5281 S. Eastern Ave.
702-262-9676
Kirsten B. Rojas
Meadows Women’s Center
9120 W. Post Road #200
702-870-2229
Bruce S. Shapiro
The Fertility Center of Las Vegas
8851 W. Sahara Ave. #100
702-254-1777
Ophthalmology
Mark Doubrava
Eye Care for Nevada
9011 W. Sahara Ave. #101
702-794-2020
Emily L. Fant
Shepherd Eye Center
3575 Pecos-McLeod
702-731-2088
Otolaryngology
Jerold E. Boyers
Ear, Nose and Throat Associates 700 Shadow Lane #235, 702-382-3221
Walter (Russ) Schroeder
Ear, Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada
3195 St. Rose Parkway #210, Henderson, 702-792-6700
Robert C. Wang
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
3150 N. Tenaya Way #112
702-671-6480
Pathology
Doug J. Fife
Surgical Dermatology & Laser Center
6460 Medical Center St. #350
702-255-6647
Jonathan Strauss
Quest Diagnostics
4230 Burnham Ave. #144
702-733-7866
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Andrew Sean McKnight
Allergy Partners of Nevada
2485 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson
702-212-5889
Pediatric Cardiology
Ruben J. Acherman
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #690, 702-732-1290
William Evans
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #690
702-732-1290
Abraham Rothman
Children’s Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #690, 702-732-1290
Ricardo Samson
Children's Heart Center
3006 S. Maryland Parkway #690, 702-732-1290
Pediatric Dermatology
Douglas A. Thomas
9097 W. Post Road #100
702-430-5333
Pediatric Medical Genetics
Colleen Morris
University of Nevada
School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions
630 S. Rancho Drive #A
702-671-2229
Pediatric Pulmonology
Craig T. Nakamura
Children’s Lung Specialists
3820 Meadows Lane
702-598-4411
Pediatrics/General
Renu S. Jain
University Pediatric Center at Lied
1524 Pinto Lane, 3rd Floor
702-944-2828
Beverly A. Neyland
University Pediatric Center at Lied
1524 Pinto Lane, 3rd Floor
702-944-2828
Plastic Surgery
Goesel M. Anson
8530 W. Sunset Road #130
702-822-2100
Michael C. Edwards
8530 W. Sunset Road #130
702-822-2100
Julio L. Garcia
6020 S. Rainbow Blvd. #C
702-870-0058
Pulmonary Medicine
Kenneth J. Mooney
Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada
10001 S. Eastern Ave. #203, Henderson
702-616-5915
Paul A. Stewart
Pulmonary Associates
2000 Goldring Ave.
702-384-5101
Radiology
Paul D. Bandt
Desert Radiologists
2020 Palomino Lane #100
702-387-6900
Rheumatology
Michael A. O’Hanlan
Arthritis Associates
8905 S. Pecos Road #23A, Henderson, 702-734-8311
Sleep Medicine
W. Jeff Willoughby Jr.
10105 Banburry Cross Drive #355
702-998-1400
Surgery
Terence G. Banich
General Surgery Associates
700 Shadow Lane #370
702-382-8222
Annabel E. Barber
University of Nevada School of Medicine Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery
3150 N. Tenaya Way #112
702-671-6480
John J. Fildes
University of Nevada
School of Medicine Patient Care Center - Las Vegas Department of Surgery
1707 W. Charleston Blvd. #160, 702-671-5150
Arthur A. Fusco
General Surgery Associates
700 Shadow Lane #370
702-382-8222
John Ham
University of Nevada
School of Medicine Patient Care Center - Las Vegas Department of Surgery
1707 W. Charleston Blvd. #160
702-671-5150
Surgical Oncology
Souzan E. El-Eid
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
9280 W. Sunset Road #100 702-255-1133
Daniel M. Kirgan
University of Nevada
School of Medicine Patient Care Center - Las Vegas Department of Surgery
1707 W. Charleston Blvd. #160, 702-671-5150
Thoracic Surgery
Robert Wiencek
St. Rose-Stanford Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Program
7190 S. Cimarron Road
702-675-3240
Urology
Sheldon J. Freedman
653 N. Town Center Drive #308, 702-732-0282
Ranjit Jain
Urology Associates
700 Shadow Lane #430
702-384-0500