Medical Marvels

The healthcare industry has seen a vast amount of changes in a short time period leaving doctors working double time to catch up. This has only helped solidify the drive and passion of many of Nevada’s excellent healthcare providers. The following list highlights these doctors as ranked by the community and their peers.

The 2013 Medical Marvels list is a compilation of polling wherein all of Nevada’s communities were encouraged to nominate their doctors for the exceptional work they do. The polling was ranked and weighted towards doctors. If a doctor nominated another doctor, that vote would receive three points. All other votes received one point.

After the nomination period ended, all of the votes were verified and tallied. The following pages highlight the doctors that are the cream of the crop. These 140 doctors were at the top of the community ranked list. The Nevada Business Magazine team congratulates them for their achievement on making this prestigious list and thanks them for their efforts on behalf of the Silver State and most importantly, their patients.

North

Lisa Akers-Hudson, MD
Northern Nevada Emergency Physicians
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Kosta Arger, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 33 years.

Chad Bidart, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Kevin Brown, DO
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 12 years.

Sonia Budhecha, MD
Renown Children’s Hospital; Renown Medical Group Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Practicing in Nevada for 16 years.

Jeff Chen, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Anesthesiology
Practicing in Nevada for four years.

Andrew Coley, MD
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Patrick J.Colletti, MD
Aspen Medical
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for 36 years.

John W. Daake, MD
Reno Vein Clinic
Vascular Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Michael K. Daines, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine and Mojave Adult, Child and Family Services
Psychiatry
Practicing in Nevada for 31 years.

Robert Dalrymple, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Hospitalist
Practicing in Nevada for four years.

Richard Edmiston, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Radiology
Practicing in Nevada for 32 years.

Colin Fuller, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 33 years.

John F. Gray, MD, FACG, AGAF
Gastroenterology Consultants
Gastroenterology
Practicing in Nevada for 27 years.

Mark C. Gunderson, MD
Age Management Institute
Preventive Medicine; Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 28 years.

Frieda M. Hulka, MD
Western Surgical Group
General Surgery; Pediatric Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for 14 years.

Todd Inman, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Family Medicine; Wound Care
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Trudy Anna Larson, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Practicing in Nevada for 30 years.

Robert Leckie, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Radiology
Practicing in Nevada for 17 years.

Kathleen B. Legarza, MD
Radiation Oncology Associates and Reno CyberKnife
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

George Mars, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Physical Medicine; Rehabilitation
Practicing in Nevada for 15 years.

Robert F. Merchant, Jr., MD
Reno Vein Clinic
Vascular Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for 34 years.

Lynda Molloy, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Hospitalist
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Timothy Mooney, DPM
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Podiatry
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

James E. Murphy, Jr., MD
Murphy Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery; Hand Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for 15 years.

Michael Murray, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
General Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for 17 years.

Lisa Nelson, DO
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 17 years.

Michael Newmark, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 36 years.

Larry Jay Nussbaum, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine and Mojave Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Practicing in Nevada for 29 years.

Thomas Nylk, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Michael O’Brien, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Family Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Luis Palacio, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Family Medicine; Sports Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for four years.

Greg Paloolian, DO
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

Denis Patterson, DO
Northern Nevada Medical Center Pain Management Center, Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists
Pain Management
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Randall Pierce, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Radiology
Practicing in Nevada for 14 years.

Lali H. Sekhon, MD, PhD
Sierra Neurosurgery Group
Neurosurgery, Spine
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Daniel R. Spogen, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Family Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 30 years.

Jonathan S. Tay, MD
Radiation Oncology Associates; Reno CyberKnife
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 15 years.

Thomas Truong, DO
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Ida Washington, MD
Northern Nevada Medical Group
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

South

Nik F. Abdul-Rashid, MD, FAAP
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Carl Edward Allen, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Practicing in Nevada for 16 years.

Heather J. Allen, MD, FACP
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 32 years.

Mary Ann K. Allison, MD, FACP
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 20 years.

Michael J. Anderson, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Marcus Barber, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for 22 years.

Marjorie E. Belsky, MD
Internal Pain Specialists
Anesthesiology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Fadi Braiteh, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Chris Alex Miguel Caraang, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 17 years.

Andrew Miller Cash, MD
Desert Institute of Spine Care
Spine Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Gary Chambers, DPM FACFAS
Southwest Medical Associates
Podiatry
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Jim Christensen, MD
Pulmonary Associates
Allergy & Immunology
Practicing in Nevada for 23 years.

Ernesto Lim Chua, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Vani Dandolu, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

Khoi Dao, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Shadi N. Daoud, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Craig M. Davis, MD
Advanced Dermatology
Dermatology
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Steven H. Davis, MD
Red Rock Radiology
Invasive Radiology
Practicing in Nevada for 21 years.

Scott Lewis Denton, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for 28 years.

Brian Earley, DO
HealthCare Partners Nevada
Family Practice
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Breast Surgeon
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Mike Falvo, DO
MDVIP
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 21 years.

Farzaneh Farzin, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Roger Fontes, MD
Black Mountain Orthopedics
Orthopedics
Practicing in Nevada for 11 years.

Lawrence D. Gardner, MD, FRCS (C), FACS
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Breast Surgeon
Practicing in Nevada for 38 years.

David Leslie Ginsburg, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Neurology
Practicing in Nevada for 19 years.

Oscar B. Goodman, Jr., MD, PhD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Alan Howard Greenberg, MD
University Medical Center
Infectious Disease
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Arjun V. Gururaj, MD
Nevada Heart and Vascular Center
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Sandhya Wahi Gururaj, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Srinivas N. Halthore, MD
MountainView Hospital
Pediatric Neurologist
Practicing in Nevada for 19 years.

Regan Holdridge, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for five years.

Michael P. Horan, MD
Desert Institute of Spine Care
Neurology
Practicing in Nevada for 23 years.

Nancy Hsiao, MD
Internal Medicine Specialists
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 15 years.

Andrew Hwang, MD
Urology Specialists of Nevada
Urology
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Margaret Mei-Chi Hwang, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Kenneth Izuora, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Endocrinology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Karen S. Jacks, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

David N. Jackson, MD
Nevada Perinatal
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for five years.

Clark Jean, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Constance (Coni) Mary Kalinowski, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine and Mojave Adult, Child and Family Services
Psychiatry
Practicing in Nevada for 12 years.

Michael Karagiozis, MD
Nathan Adelson Hospice
Hospice And Palliative Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 25 years.

Kami Anne King Larsen, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for 10 years.

Brian D. Lawenda, MD
21st Century Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Ranjit Singh Makar, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Kate Elizabeth Martin, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Family Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for four years.

A. Sean McKnight, MD
Internal Pain Specialists
Allergy & Immunology
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Raul T. Meoz, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 28 years.

Stephen (Steve) H. Miller
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 28 years.

Devon Jelani Moore, MD
University Medical Center
Emergency Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

Colleen Annette Morris, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatrics; Genetics
Practicing in Nevada for 27 years.

Craig T. Nakamura, MD
Children’s Lung Specialists
Pediatric Pulmonology
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Marietta Nelson, MD
Eye Clinic of Las Vegas
Pediatric Opthalmology
Practicing in Nevada for 26 years.

Beverly Ann Neyland, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for 39 years.

Matthew Ng, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Surgery, Otolaryngology
Practicing in Nevada for 12 years.

Anthony V. Nguyen, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Tam T. Nguyen, MD
21st Century Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Ewa Olech, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Rheumatology
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

T.J. O-Lee, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Practicing in Nevada for five years.

Rupesh J. Parikh, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

David Parks, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatric Pulmonology
Practicing in Nevada for 19 years.

Hiren Vasant Patel, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pulmonology; Critical Care
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Christian Quintero, MD, FACOG
Women’s Health Center
Obstetrics & Gynecology; Urogynecology
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Susan A. Reisinger, MD
21st Century Oncology
Radiaton Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 15 years.

Arthur O. Romero, MD
Pulmonary Associates
Pulmonary Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Lisa Joy Rosenberg, MD
Health Center at Touro University Nevada
Geriatrics
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Shawn Allen Rowles, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Wolfram Samlowski, MD, FACP
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Hamidreza Sanatinia, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 12 years.

James D. Sanchez, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 21 years.

Rebecca Lynn Scherr, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pedatric Gastroenterology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Matthew Patrick Schreiber, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pulmonology/Critical Care
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Matthew Schwartz, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

George G. Scleparis, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Cardiology
Practicing in Nevada for 19 years.

Ross Edward Seibel, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Pain Management
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Vipul Ashok Shah, MD
Kidney Specialist of Southern Nevada
Nephrology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Hidenobu Shigemitsu, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Pulmonology/Critical Care
Practicing in Nevada for one year.

Aditi Singh, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for five years.

Raj Prabhjot Singh, MD
Kidney Specialist of Southern Nevada
Nephrology
Practicing in Nevada for three years.

Nick M. Spirtos, MD
Women’s Cancer Center of Nevada
Gynecologic Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 16 years.

Ned Stoughten, MD
Nathan Adelson Hospice
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Elham Taherian, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Rheumatology
Practicing in Nevada for five years.

Mario F. Tarquino, MD
Internal Pain Specialists
Anesthesiology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Douglas A. Thomas, MD
Thomas Dermatology
Dermatology
Practicing in Nevada for 24 years.

Michael D. Thomas, MD
Nevada Orthopedic and Spine Center
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Anu Thummala, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Paul Vincent Tomasic, MD
Internal Pain Specialists
Endocrinology
Practicing in Nevada for eight years.

Paul K. Treadwell, MD
21st Century Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for 17 years.

Shawn Toraki Tsuda, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Surgery, Bariatric
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

George S. Tu, MD
Lung Center of Nevada
Pulmonology
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Candice Hsulin Tung, MD
MDVIP
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 13 years.

Peter G. Vajtai, MD
Cardiothoracic, Vascular Surgery
Practicing in Nevada for 18 years.

John Anthony Varras, MD
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for 14 years.

Brian Vicuna, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for six years.

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for nine years.

Alexandra Walsh, MD, MSPH
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Practicing in Nevada for two years.

Warren Lynn Wheeler, MD
Nathan Adelson Hospice
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.

Nancy S. Yu, MD
Southwest Medical Associates
Internal Medicine; Pediatrics
Practicing in Nevada for seven years.