Event Recap - 2022-08-25 - Vegas Inc Top Doctors 2022

VEGAS INC TOP DOCTORS EVENT RECAP

TOP DOCTORS EVENT RECAP

On August 25, 2022, Vegas Inc’s Healthcare Quarterly hosted its annual Top Doctors event at Legacy Club inside Circa Las Vegas. Presented by Comprehensive Cancer Centers and sponsored by Optum and Cox Business , the event recognized Southern Nevada’s most exceptional physicians. Honorees and guests enjoyed complimentary cocktails provided by Vegas Baby Vodka and sampled sweet treats by Ethel M Chocolates . The evening was memorialized through Desert Cactus Booth’s custom photobooth.

PRESENTED BY

HONOREES

ANESTHESIOLOGY

STEVEN BROWN, MD

DESERT

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS INC

RANDALL COLQUITT, MD

SOUTHWEST MEDICAL, PART OF OPTUMCARE

STEPHANIE DAVIDSON, DO US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS

ALONZO HENRY, MD

US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS

ROLAND MIYADA, MD

US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS

CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS, MD PBS ANESTHESIA

VITUS TENG, MD

DR. VITUS S. TENG, MD

DANNY YOUNG, MD

DESERT

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS INC

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

JIM CHRISTENSEN, MD OptumCare Lung and Allergy Care

JOEL KATZ, MD Allergy and Asthma Center

ANDREW SEAN MCKNIGHT, MD Allergy Partners of Nevada

BOB MIYAKE, MD Allergy Partners of Nevada

DAVID TOTTORI, MD Tottori Allergy & Asthma Associates

SANDY YIP, MD Southern Nevada Allergy

BARIATRICS

JAMES ATKINSON, MD Surgical Weight Control Center

DARREN SOONG, MD Surgical Weight Control Center

FRANCIS W. TENG, MD Advanced Surgical Care

CARDIOLOGY

SEAN AMELI, MD Ameli Dadourian Heart Center

KESHAV CHANDER, MD Smart Healthcare

ALFRED DANIELIAN, MD Las Vegas Heart Associates

CARLOS FONTE, MD Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists

PATRICK HSU, MD Nevada Cardiology Associates

JEFFREY LEVISMAN, MD Las Vegas Heart Associates

SANJAY MALHOTRA, MD Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

GARY MAYMAN, MD Children’s Heart Center Nevada

CRES MIRANDA, MD Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

WILLIAM RESH, MD Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

ROBERT ROLLINS, MD Children’s Heart Center Nevada

NICHOLAS TSELIKIS, MD Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

HAZEM AFIFI, MD Las Vegas Cardiovascular Surgery Specialists

MICHAEL CICCOLO, MD Children’s Heart Center Nevada

ARNOLD CHUNG, MD MountainView Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates

NAUMAN JAHANGIR, MD Las Vegas Cardiovascular Surgery Specialists

DEEPAK MALHOTRA, MD Mountain View Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates

ROBERT WIENCEK, MD Dignity Health Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

DENTISTRY

DOUGLAS SANDQUIST, DDS Sandquist Dentistry

BRADLEY STRONG, DDS Bradley S. Strong, D.D.S., LTD.

DERMATOLOGY

DOUGLAS FIFE, MD Vivida Dermatology

H.L. GREENBERG, MD Las Vegas Dermatology

DOUGLAS THOMAS, MD Thomas Dermatology

LINDA WOODSON, MD Linda Woodson Dermatology

HONOREES

EAR, NOSE & THROAT

DAVID FOGGIA, MD

Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada

FRED GOLL III, MD

Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada

SINA NASRI, MD Lubritz & Nasri Physicians

MATTHEW NG, MD UNLV School of Medicine

WALTER W. SCHROEDER, MD

Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

JOHNN TRAUTWEIN, MD University Medical Center

ENDOCRINOLOGY

BRIAN BERELOWITZ, MD Dignity Health

REID LITCHFIELD, MD Desert Endocrinology

SAMIR NAKHLE, MD Palm Medical Group

FAMILY PRACTICE

KIMBERLY ADAMS, MD Total Wellness Family Medicine

CLARISSA BARRETTOKO, DO CenterWell Senior Primary Care

NANCY CHU, MD Siena Hills Family Care

MARK DAY, DO OptumCare Primary Care

MICHAEL GUNTER, MD MDVIP

THOMAS HUNT, MD Valley Health System

STEPHANIE LEHRNER, DO Village Medical

THOMAS SHANG, MD Valley Hospital Medical Center

FERTILITY

CARRIE BEDIENT, MD The Fertility Center of Las Vegas

JEFFREY FISCH, MD Green Valley Fertility Partners

BRUCE SHAPIRO, MD The Fertility Center of Las Vegas

GASTROENTEROLOGY

HOWARD BARON, MD Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Associates

ELADIO CARRERA, MD Digestive Associates

GARY CHEN, MD Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada

VISHAL GANDOTRA, MD Vegas Gastroenterology

VIJAY JAYARAMAN, MD Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada

GREGORY M. KWOK, MD Gastroenterology Associates

FRANK J. NEMEC, MD Gastroenterology Associates

DAVID SHIH, MD Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada

ARUMUGAM SIVAKUMAR, MD Arumugam Sivakumar MD, Private Practice

MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, MD MountainView Hospital

PANKAJ BHATNAGAR, MD Advanced Laparoscopic & General Surgery of Nevada

SEAN D. DORT, MD Southern Nevada Surgery Specialists

NICK FIORE, MD Pediatric Surgery Associates

RONALD HOFFLANDER, MD Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

LYN KNOBLOCK, MD Southern Nevada Surgery Specialists

FIKRE MENGISTU, MD Southern Nevada Surgery Specialists

KEVIN RAYLS, MD Mountain West Surgical

FRANCIS W. TENG, MD Advanced Surgical Care

HONOREES

GERIATRICS

JULIE ZACHARIAS-SIMPSON, DO

Touro University Nevada

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

FADI EL-SALIBI, MD Infectious Diseases of Southern Nevada

BRIAN LIPMAN, MD Dignity Health

RONALD SHOCKLEY, MD Dignity Health

CHUKWUDUM UCHE, MD Infectious Disease Associates & Travel Medicine Clinic

KATHLEEN WAIRIMU, MD MountainView Hospital

INTERNAL MEDICINE

KIMBERLY ADAMS, MD

Total Wellness Family Medicine

SEAN AMELI, MD Ameli Dadourian Heart Center

ROBERT GONG, MD Siena Hills Primary Care

GOPALAKRISHNA LEELA, MD Gopalakrishna Leela, MD

RENU MAHAJAN, MD Smart Healthcare

DANIEL MALONE, MD Southwest Medical, Part of OptumCare

ANGELA MILLER, MD Concierge Medicine Las Vegas

RYON PARKER, MD Parker Medical

ROBERT WHITE, MD Executive Health & Wellness Center

NEPHROLOGY

LAWRENCE LEHRNER, MD Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada

CHIDI OKAFOR, MD Kidney Specialist of Southern Nevada

ZVI SELA, MD Kidney Specialist of Southern Nevada

VINCENT YANG, MD Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada

NEUROSURGERY

JOHN ANSON, MD The Spine & Brain Institute

DEREK DUKE, MD Dignity Health

GARY FLANGAS, MD Las Vegas Neurosurgery and Spine Care

GENE KHAVKIN, MD Khavkin Clinic

MICHAEL SEIFF, MD The Spine & Brain Institute

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

JOSEPH ADASHEK, MD Desert Perinatal Associates

GEORGE P. CHAMBERS, JR., MD Chambers & Associates OBGYN and Gynecological Surgery

AMY FALCONE, MD Empowered OBGYN

JOCELYN IVIE, MD Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada

FLORENCE JAMESON, MD Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center

MICHELLE LEWIS, DO Michelle M. Lewis, DO Private Practice

Annette Mayes, MD Las Vegas All Women’s Care Obstetrics & Gynecology

STACI MCHALE, MD New Beginnings OB-GYN

DONNA MILLER, MD For Women OB/GYN

CHRISTINA NGUYEN, MD Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada

CARLA TURNER, MD For Women OB/GYN

ONCOLOGY

FADI BRAITEH, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

MUHAMMAD S. GHANI, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

EDWIN KINGSLEY, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

RUPESH J. PARIKH, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

HONOREES

H. KESHAVA PRASAD, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

HAMIDREZA SANATINIA, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

ANN WIERMAN, MD Ann M. Wierman, MD, FACP

OPHTHALMOLOGY

MARK DOUBRAVA, MD Eye Care for Nevada

TIM PEROZEK, MD See Right Now

GRACE SHIN, MD Ideal EyeCare

IRENE VOO, MD Irene Voo MD

ORTHOPEDICS

MICHAEL DAUBS, MD Optum Care Orthopaedics and Spine

ANDREW KIM, DO Desert Orthopaedic Center

XIN NICK LIU, DO Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

JAMES MANNING, MD Dr. James Manning Orthopedic Surgeon

JASON NIELSON, MD Children’s Bone and Spine

BERNARD ONG, MD Bernard Ong, MD

DAVID STEWART, MD David Stewart, MD

MICHAEL THOMAS, MD Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center

TIMOTHY TRAINOR, MD Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

RICHARD WOODWORTH, MD Desert Orthopaedic Center

PAIN MANAGEMENT

STUART BAIRD, MD Precision Pain Center

DANIEL BURKHEAD, MD Innovative Pain Care Center

STEPHEN A. GEPHARDT, MD Nevada Pain Care

NADER HELMI, DO Pain Specialists of Nevada

PALLIATIVE CARE

DIANA LEE, MD Platinum Hospitalist

GOPALAKRISHNA LEELA, MD Nathan Adelson Hospice

DEAN TSAI, MD Southwest Medical Hospice Care, Part of OptumCare

PEDIATRICS

BLAIR DUDDY, MD Southwest Medical, part of OptumCare

ATOUSA GHANEIAN, MD Healthy Kids Care Pediatrics at Sunrise

KIM LAMOTTE-MALONE, MD Anthem Hills Pediatrics

JOHN LEPORE, DO Kidfixers Pediatrics INEADA OKAFOR, MD Anthem Hills Pediatrics

LAURA WEIDENFELD, MD Sunshine Valley Pediatrics

PLASTIC SURGERY

GEORGE ALEXANDER, MD Dr. Alexander & Co.

HAYLEY BROWN, MD Desert Hills Plastic Surgery Center

ARTHUR CAMBEIRO, MD SurgiSpa

CAMERON EARL, MD Earl Plastic Surgery

THOMAS LEE, MD Aesthetic Revolution Las Vegas

STEPHEN MILLER, MD Stephen M. Miller, MD Plastic Surgery

BRANDON REYNOLDS, MD Reynolds Plastic Surgery

JEFFREY J. ROTH, MD Las Vegas Plastic Surgery: Jeffery J. Roth, M.D., F.A.C.S.

HONOREES

PODIATRY

JERRY HENRY, DPM Jerry Henry, DPM

KIRK LARKIN, DPM Larkin Foot & Ankle Institute

JODI POLITZ, DPM Mountain Podiatry

PSYCHIATRY

LESLEY DICKSON, MD Dr. Lesley R. Dickson, MD

SHAILY JAIN, MD Cairn Center

DODGE SLAGLE, DO Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center

JOHN WIRJO, DO Focus Mental Health Solutions Pulmonary

PULMONARY

JOHN (JACK) COLLIER, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

JAMES S. J. HSU, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

CRAIG NAKAMURA, MD Children’s Lung Specialist

JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD United Critical Care

GEORGE S. TU, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

JOHN J. WOJCIK, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

RADIOLOGY

DIANNE MAZZU, MD Desert Radiology

ARTHUR MONTES, MD Red Rock Radiology Associates

PETER WEIDENFELD, MD Red Rock Radiology Associates

ALAN WEISSMAN, MD Desert Radiology

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

SAMUAL FRANCIS, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

RHEUMATOLOGY

NEIL BRAUNSTEIN, MD Southwest Medical, Part of OptumCare

NASIM DAOUD, MD Valley Oaks Medical Group

ROBERT LOWE, MD Kids Arthritis Care Clinic

ELHAM TAHERIAN, MD Dignity Health

CHRISTIANNE YUNG, MD Christianne Yung, MD

UROLOGY

JOSEPH V. CANDELA, MD Las Vegas Urology

JESSICA CASEY, MD Children’s Urology Associates

O. ALEX LESANI, MD Las Vegas Urology

JAMES CHADWICK PLAIRE, MD Children’s Urology Associates

JASON ZOMMICK, MD Urology Specialists of Nevada

READER’S CHOICE CATEGORIES

Lifetime Achievement BYRON KILPATRICK, MD Intermountain Healthcare

Patient Experience RUPESH J. PARIKH, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Innovator PEJMAN BADY, DO Cellaxys

Community Exemplary TALI ARIK, MD Pahrump Cardiology & Family Practice

Education PARMINDER KANG, MD Desert Orthopedic Center

MARKETING

Nomination Print Ad Featured in the Las Vegas Weekly

Nomination Social Post

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Evite

Directional SignageCheck-In Sign

Congratulations Sign

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Honoree Certificates

Photo Booth Welcome Screen

Photo Booth Art

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Drink Signage

Table Tents

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Photo Page

Featured in the Las Vegas Weekly 9/01/22

Featured Story

Bounce Back Email

MARKETING Online Digital Edition

Press Release

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Online Gallery Featured on VegasInc.com

Online Gallery Featured on LasVegasWeekly.com

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Video Recap Featured on YouTube.com