Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Alafuro T. Oruene, M.D., is a valued member of the Apex Medical Center team. A board-eligible physician in both internal medicine and pain medicine, Dr. Oruene is a valuable resource to the greater Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, community.
Dr. Oruene began his studies at the University of Nigeria in Lagos, Nigeria. He then earned his medical degree from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. An internship at Port-of-Spain General Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago further expanded Dr. Oruene’s skill set. While in Trinidad and Tobago, he also completed a residency in anesthesiology at Mount Hope Hospital. Dr. Oruene pursued a second residency in internal medicine through the prestigious Mount Sinai School of Medicine at North General Hospital in New York. A fellowship in interventional pain management at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provided an in-depth period of training.
Throughout Dr. Oruene’s distinguished career, a passion for helping patients move beyond pain and toward healthy function has been central to his medical practice. At Apex Medical Center, he’s proud to be part of a team that has changed the lives of patients of all ages and from all walks of life.
Vikas Sayal, MD, FCCP, is board certified in Pulmonary medicine, and Critical Care medicine and experienced in Sleep medicine for 15 years. He’s the founder of Pulmonology Group- Lung Specialist in Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona, a medical practice that specializes in treating the full range of lung and respiratory conditions. Dr. Sayal is also on staff at most hospitals in the area and serves as a intensivist and pulmonologist at different hospitals.
Dr. Sayal trained at the world-renowned Yale University, where he received fellowship training in Pulmonary medicine, then went on to complete his fellowship in Critical Care at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He did his transitional year residency at Tufts University, followed by an Internal medicine residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey.
Dr. Sayal has extensive experience in pulmonary and critical care at several hospitals and currently serves as Chair of Pulmonary and Critical Care services at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Bullhead City, AZ .
He’s the author of numerous research papers and articles and continues to serve in various leadership roles.
“Thank you Dr. Sayal for helping me with my wheezing - it helped me out. Hope to see you soon. Also thank your Staff - Lisa & Misty - great job done, great assistance and professional. ”
Dr. Vikas Sayal, MD
Pulmonologist
2970 W Horizon Ridge Parkway
Henderson, NV 89052
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Dr. Behzad Kermani, MD
Internist 18.7 mi
4.87(222)
11920 Southern Highlands Pkwy
Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89141
Dr. Kermani is a dedicated physician who believes in providing compassionate, personalized care that fosters a strong, trusting partnership with each of his patients. With a deep passion for preventive medicine, he specializes in evidence-based pharmacologic therapies. He has researched the role of mitochondria in cellular aging—an area of medicine at the forefront of innovative health solutions.
Dr. Kermani earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santiago School of Medicine before further honing his skills with an externship at the renowned Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Nevada, where he developed a comprehensive approach to patient care. Additionally, Dr. Kermani has advanced certification in designing Sustainable Nutrition Plans from Harvard Medical School, reinforcing his commitment to holistic, long-term health strategies.
Recognized for his outstanding clinical care, Dr. Kermani has been honored as a Premium Healthcare Provider by UnitedHealthcare, ranking above their established quality benchmarks. He has also been ranked in the top tiers of quality of care by Anthem and Medicare. Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Kermani is deeply involved in shaping the future of medicine. He has served as a preceptor for Touro University’s Physician Assistant and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas LPN students. His commitment to medical education extends to his role on the Dignity Health SRQCN Board of Managers, where he contributed to shaping healthcare policy and improving patient outcomes.
Dr. Ben Kermani has been practicing internal medicine for 27 years in the Las Vegas area. He believes in supportive, personalized care that creates a trusting partnership with his patients. He has a keen interest in preventive medicine and evidence-based pharmacologic therapies and has performed research into the role of mitochondria in cell aging.
Dr. Kermani received his doctor of medicine from the University of Santiago School of Medicine. Further training included an externship at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and an internal medicine residency at the University of Nevada.
Dr. Kermani has the distinguished honor of being designated as a Premium Provider by UnitedHealth. Additionally, he has ranked in the 98th percentile in Quality of Care by Medicare in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Dr. Kermani is also involved in academia, holding a preceptorship for Touro University medical students. In addition, he served on the Dignity Health SRQCN Board of Managers.
With board certification in pulmonary medicine, sleep medicine, and internal medicine, Walter J. Willoughby, Jr., MD, is uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive care to women and men living in the Las Vegas area. Patients always feel welcome at his practice, where the staff members know each patient by name and take the time to listen to their concerns.
Dr. Willoughby provides personalized and patient-centered care, with a focus on keeping his patients healthy and out of the hospital. Patients can count on receiving the full range of services, including getting their lung function testing done in the office, which is fully equipped with advanced pulmonary testing technology.
In addition to treating patients with common lung diseases such as asthma, COPD, bronchitis, and pneumonia, Dr. Willoughby also provides expert medical care for complex conditions like pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
If you struggle with tiredness and difficulty concentrating because you can’t get a good night’s sleep, you can count on getting the help you need. Dr. Willoughby received his board certification in sleep medicine in 2005 and has extensive experience treating sleep-related problems such as sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiology from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, Dr. Willoughby obtained his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. From there he received his medical training in Ann Arbor, Michigan, first finishing his internal medicine internship and residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, then completing his pulmonary medicine fellowship at University Hospital, University of Michigan.
Dr Maria Nwokike is a well trained endocrinologists. She is being in clinical practice for more than 20 years.
She is expert knowledge to treat disorders of the hormone-secreting glands that regulate countless body functions. These ailments include diabetes, thyroid ailments, metabolic and nutritional disorders, pituitary diseases, menstrual and sexual problems.
Dr Maria Nwokike is a well trained endocrinologists. She is being in clinical practice for more than 20 years.
She is expert knowledge to treat disorders of the hormone-secreting glands that regulate countless body functions. These ailments include diabetes, thyroid ailments, metabolic and nutritional disorders, pituitary diseases, menstrual and sexual problems.
Board-certified family physician Naz Wahab, MD, and her team at Wound Care Experts offer a progressive and integrative approach to medicine at their practice in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dr. Naz Wahab is a Board-certified physician and a Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association who has practiced in Southern Nevada since 2003. After completion of her residency training, she established her family medicine practice in Las Vegas. During this time, she encountered and treated countless patients. This gave her a sense of the gaps in patient care in our community.
One such gap was the lack of proper wound care. Hoping to do her part to meet this need, she began to offer these services. Thus, Wound Care Experts was born, and over the past 20 years has grown into a multimodal wound care and tissue regeneration service line. Today, Dr. Wahab and her team of providers offer the Las Vegas area modern, evidence-based, and advanced wound healing modalities. Examples include macrophage technology, negative pressure wound therapy, hyperbaric & topical oxygen therapy, near-infrared spectroscopy and stem cell therapy.
Some of the most common wounds the group treats include diabetic, arterial, venous, pressure, post-surgical, radiation-induced, autoimmune, palliative wounds, as well as countless other less common wounds. Wound Care Experts also help patients optimize all aspects of their health that plays a role in wound healing. This includes nutrition, diabetes management, cardiovascular health, fitness, and psychosocial health. The team provides services for patients in acute care hospitals, post-acute care facilities, and wound care centers. New to the Las Vegas market, they have created a clinical research institute for patients that have been unable to heal with other treatment modalities.
Finally, the team is active in education. They teach the art & science of wound care via seminars and publications, and are actively involved in clinical research, publications, and conference presentations.
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