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.
Zefu (Robert) Liu, D.O. joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 2025. He is Board-Certified and fellowship-trained, specializing in sports medicine, shoulder reconstruction, joint replacement and advanced arthroscopic procedures.
Originally from California, Dr. Liu developed a strong connection to Las Vegas during his time at Touro University Nevada, where he graduated at the top of his class. He is excited to return to the city that helped shape his medical career and to provide high-quality orthopedic care to the growing Las Vegas community.
Dr. Liu completed his orthopedic surgical residency in Chicago, Illinois, where he served as chief resident and was honored with the Resident of the Year award for his leadership, clinical excellence and commitment to patient care. He went on to complete his fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the nation’s premier orthopedic institutions, where he honed his skills in advanced arthroscopic procedures and shoulder reconstructive surgery. While there, he served as a team physician for both Washington University athletics and the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, where he gained extensive experience treating athletes at the highest levels.
At Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center, Dr. Liu is committed to delivering the highest level of care using cutting-edge techniques tailored to each patient’s lifestyle and goals. In addition to his expertise in arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Liu also offers his patients the latest techniques in cartilage restoration, joint replacement surgery and ligament reconstruction.
Known for his thoughtful yet patient-centered approach, Dr. Liu believes in educating patients, exploring all nonsurgical options and pursuing surgery only when absolutely necessary. His philosophy centers on shared decision-making and building trust through clear, compassionate communication and patient education.
Outside the operating room, Dr. Liu is an avid outdoors enthusiast. He enjoys hiking, surfing, snowboarding, traveling and spending time with his family. He is fluent in Mandarin and is proud to serve Las Vegas’s diverse patient population.
Arthur J. Taylor, MD, joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 1996. At the practice's offices in Las Vegas, Nevada. He focuses on the treatment of hand, wrist, and elbow disorders. Dr. Taylor is an associate professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine within the Department of Hand and Microsurgery at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. In this capacity, he applies his specialty training in microvascular surgery and is actively involved in solving problems requiring replantation or transplantation of tissue. He is also chief of orthopedic and hand surgery at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Previously, Dr. Taylor served as head of the hand surgery at Carle Foundation Hand Center in Urbana, Illinois, as well as a faculty member within the department of surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Dr. Taylor most recently participated as a clinical investigator that led to the expanded use of Xiaflex®, a drug used to non-surgically treat Dupuytren’s Contracture, a condition that can cause one or more fingers to stay bent toward the palm.
Dr. Taylor was born in Manhasset, New York, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. He then attended Chicago Medical School, where he received a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1988.
He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in 1993 and subsequently completed a hand fellowship the following year at the same facility.
Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Kevin A. Laroche, MD, joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center, located in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2020. He specializes in managing injuries both nonoperatively and operatively by specifically utilizing evidence-based medicine to address pathologies from the fingertip to the shoulder. For injuries that require surgical operative management, Dr. Laroche performs some procedures using only local anesthesia allowing his patients to avoid general anesthesia.
Dr. Laroche was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Hunter College in New York City, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors. He went on to attend the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree. After medical school, Dr. Laroche completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Following his time in Charlottesville, he completed additional subspecialty fellowship training in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. During his fellowship, Dr. Laroche received extensive and comprehensive training in hand and upper extremity surgery, including microvascular surgery and upper extremity joint replacements. Also, he has multiple peer-reviewed publications, and his research has been presented at regional and national conferences.
In his spare time, Dr. Laroche enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.
Chinedu O. Nwasike, M.D. joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 2021. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and treats all conditions of the spine with both non-operative and operative modalities.
Dr. Nwasike attended college at Columbia University, School of Engineering in New York City, New York where he received his Undergraduate Degree in 2009. He received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2014 where he was enrolled in the Physician Scientist Training Program. Dr. Nwasike remained at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he completed his Orthopedic Surgical Residency in 2019, during which time he was elected Chief Resident. Following his residency, he completed his fellowship training at the prestigious Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he trained in all aspects of spine care.
Dr. Nwasike specializes in degenerative spine disorders, scoliosis, spine tumors, and disc herniation. His surgical techniques include minimally invasive spine surgery, disc replacement, and robotic spine surgery with computerized navigation. He has a special interest in revision surgery as well as endoscopic spine surgery.
Dr. Nwasike was born & raised in Los Angeles but now calls Las Vegas home. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, weight-lifting, golfing, snowboarding, and spending time with his dog.
Ronald W. Hillock, MD, joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 2011 and sees patients at their office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Hillock is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disease and adult joint reconstruction surgery.
Dr. Hillock was born in Dover, Delaware. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University in California. He completed a transitional internship in orthopedic surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Texas Tech University Health Science Center in El Paso.
Dr. Hillock completed his fellowship in orthopedic oncology at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine in Santa Monica.
Dr. Hillock has served as the Chief of Surgery for the 67th Combat Support Hospital during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Rehabilitation Service at the U.S. Army Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. He has also served as the chairman of the patient safety committee for the Loma Linda University Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital.
Michael S. Bradford, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who joined the team at Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 1994. He sees patients at the practice's offices in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dr. Bradford is an accomplished adult reconstructive surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive hip and knee replacements. He has a particular interest in assessing and revising failed total hip and knee replacements.
Dr. Bradford was born in Montreal, Canada. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986 from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He subsequently completed his internship and orthopedic residency at the University of Alberta Hospital in 1992.
He moved to the United States in 1993 to further his training by completing a fellowship in adult reconstructive hip and knee surgery with the renowned Wayne Paprosky, MD, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, and at Rush Presbyterian – St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago.
Dr. Bradford is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Reynold L. Rimoldi, MD, joined Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 1995 and sees patients at the practice's office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Rimoldi specializes in the fields of spinal surgery, sports medicine, general orthopedics, and trauma. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Board of Spine Surgery in the field of spinal disc replacement and spinal fusions. He is also accomplished in performing ligament and cartilage repairs in the knee and shoulder utilizing arthroscopic techniques.
Dr. Rimoldi was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He received his Doctor of Medicine with honors at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1984. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, in 1989. Dr. Rimoldi completed a fellowship in spine surgery at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, California. He then completed a second fellowship in sports medicine at the Hughston Clinic for Sports Medicine in Columbus, Georgia.
Shain L. Howard, DO, is a fellowship-trained Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, proudly serving the Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He specializes in orthopedic surgery and has a passion for providing preventive health care to patients in need. Dr. Howard returned to Las Vegas to join Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center in 2021 after completing his Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas in San Antonio.
As a Las Vegas native, Dr. Howard has worked in the surrounding Las Vegas area since the age of 15. He welded and fabricated as an iron worker to support his Bachelor's Degree, which he earned in Biological Sciences at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Dr. Howard then attended medical school at Touro University Nevada in Henderson. During this time, he helped organize and participated in medical missions to both Guatemala and Peru. These have been among the most rewarding experiences of his life.
He spent the following five years developing his clinical and surgical skills through the Valley Health System's Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program. Dr. Howard had wide-ranging exposure to sports injuries during this time, including both non-operative and surgical treatments.
After completing his surgical residency, Dr. Howard then elected to pursue additional fellowship training in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Texas — a busy Level I Trauma Center which has played a historic role in orthopedic surgery and is also home to many of the pioneers in the world of orthopedics. His fellowship training included pelvic fractures, acetabular fractures, and polytrauma injuries of the highest severity.
Additionally, Dr. Howard's fellowship training included non-union, malunion, deformity correction, and joint reconstruction in special cases. Coupled with his prior training in sports injuries and basic fracture care, Dr. Howard is equipped to treat a broad range of injuries, from single joint/limb injury to life-threatening polytrauma.
Dr. Howard loves spending time with family, including his wife and daughter. During his spare time, he can regularly be found helping others meet their fitness goals and training competitively alongside them. Dr. Howard enjoys weight-lifting, gymnastics, CrossFit, snowboarding, surfing, and the beach. His understanding of the protective effects of health and fitness (whether an acute traumatic injury, sports injury, or medical ailments in general) is a fundamental tenet of his philosophy.
Dr. Olivia Wang is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Wang earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Utah, her masters degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and worked in research and engineering prior to entering medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She finished her Orthopaedic training at University of Illinois, Chicago and went unto her Hand fellowship at the University of Minnesota in the Twin cities. She graduated in the top percentile of her medical school class, a national medical honors society member, and experienced in the complete treatment fingertip to shoulder in the upper extremity. She has been a chosen physician for treatment of Joffrey Ballet performers, and was a team physician with the Chicago Sky WNBA basketball team.
Dr. Andrew Bronstein is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Microvascular Surgery. Dr. Bronstein has a keen interest in carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome, distal radius fracture care, upper extremity trauma and complex wrist reconstruction. He is recognized as an expert by our local trauma centers, and is a chosen specialist by professional athletes, musicians, and high demand acrobatic performers. Dr. Bronstein has served as Chairman of Hand Surgery at UMC, has served as the Vice Chief of Surgery at Southern Hills Hospital and is currently the Medical Director at Affinity Surgery Center. He has been selected to serve as the Hand, Wrist and Elbow specialist for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dr. Olivia Wang is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Wang earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Utah, her masters degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and worked in research and engineering prior to entering medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She finished her Orthopaedic training at University of Illinois, Chicago and went unto her Hand fellowship at the University of Minnesota in the Twin cities. She graduated in the top percentile of her medical school class, a national medical honors society member, and experienced in the complete treatment fingertip to shoulder in the upper extremity. She has been a chosen physician for treatment of Joffrey Ballet performers, and was a team physician with the Chicago Sky WNBA basketball team.
Dr. Andrew Bronstein is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Microvascular Surgery. Dr. Bronstein has a keen interest in carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome, distal radius fracture care, upper extremity trauma and complex wrist reconstruction. He is recognized as an expert by our local trauma centers, and is a chosen specialist by professional athletes, musicians, and high demand acrobatic performers. Dr. Bronstein has served as Chairman of Hand Surgery at UMC, has served as the Vice Chief of Surgery at Southern Hills Hospital and is currently the Medical Director at Affinity Surgery Center. He has been selected to serve as the Hand, Wrist and Elbow specialist for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dr. Olivia Wang is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Wang earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Utah, her masters degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and worked in research and engineering prior to entering medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She finished her Orthopaedic training at University of Illinois, Chicago and went unto her Hand fellowship at the University of Minnesota in the Twin cities. She graduated in the top percentile of her medical school class, a national medical honors society member, and experienced in the complete treatment fingertip to shoulder in the upper extremity. She has been a chosen physician for treatment of Joffrey Ballet performers, and was a team physician with the Chicago Sky WNBA basketball team.
Dr. Andrew Bronstein is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Fellowship training in Hand & Microvascular Surgery. Dr. Bronstein has a keen interest in carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome, distal radius fracture care, upper extremity trauma and complex wrist reconstruction. He is recognized as an expert by our local trauma centers, and is a chosen specialist by professional athletes, musicians, and high demand acrobatic performers. Dr. Bronstein has served as Chairman of Hand Surgery at UMC, has served as the Vice Chief of Surgery at Southern Hills Hospital and is currently the Medical Director at Affinity Surgery Center. He has been selected to serve as the Hand, Wrist and Elbow specialist for the Vegas Golden Knights.
