Health Care Quarterly: Top Doctors 2015

Any time you have the chance to make more educated decisions about the health and wellness of you and your family, you should take advantage of it.

Welcome to Health Care Quarterly’s 2015 Top Doctors list. We reached out to more than 4,000 physicians and medical professionals in Southern Nevada. We asked them who they recommend in a variety of specialties and are proud to share with you the top names — those doctors who were recommended over and over again:

FAQ

What is a “Top Doctor”?

We hope that being named a Top Doctor is a source of pride for the doctors on this list. These are the physicians who come to mind when their peers are asked “Who do you recommend?”

Attendees celebrate Vegas INC's Top Doctors at Red Rock Country Club June 3, 2015. Photo by: Wade Verdervort

What was the survey?

We invited doctors to fill out a confidential survey, asking us to give us one name for the specialties we listed. It was not necessary to offer a name in each specialty. Our logic: Local doctors are the most qualified to suggest other medical professionals in Southern Nevada.

So is this a list of every doctor who was nominated?

No. Not every doctor responded and not every doctor who was nominated was listed. This is a list of doctors who were nominated multiple times. The list was then checked against records with the state medical board, to ensure that all are in good standing.

Why isn’t my doctor listed?

This list is by no means a complete one; there are many excellent doctors in Southern Nevada. If you like your doctor, you should probably continue seeing him. Doctors who have been in the community longer and who have more established practices may have received more nominations because they have better name recognition, but that should not imply that your doctor isn’t imminently qualified. This list — and this entire magazine — is merely one tool that you can use to help guide your health-care decisions.

The doctors named each other? Sounds like a popularity contest to me.

We encourage the doctors to give some thought to their answers, but we have no way of enforcing that. Your doctor gives out referrals all the time; the criteria she uses to refer you to another doctor are up to her. We spent months reaching out to thousands of doctors asking for their referrals; we believe that the volume of responses helps cancel out the politics that might influence any one doctor’s individual answers.

Tell the truth: Did the doctors pay to be included in the list?

Nope. Doctors did not pay to be mentioned. After the list is compiled by the editorial team, sales begins its job. Doctors may choose to advertise, but if or when they do has no bearing on the list itself.