My patients come to me because they are in pain, and my goal and passion is to help relief their pain.  I ask myself daily how am I doing?I love my patients and I strive daily to make sure I'm helping them. Dr. Tait is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Since taking a keen interest in dealing with hip and knee arthritis, I concluded there must be a more efficient, successful, and less burdensome technique than the usual hospital approach. After years of development, I have been able to create an outpatient system with hotel-like amenities and food and with improved patient outcomes. Thus was born the Recovery Suites where gold star service and results are the norm, not the exception. To this day, we continue to innovate and improve the level of excellence achievable in joint replacement surgery. Dr. Crovetti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Witold Iglikowski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Iglikowski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Iglikowski is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Wallis is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon serving Henderson and the greater Las Vegas areas. His special interests include primary and complex joint replacements, minimally invasive anterior hip replacement, partial knee replacement, revision hip and knee replacement, outpatient joint replacements, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and fracture care. He is dedicated to exploring all treatment options with his patients, surgical and non-surgical, and utilizes advanced recovery pathways and multi-modal pain protocols to help patients recover faster with less pain. Make an appointment today!. Dr. Wallis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

In addition to being a surgeon, I've also been a patient.  I will carefully guide you through the recovery process to help you back to full activity and enjoyment. Surgery is the last resort, not the first.  We will employ the least invasive way to resolve your problems and help you get active again. Dr. Grondel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Synovitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Dr. Steven Nishiyama is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements as well as revision surgery. Although Dr. Nishiyama was born in Hawaii and raised in California, he has called Las Vegas home for over 10 years. He completed both his medical education and surgical training in Las Vegas and takes great pride in serving the Las Vegas community. Dr. Nishiyama brings extensive experience in minimally invasive techniques, including direct anterior approach hip replacement and partial knee replacement. He is well-versed in using patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) and computer- and robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries. Dr. Nishiyama is also trained in rapid recovery techniques and strives to apply these principles in all surgeries he performs. Dr. Nishiyama received an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). He went on to receive a master’s degree from UCSD, and subsequently, he went on to achieve a Ph.D. in physiology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. In that time, he published more than 25 research articles and presented his research at various national and international meetings. After deciding to pursue a greater calling to serve others, Dr. Nishiyama attended medical school at Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson, Nevada, graduating in the top 10 percent of his class. Dr. Nishiyama was also selected for the Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Osteopathic Honor Society. He went on to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he was elected chief resident during his senior year. Dr. Nishiyama completed a fellowship year of subspecialty training in adult hip and knee reconstructive surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, receiving experience in both primary and complex revision hip and knee surgeries. Dr. Nishiyama takes great pride in caring for his patients. One of his greatest joys is seeing the quality of life resurrected in his patients from his surgeries. He values shared decision-making with his patients and cherishes the physician-patient relationship. He and his wife have two wonderful daughters, and they love everything about Las Vegas. He is a former collegiate athlete as a swimmer at UCSD and loves keeping an active lifestyle. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, surfing, running, road cycling, cooking, and spending time with his family. Dr. Nishiyama is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Knock Knees, Bursitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

My philosophy is to treat all of my patients as I would want my own family to be treated. My goal at Desert Orthopaedic Center is to provide my patients with the best orthopaedic care available, to help my patients live pain free, and to get my patients back to a full and active lifestyle. I pride myself on open and honest communication and I actively involve my patients in every step of the diagnosis and treatment process. Dr. Fontes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Sandeep Pandit is an Orthopedics provider in Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Pandit is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Pandit is currently accepting new patients.

Parminder Kang is an Orthopedics provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Kang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Russell Nevins is an Orthopedics provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Nevins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tenosynovitis, Bursitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Nevins is currently accepting new patients.

John Baldauf is an Orthopedics provider in Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Baldauf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Tanvir Hossain is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Hossain is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Knee Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Bashir Rashid is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Rashid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation, Apoplexy, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Rashid is currently accepting new patients.

Benjamin Hansen is an Orthopedics provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Hansen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bowlegs, Bursitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Hansen is currently accepting new patients.

Erik Kubiak is an Orthopedics provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Kubiak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Compartment Syndrome, Acute Pain, Osteoarthritis, Hip Replacement, and Osteotomy. Dr. Kubiak is currently accepting new patients.

Gerald Sylvain is an Orthopedics provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Sylvain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Progressive Osseous Heteroplasia, Contracture Deformity, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Sylvain is currently accepting new patients.

Mahmud Sheikh is an Internal Medicine provider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gallbladder Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Knee Replacement, and Endoscopy.

Amir Shuja is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Shuja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Cervical Disc Surgery, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

Marcelino Belizario is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Belizario is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Apoplexy, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Belizario is currently accepting new patients.

Mandip Arora is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Arora is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Sepsis, Knee Replacement, and Gastrostomy.