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Diabetes & Endocrinology

Clinic October 14, 2018 Cardiology & Pulmonology Gastroenterology Residents & Fellows

Our endocrinologists can diagnose and manage disorders of the endocrine system. Backed by training and compassion, our team provides a patient-focused environment while providing high-quality care.

Services and Treatments

Adrenal gland disorders
Clinical trial investigations
Continuous glucose monitoring
Diabetes education
Fine needle aspiration biopsy for thyroid nodule
Gonadal disorders
Insulin pump management and training
Manage diabetes (type 1 & 2)
On-site A1c testing
Osteoporosis and other bone issues
Pituitary disorders
Retinal screenings
Thyroid Disorders

Doctor March 25, 2024 Diabetes & Endocrinology

Lisa Contreras, RDN, LD, CDCES
Internal Medicine, Registered Dietician

Lisa Contreras, RDN, LD, CDCES, is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes care and education specialist.

With more than 20 years of combined experience as a dietitian, health educator, and former teacher, she enjoys helping people learn and thrive. She has worked in clinical, private practice, and community settings.

Clinic June 27, 2023 Cardiology & Pulmonology Diabetes & Endocrinology

Rheumatology

Our rheumatology practice encompasses all aspects of rheumatology. The population we service is highly diverse, with significant numbers of patients of Native American/Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Asian as well as African ancestry. Particular clinical and research interests focus on disorders prevalent or serve muscle and lung disease, and patients requiring management of autoimmune disorders overlapping with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or axial spondylitis. Patients are seen in the UNLV Health Internal Medicine Clinics; we also attend to hospitalized patients at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada needing inpatient rheumatology consultation.

1707 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 230, Las Vegas, NV 89102

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702-671-5060

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Clinic October 29, 2020 Cardiology & Pulmonology Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology Neurology Residents & Fellows

Primary Care

UNLV Health physicians treat your health and wellbeing as their top priority. Our physicians are committed to providing exceptional care in an academic environment.

1707 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 230, Las Vegas, NV 89102

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702-671-5060

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Doctor November 19, 2018 Diabetes & Endocrinology

Amber Champion, MD
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Dr. Amber Champion is originally from Washington state, but has practiced in Baltimore and Nebraska prior to joining the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. She graduated from The Flinders University School of Medicine of South Australia in 2005. She completed Internal Medicine Residency in Spokane, WA, and Endocrinology fellowship at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Doctor November 18, 2018 Diabetes & Endocrinology

Kenneth Izuora, MD, MBA
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Dr. Kenneth E. Izuora, an associate professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Internal Medicine, believes it is vital that he uses his education to “make an impact on people’s lives.”

A graduate of the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine, he is board certified by the American Board of Internal medicine. Fellowship trained at Emory University in Atlanta, he specializes in endocrinology.

702-629-6000

Doctor November 17, 2018 Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ana Mrkaic, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

As an endocrinologist, Dr. Ana Mrkaic, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Internal Medicine, treats the problems, diseases and medical conditions of the endocrine system, an intricate network of glands producing hormones that regulate various functions in the body.

Clinic October 12, 2018 Residents & Fellows Diabetes & Endocrinology

Cardiology & Pulmonology

Our Internal Medicine physicians are trained to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses and diseases that affect adults, age 18 and older. UNLV Health features three different internal medicine locations. This location specializes in Pulmonology (respiratory system), and Cardiology (heart).

1707 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 270, Las Vegas, NV 89102

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702-485-4400

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Article June 19, 2018 Diabetes & Endocrinology

Dr. Amber Champion is a Champion for Her Patients

If you ask Dr. Amber Champion why she’s now a UNLV Medicine endocrinologist with an emphasis in diabetes, she begins by telling you a story that’s set in Australia, a story about an abnormally hungry 27-year-old medical student who ended up in the emergency room with blurry vision and an unquenchable thirst — a young woman whose car broke down, whose bicycle burned up.