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Doctor October 2, 2024 General Surgery

Odessa Pulido, DO, MS
General & Trauma Surgery

Odessa Pulido, DO, MS, is an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Pulido earned her medical degree and completed her general surgery residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then continued with her training and completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.

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Doctor April 9, 2024 General Surgery

Lance Horner, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Lance Horner, MD, grew up in Reno, Nevada. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno for undergraduate studies graduating Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. Dr. Horner went on to pursue his medical doctorate at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine where he was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Upon graduation from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Dr.

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Doctor November 15, 2019 General Surgery

Annabel E. Barber, MD, FACS
General Surgery, Oncology, and Gastrointestinal Disorders

Dr. Annabel Barber, a professor of surgery at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, is a board-certified surgeon who performs surgeries for patients with breast, colorectal, thyroid and head and neck cancers. She also sees patients with the following gastrointestinal disorders: acid reflux, heartburn, and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Doctor November 14, 2019 General Surgery

Ovunc Bardakcioglu, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, an associate professor of surgery at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, serves as chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Dr. Bardakcioglu was educated in Germany and chose to specialize in general surgery during his residency at Beth Israel Medical Center.

He completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

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Doctor November 13, 2019 General Surgery Oncology Surgery

Jennifer Baynosa, MD
General Surgery, Breast Oncology

Dr. Jennifer Baynosa is an associate professor of breast oncology surgery at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

A graduate of the USC Keck School of Medicine, she completed her general surgery residence at the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine. After residency, she completed a breast surgery fellowship at Stanford University.

Currently the program director for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV General Surgery Residency, her main research interest is breast cancer and how it metastasizes.

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Doctor November 12, 2019 General Surgery

Jocelyn Burke, MD
General Surgery

Jocelyn Burke, MD, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery, specializes in robotic foregut surgery, with particular interest in hiatal hernia repair, anti-reflux surgery and surgery for gastrointestinal motility disorders, including achalasia and gastroparesis.

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Doctor November 11, 2019 General Surgery

Yvonne Marie Carter, MD
Thoracic Surgery

Yvonne Marie Carter, MD, a thoracic surgeon who earned her medical degree at Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City, is an associate professor and thoracic surgery section chief in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery.

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Doctor November 9, 2019 General Surgery

Jared Griffard, MD
General & Trauma Surgery

Jared Griffard, MD, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery, graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine.

He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville, and completed a fellowship in acute care surgery at Yale University School of Medicine, becoming board-certified in both general surgery and surgical critical care.

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Doctor November 8, 2019 General Surgery

Daniel M. Kirgan, MD
General Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Dr. Daniel Kirgan, a professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery, is currently vice chair of the department, and chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology.

A graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine, he completed his general surgical residency at the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine. Following completion of his residency, Dr. Kirgan did a two-year surgical oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in California.

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Doctor November 7, 2019 General Surgery

Stephanie Lynne Martinez, MD
General & Trauma Surgery

Stephanie Martinez, MD, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery, received her medical doctorate and completed her general surgery residency at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Originally from Buffalo, NY, Dr. Martinez did her fellowship training in burn surgery, surgical critical care, and trauma surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her areas of interest include acute management of coagulopathy and resuscitation in burn-trauma patients, as well as burn reconstruction.

Doctor November 6, 2019 General Surgery

Allison G. McNickle, MD
General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care

Allison McNickle, MD, FACS, is an assistant professor at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery and the section chief of trauma surgery.

Also the program director of the medical school’s acute care surgery fellowship, vice chief of trauma and chair of the Critical Care Committee at University Medical Center, Dr. McNickle is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.

Doctor November 4, 2019 General Surgery

Charles St Hill, MD, MSc, FACS
Surgical Oncology, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, General Surgery

Dr. Charles St. Hill, an assistant professor with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery, has pursued research in cancer surgery/clinical trials program development.

A graduate of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, he offers clinical trials for patients who fit the criteria for certain studies. “We’ve done several sponsored clinical trials that have helped patients who don’t have the resources, which help to advance the research while offering more options for patients.”

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Doctor November 3, 2019 General Surgery

Lorena Suarez-Kelly, MD
General Surgery, Oncology

Lorena Patricia Suarez-Kelly, MD, who specializes in the management of complex cancer patients, is an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Surgery.

Her research focuses on the use of immune modulators to treat cancer and enhance the actions of antitumor therapies

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Doctor November 2, 2019 General Surgery

Joseph Thornton, MD
General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Dr. Joseph Thornton, an associate professor with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, has been a practicing colon and rectal surgeon in Las Vegas for more than 25 years.

A graduate of Meharry Medical College in Nashville who later did a colon rectal surgery fellowship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Dr. Thornton is board certified in colon and rectal surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

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Doctor November 1, 2019 General Surgery

Brian Ward, MD PhD

Dr. Brian C. Ward, an assistant professor of surgery at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, is a general surgeon who treats patients with a wide variety of conditions, including hernias and diseases of the breast, stomach, colon, rectal, small bowel and gallbladder.

He also handles cases involving skin and soft tissue masses and disease.

Earning his MD from Indiana University, Dr. Ward completed his residency at UNLV in general surgery. He also holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Purdue University.

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Dr. Bardakcioglu (L) two of his patients, and KSNV-TV news crew

Groundbreaking Robotic Surgery

UNLV Medicine Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, successfully performed a breakthrough surgical procedure using a new robotic device that required no incision through the skin, significantly shortened recovery time, and lessened the chances of infection.

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