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Meet Dr. Kent Sasse |
Dr. Sasse grew up in Wisconsin, the youngest of two boys, and he attended Spanish-speaking schools in Central…
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Meet Dr. Alexander Ayzengart |
Alexander L. Ayzengart, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS is a robotic bariatric and gastroesophageal surgeon in the Nevada Surgical Associates, who…
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Meet Dr. Thomas Rembetski |
Thomas E. Rembetski, M.D. is a Board Certified General & Vascular Surgeon. Having grown up in Upstate New York, Dr.…
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Amy Gardner | Physician Assistant
Amy was born and raised in central Virginia. Immediately out of high school, she attended Virginia Tech where she obtained…
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Jared Brandt | Physician Assistant
Jared was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. At a young age, he knew he wanted to serve in medicine…
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Dr. Deacon Schoenberger | Physician
Dr. Shoenberger attended the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Nevada, Reno and completed a PhD with an…
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Kayla Abraham | ASN, CMA | Bariatric Advocate
Kayla Abraham was born and raised in Sparks, Nevada. She went to Carrington College and received her Medical Assistant diploma…
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Mark Conte | CEO
Mark grew up in Reno and is a fifth generation Nevadan. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno, Mark…
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Breanna Elrod | Scheduling Manager
Breanna was born in San Diego, California where she enjoyed the sunny beaches and beautiful ocean views. She then moved…
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Sarai Sullivan | Manager Bariatrics
Sarai Sullivan grew up in the beautiful state of Oregon before moving to the adventurous Reno-Sparks area. Sarai graduated from…
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Anne Carpenter | CFO
A native of Minnesota, Anne grew up in Rochester, Minn. She moved to Reno in 1975 after graduating from Southwest…
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Daizy McGaughey | Medical Assistant
Daizy McGaughey was born in Sunny Southern California and was raised in Reno, NV. She attended the Career College of…
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Caitlin Ramsey | MSN, APRN
Caitlin is a Nevada Native having graduated from Carson High School. She went on to nursing school in Florida where…
Andi Z. Piper | PA-C
I was born and raised in Gardnerville Nevada. I received by bachelor’s degree in Sports Psychology from National University. I…