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A rare specialist focusing on eyelids. By Daniel Vaillancourt Photography by Ethan Kaminksky After earning his board certification in ophthalmic surgery, Cornell University Medical College and University of Southern California graduate Dr. Harry Marshak pursued further studies in oculoplastic surgery at USC’s Doheny Eye Institute. It’s a very rare specialty. “There are only 600 of us in the country,” says Read more...

World-renowned pioneer in robotic weight loss surgery By June Allan Corrigan Photography by Monocle Project When weight-loss specialist Dr. Bobby Bhasker-Rao reflects back on the early days of his 18-year-old Valley practice, it never would have occurred to him then that he would one day be seen as a leading expert in the field of robotic surgery. Yet 11 years Read more...

Desert Surgical & Bariatric Specialists Making weight loss and health goals a reality. By Trudie Mitschang Photography by George Duchannes When Tony Gonzalez finally made the decision to undergo gastric sleeve surgery, he was already extremely familiar with the popular weight loss procedure. As a surgical scrub technician for Dr. Ramy A. Awad, he’d witnessed his share of weight loss Read more...

Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine Residency: Loma Linda University, Ophthalmology Fellowship: Loma Linda University, Retina Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology Special Interests: Complex cataract surgery, laser cataract, glaucoma surgery, advanced technology lens implants, anterior segment, and iris reconstruction, and lens replacement surgery. Hospital Affiliation: Eisenhower Health Professional Memberships: American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Read more...

Medical School: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; Anesthesia, U.C. Davis, Sacramento, CA Board Certifications: Anesthesiology; pain management; Diplomate of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians; Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice Professional Memberships: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; Read more...