When you’re seeking care for yourself or a loved one — whether for a routine checkup or a complex diagnosis — finding the right physician is crucial. That’s why Palm Springs Life partners each year with Castle Connolly, the physician-led research company known for identifying the nation’s top doctors, to compile this trusted list of the Coachella Valley’s finest physicians.
Some of life’s most important moments happen at the doctor’s office. But searching for the right primary care provider or specialist can be a trying process. We know, we’ve been there. That’s why we partner with the physician-led research firm Castle Connolly to...
Melissa Morgan Fine Art located on El Paseo hosted Palm Springs Life’s Top Doctors reception on Thursday, Jan. 18. Top Doctors and their guests were able to enjoy various forms of art and received special recognition for their accomplishments. Guests...
PHOTO COURTESY NOUN PROJECTIf you’re seeing more women in white coats consulting with patients at local hospitals and medical centers, it’s because as many women as men are enrolling in medical school and starting practices. In 2017, for the first time...
When you feel sick, suffer an injury, or receive a diagnosis that will require specialty care, you want the best doctors to help restore your good health. Finding those outstanding practitioners can be a daunting task, but every year, Palm Springs Life...
Choosing the best physician for your health and well-being is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. That’s why Palm Springs Life commissions an annual independent, physician-led study to identify the top primary care doctors and...
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We want to be happy and healthy, and sometimes we need help to achieve that ideal. That’s why each year Palm Springs Life enlists Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a physician-led healthcare research and information company, to identify the leading primary...
Most of us associate bariatric surgery with weight loss, and to be sure, the procedure can help obese patients slim down significantly. But it’s the multitude of other marked health benefits patients experience that made Bobby S. Bhasker Rao dedicate...
In a perfect world, not a single person would have to battle cancer. And while our world may be far from perfect, we’ve come a long way, says Iliana M. Popescu, an oncologist at Eisenhower Desert Cancer Care in Rancho Mirage.“Cancer, particularly breast...
When Julia L. Martin began medical school at the University of Minnesota, she thought she wanted to be an OB/GYN. But after she helped deliver the babies, she decided to learn more about them. And her curiosity didn’t stop there.“Then it went on to...
Urologist Brad A. Wolfson admits that his field is one most people don’t think about until they find themselves in need of a urologist. That might be when they’re dealing with kidney stones, urinary difficulties, urological cancers, or male sexual...
There’s much to recommend for a satisfying life in the Coachella Valley. Beyond the obvious — incredible scenery, culture, and opportunities for recreation — there is a wealth of world-class medical care.No doubt your health, and that of your family, is...
“The chest is a wonderful, mysterious place," says Dr. Eric Presser. He would know. As a minimally invasive thoracic surgeon, he tackles virtually every issue outside of the heart. On any given day, the New York native may be removing a mass, operating...
Growing up in China, Dr. Qing Tian got to know a certain ear, nose, and throat doctor rather well: her mom. “There were casual discussions on a daily basis, and I became familiar with that world," says Tian, whose father is a thoracic surgeon. “I was...
If you ask Dr. Coty Ho, cancer care is a team sport. “When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, it’s not just one physician they see. We have a multidisciplinary group. We always emphasize that more heads are better than one."In addition to a medical...
When Dr. Mark C. Genesen arrived in the Coachella Valley in 1999, he found that local women had to forgo seeing a gynecologic cancer specialist if they weren’t willing to travel to another city. That meant a general gynecologist might need to call in a...
There’s a simple reason Dr. Mehrdad Asgeri went into gastroenterology. “My passion is to prevent my patients from getting cancer, and I’m very, very serious about that," he says.Colonoscopies are the key, Asgeri explains. “Colon cancer is the No. 3 most...
The following is Palm Springs Life's Top Doctors 2018 Directory in partnership with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company founded in 1991 by a former medical college board chairman and president to help guide...
There’s an old joke that you can never find a policeman/plumber/president when you really need one. Applied to medical practitioners here in the Coachella Valley, that old chestnut has absolutely no traction.The editors at Palm Springs Life do not think...
For Dr. Jennifer Hui, there’s no better fit than the super-specialized field of oculoplastics. “I like very detailed things. I’m very, very precise and in the field of ophthalmology you need to be precise. Everything is down to the millimeter," explains...
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