MEET US

Richard F. Weiner, M.D.
       
Franklin and Marshall College,  9/1962 - 6/1965
Stanford University Medical School,  9/1965 - 6/1971
Bellevue Hospital, New York City, Internship 7/1971
Ebasco Services, Inc. 1/1972 - 6/1974, Administrator for Environmental Impact Statements.
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, 7/1974 - 6/1976, Internship and Residency.
University of California, San Francisco, CA, 7/1976 - 6/1979, Residency and Fellowship.

Private Practice in Behavioral Pediatrics, 7/1979 - 6/1980
San Francisco, CA

Practice in General Pediatrics, 7/1980 - 3/1982
Arcata, CA
ACI Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 4/1982 - 6/1988
Akogyeram/ Weiner, General Pediatrics, 6/1988 - 8/1994
Desert Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 8/1994 – present

Awards: 

2004/2005  Top Doctors of Las Vegas
2010 Patient's Choice Award
2010 Top Pediatricians
2013 America’s Top Physicians

Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics

Hobbies and Interests:  Cars and baseball

Maria Roliza Muyot, M.D.

University of the Philippines, BS in Biology, 9/1980 - 6/1984
University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, MD, 9/1984 - 6/1988
Manila Doctor's Hospital, 5/1988 - 4/1989, Rotating Internship
University of Illinois at Chicago, 6/1993 - 6/1996, Residency

General Pediatrics, Healthcare Associates, Ripley, Mississippi, 12/1997 - 4/1999
General Pediatrics, Ripley Medical Clinic, Ripley, Mississippi, 6/1999 - 7/2001
General Pediatrics, Desert Pediatrics, Las Vegas, NV., 7/2002 - present

Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
Fellow of The American Academy of Pediatrics

Hobbies: Enjoying movies and concerts

Patricia Wang, M.D.

UCLA , Los Angeles, CA, Bachelor of Science in Physiological Sciences (Magna cum laude), 9/2004 – 6/2008

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, M.D.,  07/2009 – 06/2013
UNSOM, Las Vegas, NV, Pediatric Residency, 07/2013 – 06/2016

Private Practice, Dr. Kathy Clewell, Medical Assistant, San Diego, CA, 07/2008 – 05/2009

UNSOM, Pediatric Residency

UNSOM, Pediatric Residency, Las Vegas, NV, 07/2013 – 06/2016

Desert Pediatrics, Physician, Las Vegas, NV, 07/2016 to present

Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Hobbies and Interests: Game nights, outdoor activities, baking and trivia

Ivana P. Fukumoto FNP-BC

University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 05/1999
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, 05/2010

Sunrise Children’s Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, RN, 01/2000 – 07/2013
CareMore, Las Vegas, NV, Family Nurse Practitioner, 10/2011 – 02/2012
University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Nursing, Part Time Instructor , 05/2012 – 08/2014
University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Nursing, Full Time Visiting Line Instructor , 09/2014 – Present
Anthem Pediatrics, Las Vegas, NV, Family Nurse Practitioner, 09/2010 – Present
Desert Pediatrics, Las Vegas, NV, Family Nurse Practitioner, 01/2016 – Present

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
National League for Nursing
Nation Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Asian American Pacific Islanders Nurse Association
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Hobbies and Interests: read, run, relax, and stay active with family

Tisha Fujino, APRN FNP-BC

University of Hawaii, HI, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, 06/1997
UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 12/2002
UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, Masters of Science in Nursing, 06/2007

Sunrise Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Nurse Apprentice, Las Vegas, NV, 2001 – 2002

Sunrise Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Registered Nurse, Las Vegas, NV, 01/2003 – 07/2007

Children’s Urology Associates, Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV, 07/2007 – 09/2016

Desert Pediatrics, Nurse Practitioner, 09/2016 to present

Member of the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
Member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, cooking and watching sporting events with family

Tina Kastner-Galvin, FNP

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1995-2000
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Master of Science in Nursing, 2002-2007

Sunrise Children’s Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, Pediatric RN, 1999-2007
St. Rose Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, Adult/Pediatric RN, 2000-2003
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Associates, Las Vegas, NV, Nurse Practitioner, 2007-2008
Take Care Health Services, Las Vegas, NV, Nurse Practitioner, 2008-Present
Anthem Pediatrics, Las Vegas, NV, Nurse Practitioner, 2008-2011
Sahara Family Practice, Las Vegas, NV, Nurse Practitioner, 2010-2011
ITT Technical Institute, Las Vegas, NV, Faculty Instructor, 2011
Desert Pediatrics, Las Vegas, NV, Nurse Practitioner, May 2011

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Christy A. Hess, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ROTC (Distinguished Military Graduate), 05/2008
Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Cum Laude), 05/2008
UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, Masters of Science in Nursing, 12/2015

Tripler Army Medical Center, Pediatric Registered Nurse, 1st Lieutenant US Army, Honolulu, HI,
09/2009 – 12/2010
Combat Support Hospital, Emergency Room Registered Nurse, 1st Lieutenant US Army, Forward Operating
Base Al Asad, Iraq, 05 – 12/2010
Tripler Army Medical Center, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Case Manager, Captain US Army, Honolulu, HI,
01 – 10/2011
United States Army Health Clinic Kaiserslautern Primary Care, Chief Nurse, Captain US Army, Kaiserslautern,
Germany, 10/2011 – 07/2014
UNLV, Student Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV 08/2014 – 12/2015
Sunrise Pediatrics, Family Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV, 02/2016 – 08/2016
Sahara Medical Institute, Family Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV, 09/2016 – 11/2016
Veterans Evaluation Services, Family Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV, 10/2016 to current
Desert Pediatrics, Family Nurse Practitioner, Las Vegas, NV, 02/2017 to present

Hobbies and Interests: Traveling, hiking, spending time with my husband and puppies