Our Vascular Providers
Eddy H. Luh, MD, FSVS, RPVI, FACS Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Eddy H Luh MD graduated from Cornell University. He then received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Luh completed his General Surgery residency here in Nevada at the University of Nevada Affiliated Hospitals. He then trained under legendary Dr Michael E. DeBakey at the world-renowned Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX where he completed a residency in Vascular Surgery.
H. Barrett McDaniel, MD, FACS, Vascular Surgeon
H. Barrett McDaniel, M.D. graduated from The University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1993. He completed his general surgery internship and residency in 2000 from Indiana University Medical Center. In 2002, Dr. McDaniel concluded a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2002, he began his service as a tactical physician with the Jackson-Hinds SWAT team and in 2003 as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force Reserves.
Sai M. Kottapalli, DO, RPVI, Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Sai M. Kottapalli completed his undergraduate education from University of Toronto in Human Biology in 2011. He went on to obtain his Masters in medical sciences from Boston University School of Medicine in 2013. He completed his medical degree from University of New England COM, Maine in 2017 and was accepted to the direct Integrated Vascular Surgery residency program at University of Buffalo. He has 5 years of training in Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Kottapalli serves as the chief of vascular surgery at Mountainview hospital. He also serves as a core faculty for the General surgery residency program.
Peter Lee, DO, RPVI Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University in New York. He then obtained his masters degree in medical sciences from Drexel University College of Medicine before completing his medical degree from Midwestern University Arizona COM. He completed his 5-year general surgery training in New York at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital before journeying to Michigan where he completed his 2-year Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University.
Amir Ghaffarian, MD, RPVI Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Ghaffarian completed his bachelor’s degree and medical school at the University of Utah. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society for being in the top 10% of his medical school class. He then completed a 5-year integrated vascular surgery residency at the University of Washington. During his training, he was awarded the best presentation award 9 times at regional and national vascular surgery conferences. His research focus was on surgical techniques in vascular access, popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, and surgical outcomes of complex aortic disease. Dr. Ghaffarian has authored multiple surgical education modules and book chapters. He is currently on the editorial board for the vascular SCORE curriculum for trainee education.
Alexander B. Gidaya, MD, RPVI Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Gidaya graduated from the University of California Berkeley in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in integrative biology. He then earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School before completing a general surgery residency at Christiana Care Health Systems in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Gidaya is board certified in general surgery and went on to pursue a two-year vascular surgery fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in central Pennsylvania. Dr. Gidaya treats the full spectrum of vascular disease with a special interest in complex open and endovascular aortic procedures and limb salvage.
Rohan Kulkarni, MD, RPVI Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Kulkarni earned his Bachelor’s degree in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, followed by a Master’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Tulane University in 2014. He went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2018, where he was awarded an NIH Vascular Surgery Research Training Grant from Harvard University and inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Kulkarni is dedicated to developing expertise across the full spectrum of vascular surgery.
Kaitlyn M. Choy, MSN FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner
Kaitlyn M. Choy studied human physiology and biology at the University of Oregon. She then completed her accelerated bachelor’s of nursing from Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson. She obtained her master’s degree in nursing as a family nurse practitioner from Columbus State University. Kaitlyn has been with Vegas Vascular Specialists since 2021. Kaitlyn is board certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is an experienced surgical first assist nurse practitioner.
Lina V. Truong, PA-C, Physician Assistant
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Lina Truong is a certified Physician Assistant with a passion for helping patients understand and take control of their vascular health. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Touro University in 2018.