Dr. Gary M. Flangas, MD, FAANS

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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Gary M. Flangas, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Flangas is a well-trained neurosurgeon practicing alongside Dr. Debra Nelson at Las Vegas Neurosurgery & Spine Care, LLC. They provide exceptional services for patients in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding areas, including Henderson.

Las Vegas Neurosurgery & Spine Care, LLC consists of a family of medical experts in neurosurgery and spine care. They provide a complete range of services such as brain consultation / surgery, cervical fusion, complex spinal surgery, device insertion, diagnostic imaging review, comprehensive physical exam, lumbar surgery, spinal surgery, and more. Above all, they excel in providing patients with exemplary service to guide them to better health. 

Following the completion of his medical degree from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Flangas went on to further his education. He performed his residencies in general and neurological surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

With a 30+ year commitment to excellence, he is board-certified through the American Board of Neurological Surgery, whose broad aim is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery (FAANS). 

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, cervical and lumbar disc disease, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.

Among the doctor’s most notable achievements, he has been the recipient of Patients’ Choice Award (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), and On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). 

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