Family Medicine Residency Clinic

Expect the same well-known personal care you have come to expect from HGH, with the convenience of appointment and/or walk-in visits.

The Family Medicine Rural Residency Program is a collaboration between the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Humboldt General Hospital. Resident Physicians in the program follow a three-year schedule, with their first year in Las Vegas and their second and third years at HGH. As part of their training, Resident Physicians practice at the Family Medicine Residency Clinic located in HGH’s Rural Health Clinic. Resident Physicians see patients under the supervision of an attending physician. The clinic offers the same well-known personal care patients have come to expect from HGH, with the convenience of appointment and/or walk-in visits. Care is available from pre-natal to end of life.

If you are a patient who is interested in making an appointment with one of Humboldt General Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Clinic, please call (775) 623-3554 during regular business hours or visit our Find a Provider page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Resident Physician?

A Resident Physician is a physician who has graduated from medical school, has a license to practice medicine, and is specializing in Family Medicine. Residents go through an extensive background check prior to being accepted into a specialty training program such as Family Medicine.

Who are Humboldt General Hospital’s Resident Physicians?

Dr. David Cummings and Dr. James Denisar-Green are the hospital’s third-year Chief Resident Physicians, while Dr. Hind Elsanousy and Dr. David Masuck are second-year Resident Physicians. All four physicians completed their first year of specialization in Family Medicine in Las Vegas and are in the process of completing years two and three in Winnemucca. The physicians are employed by the School of Medicine but see patients at the Humboldt General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Clinic. In July 2019, the third-year residents will graduate and the hospital will welcome two new second-year Resident Physicians.

What can Resident Physicians do?

Resident Physicians can examine patients and write up histories, physical assessments and plans. They can write orders for tests, prescribe medicine, assist in the Operating Room, deliver babies, and more. They are doctors specializing in Family Medicine under the supervision of attending doctors of all specialties.

Can I see a Resident Physician as my primary care provider?

Of course! The clinic is staffed by Resident Physicians in their second and third years in the program. The Family Medicine Residency Clinic offers the same well-known personal care patients have come to expect from Humboldt General Hospital, with the convenience of appointment and/or walk-in visits. Consider the Family Medicine Residency Clinic for your family’s medical needs, from prenatal through end of life. To make an appointment, please call (775) 623-3554.

Where is the Family Medicine Residency Clinic located?

The clinic is located in Humboldt General Hospital’s Rural Health Clinic, at 118 E. Haskell Street. Please use the underground parking garage at the corner of Mizpah and Haskell streets, and then take the elevator to the second-floor clinic.