Las Vegas Surgical Associates Doctors

Dr. Caravella completed his medical training at the University of Maryland after receiving his B.A. in Economics at Yale University. He completed his General Surgery training at Saint Louis University Group of Hospital.

Dr. Luh 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.

After completing his residency, Dr. Patel moved to Las Vegas where he joined a General Surgery practice in 2007. During that tenure, he performed a large variety of cases in all aspects of General Surgery, with a strong focus on surgical oncology cases, especially for thyroid cancer, breast cancer, and gastric and intestinal cancers.

Dr. Charles Kim completed obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology from Emory University. He received his medical degree and completed general surgery residency at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Following this, completed fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery with the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Dr. Jimmy Xu is from Fayetteville Arkansas and completed his bachelor of science in industrial engineering at University of Arkansas. He completed his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He completed his general surgery training at St Louis University. Finally, he underwent further training in a Minimal Invasive, Bariatric, and Robotic surgery fellowship in the Bay Area of Oakland, California. This extra training was to offer patients more options in terms of minimally invasive surgery and ultimately faster and less painful recovery.