Dr. Ahmad Saab
Family Medicine
Henderson, NV, Lebanon
45 years experience male
Locations
DaVita Healthcare Partners of Nevada
Henderson, NV
My office hours
Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Insurances accepted
UnitedHealthcare
Health Plan of Nevada
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UnitedHealth Group
About
Bio
I am a board certified family physician, fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP and The American Medical Informatics Association AMIA. During my 39 years of medical practice, I have had a chance to experience a wide variety of medical practice settings, outpatient, hospitalist and ER including private practice in Lebanon, California, Arkansas and Nevada. I worked in all types of medical settings including Critical Access Hospital in Arkansas, Community Health Center in California and Patient Centered Medical Home in Las Vegas, Nevada, Patient centered Medical Home in Henderson and I have a lot of experience in Clinical Informatics.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: California, Nevada
Languages spoken
Arabic
Doctor Q&A
136 Answers
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A 63-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Neck pain: Ringing in ear is probably not related to the neck pain, could be due to hearing loss or ear problems. Neck pain could be due to disc disease in the n... Read More
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Cysts: Cysts in the liver and in the thyroid are not related. Both are usually benign conditions. Most liver cysts are due to hemangioma blood collection an... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Tonsillitis: Let your doctor do a throat culture or rapid strep test to check if it is strep. If it is so, it needs to be treated with antibiotics for 10 days . ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Positive ANA: Positive ANA is sometimes found in young females. It is a non specific marker. Only some patients with positive ANA have lupus. More specific test... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Feeling cold: This could be one of the signs of hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). It is important to see your physician to check for that.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Herpes: It usually starts as a group oh pimples next to each other that later contain some clear liquid and then get crusted before they clear up. Typical lo... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Spotting: It is not normal for spotting to last that long after stopping bcp. It would be advisable to see your ob/gyn physician as soon as possible for evalu... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency contracep: These should be used only for emergency and they are not a substitute for bcp. They can cause severe nausea.
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RUQ abdominal pain: These might be symptoms of gallbladder disease. See your physician to order an ultrasound to check it out. Avoid fatty food dairy products and beens... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Migraine headache: There is no cure for migraine headache but many medications help to control it. Tryptans such as immitex help if taken as soon as the headache starts.... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Missed period: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common condition that might cause that. Patients with this condition are usually overweight and some have excessive u... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Abnormal breast milk: This could be a sign of a serious condition. It would be important to see your physician to order a prolactin level which is a hormone produced by th... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Frequent periods: This is too frequent and can lead to anemia. You need to see your gynecologist to determine the cause. It will probably respond to bcp.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Acne: Wash the face with cetaphil do not use soap dry the face well. Apply benzoyl peroxide twice a day all over face avoid eyes avoid excessive sun exposu... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Palpitations: You need to have a holster monitor to determine what is causing the palpitations. It would also be important to check for anemia and thyroid disease.... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Shingles: Post herpetic neuralgia is common after herpes zoster infection. Gabapentin and Elavil (amitriptyline) are helpful in this condition.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: It is important to check eye pressure, visual fields and retina picture/ exam with ophthalmologist.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Anxiety: Paxil (paroxetine) can be helpful with anxiety symptoms but it might cause weight gain.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fibrous demons: Those lumps are sometimes tender to touch they are usually benign. Excessive caffeine intake can make them more prone to happen.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Familial tremor: Familial tremor is a very common condition. It responds well to Propranolol which can be prescribed by your physician.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Body aches: Many conditions can cause body aches including viral, rheumatologic and malignant conditions. Minor body aches respond to Acetaminophen or nsaids suc... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Pink eye: Many conditions can cause pink eye including virus bacteria allergy foreign body and chemical. If the same eye is affected we need to check for a cor... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Arm numbness: It depends on where the numbness is located. The most common cause is cervical disk disease. This can affect the whole arm up to the fingers or part... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Take: Take Statins as prescribed to prevent heart attacks. Inform Dr. If you experience muscle cramps.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Ignore: Inform your doctor if you experience fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, constipation, cold sensitivity.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Blood in stools: It would be important to do a colonoscopy because blood on the stools could be due to colon polyps which are precancerous or internal hemorrhoid and i... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Headache: The most common headache is migraine. It usually responds well to sumatriptan. Topiramate is a good preventive medication for migraine.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Benign penile lesion: This is a benign condition commonly seen in circumcised individuals. You do not need to worry about it.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Prednisone: Prednisone is an immune suppressant. Patient on Prednisone maybe more prone to infections because of immune suppression. It also can raise the blood... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Anxiety: At your age it is much safer not to take any medications for anxiety. See a counselor to get some help. If you need a medication, it is safer to ta... Read More
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Hyperthyroidism: It is very possible that this is related. Low TSH indicates hyperthyroidism other symptoms include rapid heart rate weight loss irregular periods fee... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Hypoglycemia: Some patients get a condition called reactive hypoglycemia which is due to overproduction of insulin. To avoid that condition take frequent small mea... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Knee pain: If the knee swells up this could be a meniscus tear. See your doctor to order an mri.
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Glaucoma: Generally speaking it is preferrable to leave laser as a last resort. See your ophthalmologist.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Stiff neck: It might be just a tension headache with muscle spasm but if it persists ask your doctor to order x ray of cervical spine r/o cervical disk disease. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Missed period: If this is the first time you miss a period this might not be anything to worry about. If this has happened in the past this could be due to polycyst... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Amenorrhea: You need to do a serum pregnancy test quantitative and repeat it in 48 hrs if positive . You should expect it to double in value. See your ob/gyn do... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Alternative Medicine: Most family physicians have some training in alternative medicine but only some of them practice it.
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Bone supplements: The most important bone supplements are calcium and vitamin d. 1200 calcium1000 vitamin d to help prevent osteoporosis. Other supplements like magnes... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Life: Life is precious because of the people living it. We are all transient visitors. What you make out of life is up to you. It would be important to s... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Swollen feet: One of the medications commonly used to treat hypertension Amlodipine commonly causes swelling in the the lower extremities especially at a dose of 10... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Whiteheads: Wash face with Cetaphil and dry well. It is recommended to use Tretinoin on a regular daily basis. Most patients need that for several months. It c... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Rash on head: There are several conditions that can cause a rash or skin peeling on the head. If it is localized over a specific area it could be due to psoriasis.... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Swelling in armpit: Swelling in the armpit could be due to serious medical conditions such as lymph node or sweat gland enlargement. you need to get that checked ASAP. ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Cough: There are many helpful OTC medications that are helpful to control cough. Delsym is helpful and can be used twice a day. Medications that contain de... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Caffeine : Caffeine pills are very dangerous. Could lead to rapid heart beat, palpitations, elevated blood pressure, mood changes, and insomnia. One to cups of... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Hypothyroidism: A high TSH indicates that your thyroid hormone level is still low. Levothyroxine needs to be adjusted by your doctor and checked 6 weeks after adjust... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Yes LDL should be not more than 130 if you do not have any cardiac condition and not more than 70 if you have a cardiac condition. You need to take a... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
Blocked eustachian: Medrol (methylprednisolone) dose pack short course steroid maybe helpful see your doctor.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 45 years experience
GERD: If you we're taking Omeprazole 20 mg you can try 20 mg twice daily or 40 mg once daily for a few days. If that does not work see your physician to a... Read More
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Mar 24, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Saab is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Saab is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Turns out 0 test low estrogen. started estratest. Fingers crossed
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Thanks for your quick reply! I do feel like I "need" to get sick occasionally, but it's rare.
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) That was very informative and helpful thanks a ton.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon
Graduated 1978MD
Residency
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Completed 1995
Awards
Board Certified, American Board of Family Medicine
Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians
Certificate of 25 years long term membership. American Academy of Family Physicians
Affiliations
American Academy of Family Physicians
Nevada Academy of Family Physicians
Publications
Saab, A. Why It's Time to Purchase an Electronic Health Record System. The STFM Resource Library; 2011. Available from: http://www.fmdrl.org/3635
Saab, A. Virtual Office Visits. The STFM Resource Library; 2011. Available from: http://www.fmdrl.org/3634
Saab A. Patient Centered Medical Home (How Do We Apply It?). The STFM Resource Library; 2012. Available from: http://www.fmdrl.org/4001
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