Randa Bascharon, D.O.

Dr. Bascharon is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who is fellowship trained in Sports Medicine. She completed her medical training and orthopedic residency in Chicago Illinois. She worked at several prominent institutions such as Northwestern University, University of Chicago and Christ Memorial Hospital. She travelled across the country to Lake Tahoe, California and Zephyr Cove, Nevada, to complete her Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. After  completing her Fellowship, she started her solo practice in South Lake Tahoe, California and Carson City, Nevada. She relocated her practice to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2006 where she maintains her solo practice and is the founder and president of Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute of Las Vegas and the Sports Performance Institute of Las Vegas.

Her sports medical interests began in college where she was a Board Certified Athletic Trainer for the Big Ten School, University of Illinois. She maintains her Board Certified Athletic Trainer status and is a Sports Performance Specialist. In addition, she has a special interest in women’s health issues. She has interacted with some of the worlds experts in sports performance enhancement training, sports science and research.

She has cared for Olympic, Professional, Elite, and Amateur athletes of all ages. Her clientele included many UFC fighters and world title boxing champions. She is an Orthopedic Surgeon for competitive athletes for an extensive list of sporting events around the country. She is active in the Sporting community and donates her time by serving as the Ringside Physician for mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing events. She was the official team physician for the Las Vegas Show Girlz, a professional women’s football team. In addition, she has treated many high school and club sport athletes and donated her time to many local schools performing sports physicals.

Dr. Bascharon provides individualized personal care to patients of all ages. She has been honored with the Patients Choice Award for the past 5 years, 2008 to 2013. She was Doctor of the Year at Barton Memorial Hospital in So. Lake Tahoe in 2005. She received the Woman of Distinction Award in Las Vegas in 2008. She received the Las Vegas Business Press Rising Stars Award In 2007. In addition, she was given The American Legion Good Citizenship Award for her work in the community. Dr. Bascharon was also awarded Excellence in Hand Research from the American Osteopathic Orthopedic Academy in 2003.

As a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, she is on staff at sixteen Las Vegas Area Hospitals where she is on Emergency Room Trauma call several days a month. She maintains a busy Orthopedic practice at three locations in the Las Vegas Area. She is highly skilled in joint replacement with state of the art computer assisted navigation for positioning of joints and pinpoint accuracy of knees, hips and shoulders. She also performs minimally invasive procedures of the knee, hip, and shoulder including arthroscopy.

Other procedures she performs include:

  • ACL Reconstruction

Minimally invasive hand procedures including:

  • Trigger finger release
  • Dupuytren’s contractures
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Excision of ganglions.
  • Nonunion and malunion of fractures
  • Open fracture treatment

Treatment of:

  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Tendonitis
  • Bursitis
  • Gout
  • Closed fracture treatment
  • A holistic approach to treatment of joint and muscle pain.

Anti-inflammatory joint injections and hyaluronic acid joint injections (i.e.: Euflexxa, Supartz, Sinvisc, Hyalgan) as well as Plasma Rich Platelet (PRP) joint injections.

Her primary office is staffed with experienced medical assistants, receptionists and multiple ancillary personnel who are all certified in their specialized fields, including billing, coding, authorizations, and surgery scheduling.
Services offered at our main location include:

  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): Our state of the art chamber is used in the treatment of non-healing wounds, bone infections and strengthens the immune system. FDA & AMA approved. (it may be approved by insurance carriers)
  • Laser Therapy
  • Omega Wave Sports Assessments
  • X-ray

She was granted active, prestigious membership in AANA (Arthroscopy Association of North America) and is currently being considered for active membership in the AOSSM (American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine).
She maintains membership in multiple other medical societies:

  • AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)
  • AAPRP (American Association of Ringside Physicians)
  • ABIME ( American Board of Indeoendent Examiners)
  • AOA (American Osteopathic Association)
  • AOAO (American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics)
  • NOMA (Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association)

She is certified in:

  • ACLS and BLS.

She is also a Board Certified Independent Medical Examiner, and works with several attorneys in the Las Vegas community and outlying areas, providing her expertise in Medical-Legal exams and specialized reporting as well as Depositions and Testimony.

Randa A. Bascharon, D.O., Inc.
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute of Las Vegas
7281 W. Sahara Ave. Ste 110 Las Vegas, NV 89117
6850 N. Durango Ste 218 Las Vegas, NV 89149
500 E. Windmill Ln. Ste 125 Las Vegas, NV 89123
Ph: 702.947.7790 Fax: 702.947.7792
Website: www.vegasortho.com