Las Vegas's Leader in Dialysis Access & Minimally Invasive Treatments

Sundar Sankaran, MD

Interventional Nephrologist
Medical Director

Sundar Sankaran, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in all aspects of hemodialysis access management. He performs fistula creation and a comprehensive scope of dialysis access management procedures such as fistulogram, angioplasty, stent placement, thrombectomy, and more.

Dr. Sankaran earned his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India, where he also received the TMA Pai Pathology Gold Medal. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Michigan State University, McLaren Regional Medical Center, in Flint, Michigan, where he was recognized as Best Resident and bestowed the Ambassador of the Program award. He went on to complete a nephrology fellowship at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Sankaran is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation. Sundar Sankaran, MD is also the co-author of more than 20 publications, abstracts, and presentations.

Basker Periyasamy, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Basker Periyasamy, MD is an interventional nephrologist specializing in dialysis access management. He provides minimally invasive treatments for the maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients at Azura Surgery Center Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Periyasamy earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio, where he received the Faculty/Student award. Dr. Periyasamy completed a surgery and medicine internship, followed by a medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. During his internship, Dr. Periyasamy was honored with the Max S. Rittenbury, MD Intern of the Year award.

Basker Periyasamy, MD is also the co-author of several published articles.

Peilin Wei, MD

Nephrologist

Peilin Wei, MD is a board-certified nephrologist specializing in dialysis access creation and management. In addition to creating AV fistulas, he performs minimally invasive procedures for the acute and chronic management of dialysis accesses at Azura Surgery Center Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Wei earned his medical degree from Kunming Medical College and his Master of Surgery from West China University of Medical Sciences in China. He completed his internal medicine residency at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Arizona, and a nephrology fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Peilin Wei, MD is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American College of Physicians, and he is the co-author of several publications.

Prateek Sanghera, MD

Interventional Nephrologist

Prateek Sanghera, MD is an interventional nephrologist with an expertise in dialysis access procedures, vascular innovation, and physician education. He currently serves as an interventional nephrologist with Azura Vascular Care and Nevada Kidney Disease & Hypertension Centers in Las Vegas.

Peter Lee, MD

Vascular Surgeon

Peter Lee, MD earned his Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University in New York. He then obtained his Masters degree in Medical Sciences from Drexel University College of Medicine before completing his medical degree from Midwestern University Arizona COM.

Dr. Lee prides himself in the quality of his work and strives for excellence in his patient-centered approach to vascular medicine. Dedicating a significant part of his career to community outreach through various activities including an international medical mission trip to Ghana, West Africa, and having experienced the entire spectrum of modern open and endovascular surgery techniques during training, Dr. Lee brings a well-rounded skillset to Azura Surgery Center Las Vegas.

Dr. Lee has clinical interests in vascular and endovascular surgery including thoracic outlet syndrome, abdominal and thoracoabdominal aneurysm disease, carotid, brachiocephalic and upper extremity arterial disease, aortic reconstruction of aortoiliac disease, peripheral and mesenteric occlusive/aneurysmal disease, hemodialysis access, and venous disease. He has made numerous contributions to peer-reviewed presentations at multiple national conferences on vascular disease.

He was raised in Los Angeles, CA. He speaks both English and Korean fluently, along with Spanish. Away from the operating room, Peter Lee, MD may be found enjoying the arts, playing golf, and traveling the world.

Nicole Salas, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Nicole Salas, MPAS, PA-C is a board-certified Nevada Licensed Physician Assistant who graduated summa cum laude from Sullivan University with her master’s in physician assistant studies. During her graduate program, Nicole served her peers as class president and upon graduation was selected to be part of the Pi Alpha National Honor Society in addition to receiving the Faculty Gold Key Award.