Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD
Not yet claimedInternal medicine doctor, Family medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj is a general internist at UNLV Health in Las Vegas and teaches at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. She sees adult primary care patients at the university's internal medicine clinic.
About Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj is an internal medicine physician who sees patients at UNLV Health in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her clinic listing describes clinical interests in preventive care and women's health, and her page describes her as a board-certified general internal medicine physician. (https://www.unlvhealth.org/clinic/primary-care-0, https://www.unlv.edu/people/sandhya-wahi)
She trained at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (graduated 1995), earned an MPH from Boston University School of Public Health, and completed internal medicine residency, chief residency, and a general internal medicine fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. A third-party directory also lists a public health and general preventive medicine residency from 1999 to 2001. (https://www.unlvhealth.org/clinic/primary-care-0, https://www.doximity.com/pub/sandhya-wahi-gururaj-md)
Much of her career has been in medical education. UNLV describes her as the first woman to become a full professor of internal medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, with about 20 years in medical education including 12 years as an internal medicine residency program director. She currently serves as Professor and Residency Associate Program Director. She was also the first woman to serve as Governor of the Nevada Chapter of the American College of Physicians. (https://www.unlv.edu/people/sandhya-wahi, https://www.unlv.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/faculty)
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show a total of $214.16 to her across 2 records, from Medtronic ($171.30) and Esperion Therapeutics ($42.86). Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal; this is a very small amount. (https://opennpi.com/physician/9931128584)
- Where she practices
- She is listed as a primary care physician with UNLV Health at 1707 W Charleston Blvd, Suite 230, Las Vegas, NV, and is affiliated with University Medical Center in Las Vegas. unlvhealth.org
- Medical training
- Medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1995); internal medicine residency, chief residency, and general internal medicine fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. unlvhealth.org
- Public health degree
- She holds a Master of Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health. unlvhealth.org
- Clinical interests
- Her university bio lists clinical interests in preventive care and women's health. unlv.edu
- Professor and program leader
- She is Professor and Residency Associate Program Director for Faculty Development in internal medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. unlv.edu
- First woman full professor
- UNLV describes her as the first woman to become a full professor of internal medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, with roughly 20 years in medical education including 12 years as a residency program director. unlv.edu
- ACP Nevada Chapter Governor
- She served as Governor of the Nevada Chapter of the American College of Physicians and was earlier the chapter Program Chair for four years and its 2015 Laureate. acponline.org
- 2025 national ACP awards
- She received two 2025 John Tooker Evergreen Awards tied to a Nevada-Arizona chapter resident debate program. unlv.edu
- Hospital committee service
- She has served on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, COVID-19 Task Force, and Utilization Management Committee at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. acponline.org
- Published research
- She is a co-author on peer-reviewed papers about medical training, including a 2021 Journal of General Internal Medicine study on where international medical graduates train in internal medicine. doi.org
Worth knowing
- Her university page describes her as board certified in general internal medicine, but the memo notes this was not verified against a certifying board's own records. Patients can check certification directly at certificationmatters.org. unlv.edu
- A Humanism in Medicine Award for 2024-2025 appears on her LinkedIn profile but was not found on a school page during research. linkedin.com
- No public patient-facing social media accounts (Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube) were located during research; this means they were not found, not that they do not exist. unlvhealth.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$214
2 payments
| 2021 | $43 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $171 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Medtronic, Inc.$171
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$43
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$214
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
UNLV Health Internal Medicine Primary Care Clinic
1707 W Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102
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