About the Doctors:
Geoffrey V. Cecchi, M.D. - Bio Coming Soon
Stanley L. Plecha, Jr., M.D. - Dr Larry Plecha grew up in an Air Force family, living in many different parts of the country. Following high school in Dayton, Ohio he elected to attend the United States Air Force Academy, receiving his B. S. degree in 1971. After six years active duty he returned to Ohio, attending Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Working his way through medical school by flying charter, he received his MD degree from CWRU in 1982 and came to Reno to complete his internship in general surgery at the Reno VAMC. He then completed his ophthalmology residency at Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. During internship Dr Plecha had the chance to work closely with the original members of Sierra Eye Associates and to get to know Reno. Following his residency he was offered the chance to return to the practice, and after practicing with the group for 21 years, has now become the senior member of the group.
Dr Plecha practices general ophthalmology with emphasis on cataract and refractive surgery. He is the lasik surgeon for the group. He is a past president of the Nevada Ophthalmologic Society and former chairman of the department of ophthalmology.
Married for eight years to the former Marla Mort of Fallon, Dr Plecha has a daughter, Delaney who is six years old and a son Stanley L Plecha III (Stashu) who is four. Along with doting on his children, he enjoys flying, bowling, golf, and traveling.
William J. Durant, M.D. - Dr. William Durant grew up in Wisconsin. He graduated from the University Of Wisconsin with his undergraduate degree in economics. He then attended the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee obtaining his medical degree and completing his internship. Following this he did an Ophthalmology residency at the Medical College of Virginia. He then did a two year fellowship in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois Chicago.
He joined the faculty at University of Arizona in the Ophthalmology Department was the Chief of Staff of the Ophthalmology Section of the VA Medical Center in Tucson.
He has been with Sierra Eye Associates since June 1990.
Dr Durant is married with one son. He enjoys spending time with his family and walking his dogs.
Michael L. Stanko, M.D. - Dr Michael Stanko, born in South Dakota, spent most of his childhood in White Pine County Nevada. He graduated from White Pine County High School, (Ely, NV) in 1973. He graduated from the University of Nevada Reno in 1978 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. From 1978 to 1982 he served in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Air Assault Division stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1982 at the rank of Captain.
From 1982 to 1984 he worked as a chemical engineer at Hercules Aerospace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dr Stanko returned from Utah to attend the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine from 1984 to 1988, graduating 4th in his class and elected into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society for his academic excellence. Following an internal medicine internship at Reno Veterans Administration Hospital and Washoe Medical Center, Dr Stanko attended the University of Arizona for his Ophthalmology Residency. He then completed a one year glaucoma fellowship at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California in 1993.
Dr Stanko joined Sierra Eye Associates in 1993. Since then he has practiced as Northern Nevada's only fellowship trained glaucoma specialist. He has completed over 3,000 complex glaucoma surgeries and 10,000 cataract surgeries while practicing in Reno. He has also completed over 5,000 in office glaucoma and after cataract laser procedures. Dr Stanko also served for four years as the Chairman of the ophthalmology departments at both Renown Regional Medical Center and Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.
Dr Stanko and his wife Paula have two children. He enjoys multiple outdoor activities that the great state of Nevada offers.
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Alan Johnson, M.D. - Dr Johnson graduated magna cum laude from the University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine in 1982. After a surgical internship at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, he served as a general medical officer for three years in the US Navy. He then did his Ophthalmology residency at Bethesda Naval Hospital followed by a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Children's Hospital National Medical Center under the tutelage of Dr Marshall Parks. He returned to Bethesda Naval Hospital where he was the director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus service for four years. He left the Navy in 1994 with the rank of Commander and joined Sierra Eye Associates that year.
His specialty is treatment of pediatric eye conditions and surgery for adult strabismus. He provides screening eye examinations for premature infants at Renown Medical Center and is on staff at both Renown and St Mary's regional Medical Center. He is involved with teaching and research at the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine. He also serves as an examiner for the Board of Ophthalmology oral exams.
Gregory L. Cohen, M.D. - Dr Gregory L Cohen, MD is a board certified comprehensive ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery with advanced lens implant techniques. After completing his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University he received his medical doctorate from New York Medical College, followed by a residency at the University of Arizona where he served as chief resident. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, member of the Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Nevada State Ophthalmological Society, and the Washoe County Medical Society.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, golfing and playing the guitar.
Pauline H. Hong, M.D. - Photo and Bio coming soon.
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