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Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD

(Dr. John H. Ganser, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine (1989)

75 Pringle Way Suite 1002
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 323-7500

Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV specializing in thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD is affiliated with Saint Mary's Health Network and GOMEZ KOZAR MCELREATH AND SMITH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.

Office Locations

Saint Mary's Health Network

18653 Wedge Parkway
Reno, NV 89511

(775) 323-7500

(775) 326-9208

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75 Pringle Way Suite 1002
Reno, NV 89502

(775) 323-7500

(775) 789-9208

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

hernia surgery

laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD performed more hernia surgery, and laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	13
doctor visit	229
excision	33
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	11
doctor visit	238
excision	27
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	68
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	28
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	19
doctor visit	301
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lobectomy	20
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	55
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	17
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	267
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
lobectomy	15
minimally invasive procedures	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	24
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	323
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	35
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lobectomy	11
minimally invasive procedures	67
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	12
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
dissection	17
doctor visit	301
excision	30
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	13
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	305
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	20
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	325
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	53
minimally invasive procedures	70
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	17
weight management	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	12
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	271
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	33
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	12
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	252
gastrointestinal procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	11
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
gastrointestinal procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Reno, NV were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

abdominal surgery	13
dissection	15
doctor visit	268
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	35
weight management	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	240
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	27
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Mary's Health Network

GOMEZ KOZAR MCELREATH AND SMITH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Reno, NV.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Harvey Ganser, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$10,580 Da Vinci Surgical System $10,580
Ethicon Inc.	$5,657 ENSEAL Product Family $1,990	EVICEL $103	Sutures $64	$3,500
Ethicon US, LLC	$1,428 Other/NA $1,250	Biosurgicals $79	VISTASEAL $56	Energy Harmonic $26	Endoscopy: Endocutters $16
Stryker Corporation	$1,125 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera $438	LAPAROSCOPY $363	New Product Development $229	SPY Technology $96
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries	$492 PHASIX $492
Other	$1,571 LINX $459	PHASIX $388	Signia $177	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $142	Phasix Mesh $127	Other $278

**Types of Payments**
Education	$7,012
Consulting Fee	$6,710
Travel and Lodging	$4,100
Food and Beverage	$3,031

Biography

Dr. John Ganser, who practices in Reno, NV, is a medical specialist in general surgery, thoracic surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Ganser is affiliated with Saint Mary's Health Network. After attending Baylor College of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University. He is rated 3.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients.