The credentials and accolades are as impressive as they are lengthy: longtime respected Southern Nevada physician; onetime chief of staff at two local hospitals; former chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission; current chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission; tactical physician for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s SWAT division; first civilian recipient of Metro’s “Medal of Valor”; avid aviator and licensed pilot since the age of 19.

All of this — not to mention a deep affinity for his hometown university  — make Dr. Tony Alamo a worthy choice as UNLV’s Alumnus of the Year for 2016.

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