WILLIAM E. DOUGAN, M.D., Retired Ob/Gyn Physician

Dr. William E. Dougan was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Royal Oak Township, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He attended Western Michigan University from 1966-1970 and the University of Michigan Medical School from 1970-1974. He completed his internship at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, and his residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as chief resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn). He practiced Ob/Gyn in Detroit for thirteen years before moving to Las Vegas where he practiced for another thirteen years before retiring.

He has served on numerous legislative and medical committees both in Michigan and Nevada. He presently serves on the Nevada Office of Minority Health Advisory Committee. Dr. Dougan is board certified in Ob/Gyn. He also has an insurance license and securities license (6&63).

Dr. Dougan and his wife of thirty-five years, Dr. Yorbalinda L. Penton-Dougan, have two adult children. He paints for his own enjoyment, collects art and sports memorabilia. He is on the deacon board at Mountaintop Faith Ministries where he has been a member for the past fifteen years. He and wife have conducted marriage enrichment seminars for the past twenty-five years.

Dr. Dougan was appointed to the Standing Committee by Governor Gibbons in January, 2008 and reappointed in 2010. His term expires December 2011.