TOP PERSONAL TRAINER
Robert Elorduy, Vigor Personal Training and Massage Studio
3102 Swiss Ave.
Contact for appointment
903-422-6044
VigorMassagePT.com
Robert Elorduy has been working out “pretty much all my life,” but for most of his career, offering his skills as a personal trainer was just a side job … until about six years ago, when it became his full-time occupation at various gyms around town. Earlier this month, Elorduy finally achieved a major goal, opening his own facility with a full, functional weight room and cardio machines on Swiss Avenue. It’s that kind of determination that certainly contributed to him becoming Dallas’ favorite personal trainer. “I like my client and myself to focus on the workout, get in and get out,” says the El Paso native, 39. He also doesn’t stop at just pumping iron and shouting at his clients — either individuals or even couples. “I motivate them: Do a good evaluation, give nutritional consultation and be real about how they can change their body,” he says. “It’s about being honest, true, consistent.” His personal favorite among the exercises he supervises: The inclined bench press. “It works the chest. People like my chest,” he says. Uh-huh.
TOP COSMETIC PRACTITIONER
William A. Moore, Advanced Skin Fitness
2928 Oak Lawn Ave.
214-521-5277
AdvancedSkinFitness.com
Some people go to work and deal all day long with spreadsheets, reports and endless meetings in blah conference rooms. But at Advanced Skin Fitness, owner William A. Moore works with fat, wrinkles, blemishes and hair loss, just to name a few of his favorite things. Moore has become gay Dallas’ go-to guy for healthy doses of homo improvement. His full-service medical spa provides the latest in technological advancements for younger looking skin and tighter, toner bodies. This can be achieved through laser treatments, non-surgical cosmetic injectibles, even testosterone regimens. After a complimentary initial consultation, Moore develops a customized approach to fit a patient’s budget while achieving each of their body goals. It’s like having the Fountain of Youth right on Oak Lawn.
— Steven Lindsey
TOP DERMATOLOGIST
John Proffitt, M.D., Oak Lawn Dermatology
3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 650
214-526-8100
OakLawnDermatology.com
Old TV commercials used to caution us about “the heartbreak of psoriasis.” But if it’s you that has psoriasis — or “back”-ne, or a rash, or even a few more wrinkles than you’d like — there’s nothing funny about it. That’s where a good dermatologist can turn heartbreak into relief. In less than two years in Dallas (but more than 25 as a skin doctor), Lubbock native John Proffitt has already garnered a reputation among his patients, who appreciate his personal touch, cool manner and friendly office atmosphere (as well as an online presence that makes filling out forms and setting appointments a snap). We have to hand it to you, Dr. Proffitt: It didn’t take long for us to get you under our skin … and even you don’t have an ointment that can change that.
TOP COUNSELOR
(TIE)
Jimmy Owen, M.S. L.P.C.
3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 620
214-546-8852
Tim Myrick, L.P.C., N.C.C., Uptown Psychotherapy
4144 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 520
214-824-2009
UptownPsychotherapy.com
TOP DENTIST
(TIE)
Floss Dental
3131 Lemmon Ave. (and other locations)
Monday-Thursday at 8 a.m. (9 a.m. alternating Fridays)
214-978-0101
FlossDental.com
Kevin Terrell, D.D.S.
2603 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 100
Open Monday-Thursday at 8 a.m.
214-329-1818
TerrellDental.com
TOP CHIROPRACTOR
Jeffrey Manning, D.C., Manning Wellness Clinic
2702 McKinney Ave., Ste. 202
214-720-2225
ManningWellness.com
TOP OPTOMETRIST
Keith Dishman, O.D.
4311 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. C125
214-521-0929
DrDishman.com
TOP GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Jaime Vasquez, D.O.
2929 Welborn St.
Open Monday–Friday at 9 a.m.
214-528-1083
VasquezClinic.com
TOP HIV SPECIALIST
Steven M. Pounders, M.D.
3500 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 600
Open Monday–Friday at 8 a.m.
214-520-8833
DrPoundersMD.com
TOP GYM
LA Fitness
4540 W. Mockingbird Lane; 2690 N. Haskell Ave. (and additional locations)
Open daily
214-453-4899
LAFitness.com
TOP PHARMACY
Pride Pharmacy
2929 Carlisle St., Ste. 115
Open Monday–Friday at 8 a.m., Saturday
at 9 a.m.
214-954-7389
PridePharmacyGroup.com
TOP YOGA STUDIO
Sunstone Yoga (pictured above)
2907 Routh St. (and additional locations) Open Monday–Friday at 6 a.m., Weekends at 8 a.m.
214-764-2119
SunstoneYoga.com
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 22, 2013.