Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Sara Hunt (Medicine), Ph.D., associate professor and assistant dean of behavioral health sciences at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and executive director of BeHERE NV, received an honorable mention for Faculty/Staff Outreach for the UNLV 2024 Community Engagement Awards. Hunt has been instrumental in launching BeHERE NV, which is…
Eric Kawana, Kenny Do, Jenifer Do (all Medicine) and Vladislav P. Zhitny, alum, published "The Origins and Development of Pre-emptive Dermatologic Anesthesia: A Systematic Review" in Cureus.
The study delves into the historical trajectory of dermatological anesthesia, tracing its roots from ancient civilizations to modern times. It…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “The effects of L-carnitine supplementation on inflammation, oxidative stress, and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with sepsis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial” in the Nutrition Journal (Impact factor 5.4) in collaboration with coauthors…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Mini Review: Possible role of the multi-theory model of health behavioral change in designing substance use prevention and treatment intervention,” in the…
Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) published the study, "Efficacy of Community Health Worker-Delivered Family Health History-Based Breast Cancer Education and Services Among Chinese Americans," in the Journal of Cancer Education, 1-7.
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Assoumou, B., Yeh, Y. L., Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, J. H. Y., ... & Chen, L. S. (…
Frankie A. Colosimo. Philip Borsellino, Reese I. Krider, Raul E. Marquez, and Thomas A. Vida (all Medicine) published the study, "The Clinical Potential of Dimethyltryptamine: Breakthroughs into the Other Side of Mental Illness, Neurodegeneration, and Consciousness."
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Laurencia Bonsu (Social and Behavioral Health), Priyambda Kumra (Environmental and Occupational Health), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published a manuscript titled, “A Systematic Review of Binge Drinking Interventions and Bias Assessment among College Students and…
Students Oscar Toro and Deanna Chea (both Medicine) won first place for their poster, “Digital Determinants: How Internet Access Connects Nevada,” at the Nevada Psychiatric Association business meeting held at the Paris Hotel and Casino on Feb. 16, 2024.
Robert Rakosi, Lexi Davis, Kavita Batra, Henry Krasner, Jordon Miller, Sukanta Maitra, Douglas Fraser, and Allison McNickle (all Medicine) presented their study "CT vs. MRI C-Spine Imaging for C-spine clearance in obtunded patients with low-energy trauma mechanisms," at the 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress held in Washington, D.C. The…
Gregory Brown. Kavita Batra, Emily Dorin, Raveena Bakhru, Andrew Han, Arianna Palermini, Robert Sottile, Sherine Khanbijian (all Medicine) were invited to present findings of their recently published study, "Comparing AIT and EFT in the reduction of negative emotions associated with a past memory: A Randomized Controlled Trial," in the 61th…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “An intervention to improve antibiotic prescription behavior in veterinary students: A protocol based on multi-theory model to tackle antimicrobial resistance,” in the journal, Health Science Reports (Impact Factor: 2), with coauthors from Hormozgan…
Vladislav Zhitny (NYU Anesthesiology Resident/UNLV Medicine Alumni), Kenny Do (UNLV Medical Student), and Eric Kawana (UNLV Medical Student) published a research article in the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, which assesses the content available on the websites of neurosurgical anesthesiology programs throughout the United States and…