Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Jay Shen (Center for Health Disparities Research; Healthcare Administration and Policy) is currently leading an interdisciplinary team to conduct the COVID-19 Health Disparity Assessment and Healthcare Equity Modeling project, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention through the Southern Nevada Health District, with a total…
Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) was invited to present at the 2023 International Association of Hypnosis Professionals Annual Symposium in October. The title of the presentation was "Memory Re-consolidation: A Mechanism of Change in the Treatment of Trauma."
Dr. Gregory Brown (Medicine) was awarded the "Science Award" from the International Association of Hypnosis Professionals at their 2023 Annual Symposium in October 2023.
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani from the New Mexico State University presented "An overview of methodology and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis" at an international event organized by the Global Center of Evidence Synthesis (India). This educational activity benefitted nearly 170 early career…
Claire Chen Xinning, Paul Cabugao, Max Nguyen, Daniel Villegas, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh, and Mutsumi Kioka (all Medicine) published a study "Comparing demographics, clinical characteristics, and hospital outcomes by vaccine uptake status: A single-institution cross-sectional study" in the Medicine journal. Chen and Nguyen are the medical…
Dr. Haven Frazier and Dr. Glendell de Guzman (Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics) published a case report titled, "LigaSure for Management of Obstructed Hemivagina with Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly (OHVIRA) Syndrome," in Obstetrics and Gynecology Cases - Reviews (DOI: 10.23937/2377-9004/1410248).
Jennifer R. Pharr, Ravi Batra, Emylia Terry (all Public Health) along with Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a study, "Intrapersonal Predictors of Physical Violence Toward and Sexual Assault of Lesbian and Bisexual Women and the Associated Mental Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," in the journal LGBT Health. This study reported…
Whitney Elks, Declan Feery, Celica Cosme, Kavita Batra, Charles St. Hill, and Ovunc Bardakcioglu (all Medicine) presented their study, “Comparison of Surgical Treatment Patterns and Temporal Trends for Stage I-III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma among Regions in the United States,” at the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. This…
UNLV’s Couple and Family Therapy Program (CFT), was well represented at the third annual American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists research conference in Provo, Utah. The theme for this year’s conference was "Expanding Our Reach: Engaging Underrepresented Groups in Systemic Research." Faculty members Sara Jordan and Vaida Kazlauskaite…
Lisa Durette, Crystal Oden, Nina Parikh, and Nathan Rudig (all Medicine) published "Clinicians' Experience with a Graduate Medical Education Implemented Child Psychiatry Access Program" in Academic Psychiatry.
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing and Communications Department is proud to announce they have won two Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) Health+Wellness Design Awards™ for 2023.
GDUSA, greatly respected in the world of graphic design, has been a source of news and information for designers and the broader creative community for 60…
Two UNLV Health/Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV medical practitioners were recently named 2023 Healthcare Heroes by Nevada Business Magazine. Each year, judges from competing health care organizations pour through nominations before naming winners in 11 categories. Dr. Michael Daubs, former professor and chair of orthopaedics was named…