Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) in collaboration with colleagues from Chongqing Medical University published an article titled, “Effect of WeChat-based intervention on food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices among university students in Chongqing, China: a quasi-experimental study,” in the Journal of Health,…
Asma Awan (Social & Behavioral Health), Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine)
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Application of an RQFSM model (reach, quality, fidelity, satisfaction, management) for community-based participatory evaluation of public health initiatives,” at the Cukurova 10th International Scientific Research…
Buddha Dawn and Guangming Cheng (both Medicine) wrote an invited editorial in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. In this article titled, “Myocardial regeneration and the enigma of the immune cells,” Drs. Dawn and Cheng discuss the complex and poorly understood roles played by various subsets of immune cells in cell therapy-induced…
Kyaw Min Tun, Zahra Dossaji, Blaine Massey, Kavita Batra, Chun-Han Lo, Yassin Naga, Salman Mohammed, Abebe Muraga, Ahmad Gill, Dwaipayan Mukhopadhhyay, Ashok Singh, Daisy Lankarani, Jose Aponte Pieras, Gordon Ohning (all Medicine) published a study "A Comparative Study of Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis vs. Non-Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients from a Cohort…
Zahra Dossaji, Adam Khattak, Kyaw Min Tun, Mark Hsu, Kavita Batra, Annie S. Hong (all Medicine) published a study, "Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplant on Behavioral and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Pediatric Autism: A Systematic Review," in the journal Microorganisms. This study suggests that Fecal Microbiota Transplant may offer a promising…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) co-authored an interdisciplinary article titled, “Single parenthood and minor children: Vulnerability factors for fear of crime," in collaboration with colleagues from Jackson State University and Auburn University at Montgomery in the journal The Pursuit. The article found…
John Menezes, Kavita Batra, Vladislav Zhitny (all Medicine) published a study, "A Nationwide Analysis of Gunshot Wounds of the Head and Neck: Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost" in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Gun-related injuries remain a major public health issue, with many beginning to view this as a national health crisis.
An interdisciplinary collaboration between the dental and medical school resulted in a publication titled, "Extranodal manifestation of mantle cell lymphoma in the submandibular duct: A case report and review of literature." The publication was accepted in Otolaryngology Case Reports. It was written by fourth-year medical student Spencer…
Marc J. Kahn (Medicine), MD, MBA, and Paul J. Hauptman, MD, the deans at each of Nevada's public medical schools wrote an editorial in the Nevada Independent pointing out the the solution to the state's physician shortage is to increase the number of residency and fellowship positions. While the likelihood that a medical graduate from a…
Dr. Peter Kim and Dr. Jo-Lawrence Bigcas (Otolaryngology, Medicine) were invited to speak at the 4th Annual Sin City Sinus conference, hosted by renowned rhinologist Dr. Phil Chen. As UNLV faculty, Dr. Kim and Dr. Bigcas represented the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV with presentations on the Management of Epistaxis and…
Yuna Kim, Muhammed Shand, Emily Sagalow, Logan Lee, Kavita Batra, Jo-Lawrence Bigcas, and Robert Wang (all Medicine) presented their study titled "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Management of Thyroidectomy Incisions" at the Triological Combined Sections Meeting in Coronado.
Marc J. Kahn, Alison Netski (both Medicine), and colleagues recently published a paper titled, "A Game Theory Approach for Strategic Partnerships in Academic Medicine." The article describes partnerships using the framework of a game with players and rules. The authors suggest strategic moves to best accomplish the goals of such…