Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) is the lead author of an article, "We are ML: A Qualitative Case Study on the Medical Library Association’s 2019 Communities Transition," published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. She is an assistant professor and undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library at the…
Kevin Lee and Osman Rahimi (both Medicine) recently published an article, "A Meta-Analysis: Coronary Artery Calcium Score and COVID-19 Prognosis," in the journal Medical Sciences. Both are internal medicine residents.
Ariyon Schreiber (Medicine), along with two co-authors, has had two articles published recently. "Cardiac Transplant Recipient with COVID-19 Induced Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report" appeared in European Heart Journal. "Collapsing FSGS with Concurrent Class 2 and 3 Lupus Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature" was…
Dr. Banveet Kaur (Medicine) recently published "Electromagnetic Interference from Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator" in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology.
Dr. Annabel Barber (Medicine) has been named vice chair of the best practices work group of the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons. She also recently co-authored two manuscripts, one of which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The other manuscript is currently under review.
Drs. Jay Fisher and Beth Warren (Medicine) co-authored an evidence-based review, "Pediatric Chest Pain: Using Evidence to Reduce Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department," which recently was published in the peer-reviewed Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice. Fisher is the director of pediatric clinical education for the department of…
Johan Bester (Medicine) published an international textbook in pediatric ethics, Pediatric Ethics: Theory and Practice, with a host of co-authors. The book is edited by Bester and a clinical ethicist from MD Anderson, Nico Nortje. The book combines contributions from leading experts in pediatric ethics from all over the world, and is intended…
The Department of Graduate Medical Education (Medicine) has been granted Continued Accreditation after being reviewed by the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The IRC commended the school of medicine for its substantial compliance and without any citations.
Drs. Paige Harry, Ian Isby, and Ross P. Berkeley, along with Aaron Johnson and Matthew Earle, both 2021 emergency medicine residency graduates, recently presented their research poster, "Analysis of Fatalities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area," at the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) Scientific Assembly in San Diego. In an…
Dr. Rooman Ahad (Medicine) is the author of a children's book, Amazing Abe Has Autism (Fulton Books, 2021).
Abe is amazing. He has autism and works hard every day with his family and therapists to help him with his communication. The best part about Abe is his huge heart. He has so much love to give and loves to share his accomplishments with his…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have co-edited a book, COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare (Volume 2), which was published by MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland). This compendium of studies conducted from around the world focuses on the assessment of the impact of…
Dr. Jordana Haber (Medicine) director of clinical education and simulation for the department of emergency medicine, co-authored a manuscript titled "Overcoming Barriers to Promotion for Women and Underrepresented in Medicine Faculty in Academic Emergency Medicine," which was recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American…