Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Dustin Davis and Arpita Basu (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently collaborated with Jeannette Crew, Dr. Petar Planinic, and Dr. James Alexander (all Medicine) to publish a comprehensive review in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Their review examined the last 20 years of observational and…
Dr. Nabil Noureddin (Medicine) published his manuscript, “Increase in Alcoholic Hepatitis as an Etiology for Liver Transplantation in the United States: A 2004–2018 Analysis” in Transplantation Direct Journal. He is the first author on this national study of the natural history for liver transplantation due to alcoholic hepatitis. He and his co-…
Dean Marc J. Kahn (School of Medicine) was recently a guest on Nevada State Senator Ben Kieckhefer's podcast Across the Aisle.
Senator Kieckhefer and Dean Kahn discussed healthcare, the economy, and some of the new partnerships the UNLV School of Medicine is creating that will aid in the state's economic recovery. …
Dr. Syed Mohsin Saghir (Medicine) published his manuscript, “Efficacy of Transoral Outlet Reduction in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients to Promote Weight Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” in Endoscopy International Open. This is a study of 850 patients who underwent transoral outlet reduction endoscopically to reduce the dilated…
Dr. Richard Baynosa and Dr. Joshua Goldman (Medicine) are featured speakers during the Nevada Cancer Coalition's Cancer Survivorship Series in October. The plastic surgeons' presentations include "Addressing the Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors Post Mastectomy" and "Solving the 'Unsolvable' Problems Post Mastectomy — Treating Lymphedema…
Dr. Syed Mohsin Saghir (Medicine) published his manuscript, “Efficacy of Pancreatoscopy For Pancreatic Duct Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” in the World Journal of Gastroenterology. This study of 383 patients underwent electrohydraulic lithotripsy or laser lithotripsy for symptomatic pancreatolithiasis and demonstrated high rate of…
Paul Harasim (Medicine) has been selected to serve as a judge for the AAMC's 2021 Group on Institutional Advancement Awards for Excellence Competition. This competition is an annual, peer-reviewed competition that recognizes outstanding work by members of the group and their staff. The awards honor the most creative and effective approaches…
Wonda Riner (Medicine) is honored to serve as a 2020 Top Tech Award judge. The Top Tech Awards recognize top information technology leadership in Las Vegas, as nominated by peers and/or clients. This is the 10th anniversary of this prestigious awards program which honors the many individuals who use information technology in a competitive and…
Dr. Nabil Noureddin (Medicine) published his manuscript, “Noninvasive Testing Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques as Outcomes in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Trials: How Full Is the Glass?” in the Hepatology Communications Journal. Noureddin is the first author on this editorial that emphasized how MRI techniques can accurately…
Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) published an editorial in The Sun titled, "In Wildfires and Pandemics, 'It's Not Just the Match — It's Where It Lands,'" discussing the context of health care disparities and limited access to health as a substrate for the current pandemic.
Dr. Banveet Kaur (Medicine) published her manuscript, “Artificial Intelligence Trumps TAVI2-SCORE and CoreValve Score in Predicting 1-year Mortality Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement” in the Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Journal. This study of 1,055 patients utilized the Gradient Boosting Machine learning (GBM) prediction…
Dr. Neilmegh Varada (Medicine) published his manuscript, “Horner Syndrome Induced by Toxoplasmosis Infection in a Patient with AIDS and Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus” at American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. This is the first reported case of Horner syndrome resulting from CNS toxoplasmosis. Varada and his co-authors concluded that…