Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV News
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is becoming a world-class center for medical education, patient care, and research. We aim to prepare Nevada's doctors with the most innovative and technologically advanced forms of medical training while also forming community partnerships to serve the healthcare needs of our diverse and urban population.
Current Medicine News
The assistant professor of otolaryngology finds beauty in the complexities of the human anatomy.
Despite a guidance counselor's naysaying, the former UNLV president has racked up a lifetime of achievements too long to list.
The Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada aims to improve the mental health workforce in the state.
Anesthesiology resident Dr. Vladislav Zhitny still makes time to help UNLV medical students get their work published in peer-reviewed journals.
Faculty and staff joined the dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at his fourth State of the School Address, the second one to be hosted at the Medical Education Building.
UNLV study uses wastewater surveillance model to detect, manage emerging viruses and offer clues on public health challenges of vulnerable populations.
Medicine In The News
If you have a loved one who has Type 1 diabetes, aka juvenile diabetes, UNLV wants to talk to you. Physicians at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine are looking for volunteers for a diabetes study designed to help slow the progression of the disease.
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is looking for volunteers who want to join a large study that could help slow the progression of diabetes. Researchers want participants who have yet to be diagnosed with diabetes but are in a high-risk group.
For years in Las Vegas, the saying went something like this: "if you need specialized medical care, go to the airport," because then you can catch a flight to Los Angeles or some other city with a hospital that actually does that surgery. Well, that’s slowly changing.
UNLV faculty members receive endowments which provides resources for clinical departments.
Anatomage Inc., a leader in 3D medical visualization technology, is excited to announce the upcoming National Anatomage Tournament. This event will occur at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on June 1st, 2024. The tournament will be live-streamed on our Anatomage YouTube channel at 3:30 PM PT.
Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced that new data will be presented today at the 2024 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in San Diego, California. The presentation, titled "Performance comparison of a blood-based integrated classifier for lung nodule risk stratification in patients with versus without emphysema," will be presented by Arthur Romero MD, MSC, FCCP, Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
