Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Global Demographic Collaborators published a study "Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with the Global Nervous System Collaborators published a study "Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" in the Lancet Neurology.  This study estimated nervous system health loss caused by 37…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Christopher Johansen (Social and Behavioral Health), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), Sidath Kapukotuwa, Liliana Davalos, Laurencia Bonsu (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Theory-based antecedents…
Dr. Tooba Laeeq, Dr. Kyaw Tun, Dr. Tahne Vongsavath, Dr. Aditi Singh and Dr. Vignan Manne (all Internal Medicine) published "Incidence and Risk Factor of Clostrodium Difficile infection in liver transplant patients: A comprehensive literature review" in Clinical Liver Disease.    
Vladislav Pavlovich Zhitny (NYU Anesthesiology Resident), Edgar Lopez Mora, and Eric Kawana (all Medicine) published an article titled, "Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Programs Website Assessment and Recommendations for Fellowship Web-based Platforms," in The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine.
Professor Ross P. Berkeley, MD, (Emergency Medicine) was recently appointed by Governor Lombardo to the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education for the State of Nevada. Berkeley is chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and serves as program director of the emergency medicine residency.
Sara Hunt (Medicine), Ph.D., associate professor and assistant dean of behavioral health sciences at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and executive director of BeHERE NV, received an honorable mention for Faculty/Staff Outreach for the UNLV 2024 Community Engagement Awards. Hunt has been instrumental in launching BeHERE NV, which is…
Eric Kawana, Kenny Do, Jenifer Do (all Medicine) and Vladislav P. Zhitny, alum, published "The Origins and Development of Pre-emptive Dermatologic Anesthesia: A Systematic Review" in Cureus.  The study delves into the historical trajectory of dermatological anesthesia, tracing its roots from ancient civilizations to modern times. It…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “The effects of L-carnitine supplementation on inflammation, oxidative stress, and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with sepsis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial” in the Nutrition Journal (Impact factor 5.4) in collaboration with coauthors…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Mini Review: Possible role of the multi-theory model of health behavioral change in designing substance use prevention and treatment intervention,” in the…
Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) published the study, "Efficacy of Community Health Worker-Delivered Family Health History-Based Breast Cancer Education and Services Among Chinese Americans," in the Journal of Cancer Education, 1-7. Citation Assoumou, B., Yeh, Y. L., Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, J. H. Y., ... & Chen, L. S. (…
Frankie A. Colosimo. Philip Borsellino, Reese I. Krider, Raul E. Marquez, and Thomas A. Vida (all Medicine) published the study, "The Clinical Potential of Dimethyltryptamine: Breakthroughs into the Other Side of Mental Illness, Neurodegeneration, and Consciousness." About the study The human brain controls everything from thoughts to actions…