Department of Surgery News
The department of surgery delivers rigorous, hands-on surgical training in a high-acuity environment, emphasizing technical excellence, critical thinking, and compassionate patient care. The department is home to a general surgery residency and an acute care surgery fellowship, with faculty at the forefront of robotic surgery in addition to providing 24/7 care at the UMC Trauma and Burn Center.
Surgery In The News
Between 2017 and 2024, emergency departments nationwide treated an estimated 380,000 e-scooter–related injuries and 155,200 e-bike injuries. That’s according to data published in the latest Traffic Research and Education Newsletter from the Traffic Safety Research Group at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. It documents the growing number of e-micromobility-related accidents in Nevada between 2021 and 2025.
Between 2017 and 2024, emergency departments nationwide treated an estimated 380,000 e-scooter–related injuries and 155,200 e-bike injuries. That’s according to data published in the latest Traffic Research and Education Newsletter from the Traffic Safety Research Group at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. It documents the growing number of e-micromobility-related accidents in Nevada between 2021 and 2025.
Nine years after the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, medical professionals at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada say the night of 1 October still shapes how they prepare for disaster — and how they understand the lasting emotional toll on a community.
About 10 minutes after the shooting began, around 10:15 p.m., officers were making their way toward the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay, where the gunfire was coming from. Around that time, police say the gunman fired his final rounds. As officers worked to reach the hotel room, hospitals across the Las Vegas Valley began preparing for an unprecedented influx of patients.
Brushing your hair in front of a bathroom mirror is part of a daily routine some of us take for granted. A Las Vegas woman spent months documenting her journey battling metastatic breast cancer.
UNLV researchers say emergency departments treated nearly 500,000 e-bike and e-scooter injuries between 2017 and 2024, and valley doctors are pushing for stronger safety measures.