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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

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Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Chelsea Prollamante, DO, a graduate of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Pediatrics Residency Program, with her nieces.
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With a physician shortage placing Nevada near the bottom nationwide for pediatric care, Dr. Chelsea Prollamante is committed to making a difference by serving our community.

Jordan Miller, MD, medical chief resident in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Orthopaedics
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Orthopaedics chief resident Dr. Jordan Miller wants to take care of collegiate and professional athletes and regular Las Vegas residents after completing his fellowship.

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Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

Magnus Chun, MD, is a third-year resident in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Internal Medicine.
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Driven by all kinds of research, Dr. Magnus Chun has a keen interest in gastroenterology topics.

Ashley Prandecki, MD, an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, alongside her family.
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From student to resident physician to assistant professor at the medical school, Dr. Ashley Prandecki remains committed to serving Nevada.

Medicine In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

Trouble concentrating can show up in everyday life in ways that range from mildly frustrating to seriously disruptive, and the symptoms can look different from person to person.

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Compared to the days of the coronavirus pandemic a few years ago, customer activity in any pharmacy in the U.S. state of Virginia appears normal. Shelves are well stocked with medications, many of them marked with discounted prices. Yet despite this calm scene, there is growing anticipation of a major crisis in what are known as global supply chains—one that could turn this quiet picture upside down.

Healthline

A new study published on Sunday in the European Heart Journal found that people who get even small amounts of vigorous exercise each day may be less likely to develop eight major diseases.

Nevada Business

Healthcare Nevada, 2026. The bad news? The state ranks at or near the bottom of healthcare rankings in terms of the number of physicians and primary care providers per 100,000 population.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Hospitals and clinics across the Las Vegas valley are continuing to deal with staffing shortages across nearly every level of care, from doctors and nurses to critical support staff. While some progress is being made, medical professionals say the region still has a long way to go to meet the needs of its growing population.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

A new COVID variant is spreading quickly. BA.3.2, also known as “Cicada,” is already making its way through 25 states, including Nevada. Although there are no confirmed human cases in Nevada yet, the variant has been detected in Nevada’s wastewater, and this strain may be more contagious.

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Recent Medicine Accomplishments

Kavita Batra (Medicine), whose primary research focuses on maternal and neonatal health, along with her GBD 2023 Maternal Mortality collaborators, co-authored a study in The Lancet: Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health titled, "Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality, progress towards the Sustainable Development…
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with the GBD 2021 AEMT collaborators, published "Global burden of adverse effects of medical treatment from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" in the Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. Using GBD 2021 data from 204 countries, the study quantified the global burden of adverse effects of medical…
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University), Andrew Yockey (University of Mississippi), and Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University), co-authored an editorial in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health arguing that reporting study limitations is not just stylistic but an ethical responsibility,…
Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh, and Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (all Medicine) along with their collaborators, including former medical residents and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco, presented their work as a poster and published the abstract in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) on "Characteristics and…
Brandon Eddy, Ph.D., (Couple and Family Therapy) recently presented at the International Family Therapy Association Conference in Bergen, Norway. He presented with a former graduate of the UNLV Couple and Family Therapy Program, Ashley Bloomberg. 
Soon Cho (Medicine) published "The Systemic Model of the Brain Disease of Addiction: A Holistic and Comprehensive Theoretical Perspective" in the Journal of Family Theory and Review.