Noehealani Antolin, Selam Ayele, Blessing Imade, Ana L. Reyes, Kavita Batra, Bertille Mavegam, and Deborah A. Kuhls (all Medicine) presented "Driving Behaviors & Vehicle Age: A Look at NV Non-Adjudicated Citations, 2018–2021" at the 50th Annual Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) Conference on July 8 in…

Myung-Rho Kim, Taha Shaikh, Shawn Wang, Spencer Taylor, Vidhani Goel, Banveet Kaur Khetarpal, Chowdhury Ahsan, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) have published a study titled: “A Higher-Than-Standard-Intensity International Normalized Ratio (INR) Goal for Patients Undergoing Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement With Additional Thrombotic Risk…

Manoj Sharma and Ravi Batra (Public Health), in collaboration with Kavita Batra (Medicine) and the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators, have co-authored a major study published in The Lancet, "Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030." The…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article "Efficacy of Vibro-Medical Foot Orthoses on Gait, Postural Control, and Muscle Activity in Physically Active Young Adults: A Systematic Review" in the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. The review evaluated how vibro-medical foot orthoses impact gait, postural control, and lower limb…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing and Communications Department is proud to announce it has won an American Inhouse Design Award™ from GDUSA for its 2025 Summer Magazine.  GDUSA, greatly respected in the world of graphic design, has been a source of news and information for designers and the broader creative community…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was recognized for his new book, "Introspective meditations for complete contentment (Santosha), 2nd. ed." through publication of a review in the prestigious, Italian Journal of Psychology and Occupational Health. The book provides a roadmap for applying one's own cognitive power to…

Jared Griffard along with co-authors Thomas Irons, Sarah Xiao, Stephanie Martinez, Allison McNickle and Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) recently published "Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis in pediatric trauma patients: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2017 to 2022" in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) and a colleague recently published a paper in the Physician Leadership Journal titled, "The Three Stages of Physicians' Careers." The three stages of a physician's career described include: Stage 1: Time and energy but no money; Stage 2: Money and energy but no time, and; Stage 3: Time and money but no energy.

Samantha E. John (Brain Health), along with Jalal Uddin, Drew Blasco, Timothy J. Grigsby, Chad L. Cross, and Jason D. Flatt (all Public Health), recently published a study titled, "Exploring Discharge to Hospice for Dementia-Related Healthcare Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Southern Nevada," in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.…

Karl Aharonian, Jeffrey Martin, and Henry Krasner, Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Meher Yepremyan (Retina Consultants of Nevada, Las Vegas), recently published a study titled, "Climate and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Retrospective and Multi-Site Study in the High Desert of the United States,” in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology. This study…

Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) has been appointed  a committee member of the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) for a three-year term. The LCME is the accrediting body for US MD-granting institutions. The LCME is comprised of 17 professional members, two student members, and two public at-large members.

Myung-Rho Kim, Jasmine Dugal, Shawn Wang, Spencer Taylor, Vidhani Goal, Amaan Shafi, Aditi Singh, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) co-authored the study titled "Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure and Antithrombotics: Less May Be Enough for Lower-Risk Patients – A Single-Center Observational Study," published in the journal Medicine. The…