Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Sophie Ahmad, Rafae Nauman, Kavita Batra, Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Ashok Gupta from Desert Radiology, presented their study, "Relationship between bone loss and oral health among post-menopausal women with or without diabetes," at the Endocrine Society Annual Conference, 2023 held in Chicago, Illinois. Ahmad and Nauman are the…
Gregory Brown, M.D., (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Medicine) just published "Advanced Integrative Therapy: Origins, Research, Theory and Practice" with co-authors Elizabeth Pace and Tabatha Bird Weaver in the Energy Psychology Journal, Volume 15:1, May 2023.
Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) has been selected by the Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) to receive the 2023 “Distinguished Physician’s Award.” The award recognizes a physician that has made an outstanding achievement in the medical field and is largely regarded as one of NSMA’s highest honors. Fellow physicians selected Kuhls…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has coauthored an article titled, “Effects of therapeutic lifestyle change diets on blood lipids, lipoproteins, glycemic parameters, and blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials” in the journal Nutrition Reviews (Impact Factor 6.846) in collaboration…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has published an article titled, “Managing stress by medical students and residents,” in UJMS: UCMS Journal of Medical Sciences.  The article identifies sources of stress and offers practical tips for managing stress among medical students and residents who often feel high levels…
Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in association with Amar Kanekar of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article titled, “Applications of ChatGPT in oral healthcare: a current and brief overview” in the Global Journal for Research Analysis. The article…
Mitchell Cross, MD (PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident), Joel Schirding, MD (PGY3 Emergency Medicine resident), and assistant professor Kristina Domanski, MD (Emergency Medicine), authored a case report titled, "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Multigravida Patient," which was recently published in the peer-reviewed Cureus Journal of…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Annie Lindsay (University of Nevada, Reno-Extension), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address critical issues facing Clark County. The grant will help…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) made a virtual presentation titled, “Implications of effective behavior change interventions in post-COVID-19 era for mental health problems among the rural elderly populations,” at the 5th International Symposium on Global Pandemics and…
Asma Awan, Miklo Alcala, Priyambda Kumra, (all Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, "Navigating the past for a South Asian paradigm of mental health: A chronological literature review," at the Ankara International Congress on Scientific Research-VIII held in…
Bryan Bledsoe (Emergency Medicine) has released the sixth-edition of the textbook Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices. Pearson Education (Brady) is proud to announce the release of the sixth-edition of Bledsoe’s Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices. This textbook, first published in 1991, has become the standard for paramedic…