Buddha Dawn, Lin Zhao, Guangming Cheng, Magdy Girgis, Jeryl Hauptman and Yanjuan Yang (all Medicine) are members of the research team whose noteworthy work recently was recognized in Circulation Research, the official journal of the American Heart Association. The team, headed by Dr. Dawn, studies the use of stem cell therapy for heart…

Allison G. McNickle, Douglas R. Fraser, Paul J. Chestovich, Deborah A. Kuhls, and John J.  Fildes (all Medicine) evaluated if prehospital tourniquet application altered the initial transfusion needs in arterial injuries when compared with a non-tourniquet control group. The results of their study were published in the BMJ, one of the world's…

Dr. Susannna Sorrentino (Medicine) presented "Updates in Clinical Genetics Practice" at the Nevada chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting at M Resort in Henderson earlier this month.  

Johan Bester (Medicine) published an article on pediatrics ethics consultation, "Pediatrics Ethics Consultation: Practical Considerations for the Clinical Ethics Consultant," with a group of co-authors, pediatric ethicists from various different institutions. This paper, which appeared in The Journal of Clinical Ethics, provides practical…

Pearl Kim, Jay Shen, Hee-Taik Kang, Dong-Hun Han (all Health Care Administration and Policy), Seong-Min Park (Criminal Justice), Georgia Dounis (Dental), Tsigab Bahta, and Ji Won Yoo (both Medicine), along with Sung-Youn Chun, Jinwook Hwang, and Yong-Jae Lee, published an article, "Dissociation Between the Growing Opioid Demands and Drug Policy…

Drs. Shawna Kleban, Joshua J. Goldman, and Richard C. Baynosa (all Medicine) have written a book chapter, “Robotic Rectus Muscle Flap for Reconstruction in the Pelvis,” which appears in the new book, Advanced Techniques in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery. Baynosa is one of the pioneers in this technique and the innovative…

Joshua J. Goldman (Medicine) recently was chosen as the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Associate Fellow member of the Committee on Ethics. The position tenure is three years, and according to the ACS, the charge of the committee is to "provide the Board of Regents with a means for deliberation and preparation of ethical issues which the…

Dr. Buddha Dawn (Medicine) will receive the 2019 Makoto Nagano Award for Distinguished Achievements in Cardiovascular Education. The International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences will honor Dawn during its Symposium on Cellular Therapy in Cardiovascular Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, this fall.      

Dr. David Winn, Dr. Justin Yeung, and Dr. David Kuykendall (all Medicine) were awarded first place for their research poster at the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians Annual Summer Meeting.  The title of their poster was "Hydrocephalus Induced by Immune Reconstitution Syndrome." All three are family medicine physicians.  …

Barbara Atkinson (Medicine) is being honored by Nevada Business Magazine with its "Healthcare Hero Award" for Lifetime Achievement. The magazine will profile Atkinson, who is the only woman to be dean at three U.S. medical schools, in its September issue. Founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine, she will receive the award at…

Dr. Jorge Vega, Dr. Paul Chestovich, Dr. Syed Saquib, and Dr. Douglas Fraser recently had a manuscript, "A 5-Year Review of Pavement Burns From a Desert Burn Center," published in the July/August volume of the Journal of Burn Care & Research.  The doctors, all part of the department of surgery, reviewed pavement burn injury…

Dr. Susanna Sorrentino (Medicine) conducted a webinar on evaluation and testing of pediatric patients with genetic disorders. The webinar was sponsored by the ECHO project through UNR.