Johan Bester (Medicine) recently had two papers published. His work in bioethics moves the needle forward in the discussion of vaccination. He reframes how we might consider the issue. Bester argues the correct starting point is not what society owes parents, but rather what society owes children. In a separate…

Drs. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Joseph P. Thornton, David G. Weismiller, Robert C. Wang, Renu S. Jain, Beverly A. Neyland, Annabel E. Barber, John Fildes, John Ham, and Daniel M. Kirgan (all Medicine) were recently listed in the "Best Doctors" issue of Desert Companion magazine. The list includes Bardakcioglu and Thornton (both colon and rectal…

Jay Shen, Sungyoun Chun (both Community Health Sciences); Pearl Kim (Healthcare Administration), Seong-min Park (Criminal Justice), Haneul Choi (Honors), and Ji Won Yoo (Medicine) recently published an article, “Relationship Between Acute Hepatitis C and the Opioid Epidemic” in the American Journal of Medicine. This paper was a collaboration…

Johan Bester (Medicine) published an article on the use of the harm principle as the ethical decision-making standard in the medical care of children. This article, published in the American Journal of Bioethics, generated substantial debate through a series of commentaries appearing in the same issue, with Bester also being given the opportunity…

Johan Bester (Medicine) published a book chapter, "The Nature of Ethics Expertise in Clinical Ethics and Implications for Training of Clinical Ethics Consultants," in a collection of essays on moral expertise in medicine. The essays in Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics wrestle with the question of what makes…

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Dr. Eric Farbman (Medicine), Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), and Dr. Daniel Orr II (Dental Medicine) accepted invitations to speak during the Inter-professional Health Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease, hosted by Friends of Parkinson’s. Basu led a breakout session focused on dietary antioxidants…

Dr. David Glenn Weismiller (Medicine) was recognized by Nevada Public Radio and its publication Desert Companion as one of Las Vegas' Best Doctors for 2018. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors is a global benefits provider and medical information services company that connects individuals facing difficult medical…

Jay Shen (Community Health Sciences), Pearl Kim (Healthcare Administration), and Ji Won Yoo (Medicine) recently published a paper, "Life-Sustaining Procedures, Palliative Care Consultation, and Do-Not Resuscitate Status in Dying Patients With COPD in US Hospitals: 2010-2014", in the Journal of Palliative Care. This study resulted from…

Drs. Allison McNickle, Timothy Dickhudt, Jorge Vega, Paul Chestovich and Douglas Fraser (all Medicine) are the authors of "Emergent Chest Wall Reconstruction for an Incarcerated Pulmonary Hernia," which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. All five are trauma surgeons.

Dr. Allison McNickle (Medicine) has been honored by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society for her research abstract on "The Impact of Pre-Hospital Tourniquets on Resuscitation in Extremity Arterial Trauma."  She received an honorable mention award for excellence in research. She recently finished her fellowship in…

Jay Shen (Community Health Sciences), Catherine Dingley (Nursing), and Dr. Ji Yoo (Medicine) received a $250,000 grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their study “Engaging Asian Communities in Palliative Care in Nevada,” which includes the Asian Community Development Center as a collaborating community partner.…

Jennifer Kawi (Nursing) and Dr. Barbara Atkinson (Medicine) accepted two-year appointments to the Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity Advisory Committee. In their roles, they will work with fellow committee members to advise the office’s program manager about priorities and opportunities that influence health policy or systems.  …