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Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV News

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

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.

Plastinated specimen in the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building's cadaver lab.
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How medical students are mastering anatomy through human body dissection, plastinated specimens, and immersive technologies.

woman in black jacket and red blouse sitting at a desk writing on a sticky note with a trail of sticky notes leading to whiteboard behind her
People |

This operations specialist at the School of Medicine is powered by main-character energy and a lot of sticky notes.

Jennifer Chen, MD, and her dog Archibald sitting on the lawn of the Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building.
People |

Dr. Jennifer Chen shares her passion for emergency medicine and how the specialty complements her lifestyle.

Chelsey Nicol wearing a shirt that reads "#Cleft Strong"
People |

UNLV’s new clinic restores a critical statewide service; for Nicol, it restores something even more personal.

two adults organizing and distributing food at event
Campus News |

UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.

Medicine In The News

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A new study from the American Heart Association (AHA) warns the number of women living with cardiovascular disease could rise in the coming years.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Sunhaven will offer on-site social and health services and is designed for extremely low-income people who are homeless or at “imminent risk” of becoming homeless, according to a news release Wednesday. The UNLV Health Mojave Counseling clinic will provide clinical and case-management services at Sunhaven, and addiction-treatment group WestCare will offer life skills, crisis response and other resources, the release said.

KSNV-TV: News 3

More than 250 representatives are coming together to not only network but also share their dedication to find the cure for Alzheimer's. This includes announcing a new partnership with UNLV.

KSNV-TV: News 3

More than 250 representatives are coming together to not only network but also share their dedication to find the cure for Alzheimer's. This includes announcing a new partnership with UNLV.

PBS

A blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease a game-changer for patients and their families.

PBS

A blood test for Alzheimer’s Disease a game-changer for patients and their families.

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Recent Medicine Accomplishments

Gregory P. Brown, Kavita Batra, Anne Weisman, Arianna Palermini, Nezia Rahman, Robert Sottile, Sherine Khanbijan, Noa Klausner, Elizabeth Park, Andrew Wilson, Tiffany Chen, Al Gourner, Paige Hewitt, Soon Cho (all Medicine), along with Jo Woon Chong (SungKyunKwan University, South Korea), presented a poster titled, “AIT, EFT, & EMDR: A QEEG RCT…
Dr. Vishisht Mehta (Medicine) and colleagues published their paper, "Employment of artificial intelligence for early lung cancer diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study," in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of combined artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for increasing the follow-up rate of…
Tooba Laaeq, Roberto Sagaribay, Vidhani Goel, Aditi Singh, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine), along with collaborators from Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan, and Mass General Brigham, Boston have published a study titled “Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients With Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites and…
Manoj Sharma, Asma Awan, Vikash Patel, Aastha Poudel (all Social & Behavioral Health), Badrunisa Hanif, Tooba Laeeq, and Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (all Medicine) authored an article titled “A theory-based approach to predict stress relaxation behavior among South Asian Americans: A cross-sectional study” in the International Journal of…
Kavita Batra (Medicine), in collaboration with Kyra Morgan (the lead author), Stephanie Woodard, Erika Ryst, Paul Devereux, and Wei Yang, recently published their study, “Bridging the Data Divide in Nevada: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Birth Certificate and Medicaid Billing Discrepancies in Gestational Substance Exposure,” in the journal…
Whitney Elks, Declan Feery, Celica Cosme, Kavita Batra, Lance Horner, Charles St. Hill, and Ovunc Bardakcioglu (all Medicine) published a study, “Comparison of Surgical Treatment Patterns and Temporal Trends for Stage I–III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma Among Regions in the United States,” in Heliyon. Using National Cancer Database data (2004–…