Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) received the Community Faculty of the Year award from the UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) during their residents graduation dinner. The award is for recognition and appreciation of significant contributions in ENT resident education. During her two years working with the department…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; internal Medicine), following his receiving the UNLV's 2024 Harry Reid Silver State Award and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award, was interviewed this week by New India Abroad, a newspaper for non resident Indians around the world. In his interview, he shares his journey and provides…
Kenny Do, Emily Sagalow, Richard Wang, Oluwafunmilola T. Okuyemi, Jo-Lawrence Bigcas (Otolaryngology) published a report detailing two cases of occult thyroid carcinoma (OTC) in Cureus. This rare phenomenon involves thyroid metastasis to locoregional lymph nodes without an identifiable primary tumor in the thyroid gland. There are many…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Fern J. Webb (University of Florida), Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University), Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University) and Joyce Balls -Berry (Washington University) published a study, "Acculturation, readiness to change, and body mass index among African American Women: A community-based study…
Forth year student Gemma Lagasca (Medicine) will work with the Las Vegas Raiders, performing a one-month clinical rotation focused on primary care sports medicine. For the second year in a row, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine is participating in the NFL's Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline initiative. These rotations…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) in addition to her existing leadership positions on multiple journals, was appointed as the new editor-in-chief to the International Perspectives on Health Equity (IPHEE) journal. Given her strong research and scholarly records, Batra aims to motivate, encourage and provide instruction to the other members of…
Melanie Shackleford, Anna Horvath, Mayra Repetto, Andrea Thi, Rory Twells, Maggie Sanders, Stephanie Fernandez, Dale Netski, Kavita Batra, Nadia Gomez, Leanne Free (all Medicine) published a study, "An Analysis of Oral Contraceptive Related Videos on TikTok," in the journal AJOG Global Reports. This study found that TikTok videos related to oral…
Whitney Elks, Christina Dantam, Adam Rooks, Kencie Ely, Spencer Schulte, Kavita Batra, Jocelyn Burke (all Medicine) along with Varun Jain (Medicine, University of Kentucky) presented their study "Role of Resistance Training after Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review" at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 40th…
James King (Medicine), assistant director of AV services for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, was presented the award for AV Manager of the Year at InfoComm 2024.
Nataliyah Tahir, Sophie Ahmad, Kavita Batra, Ashok Gupta, and Kenneth E. Izuora (all Medicine) presented their study "Assessing the Relationship Between Bone Loss and Oral Health Among Post-menopausal Women" at the Annual Meeting of Endocrine Society 2024 held in Chicago. Tahir and Ahmad are medical students.
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with researchers from Italy, Turkey, Morocco, and Iran published a study "Social Media: Stress Factors or Coping Strategies? A Pilot Study in a Sample of Italian Teachers," in the Iranian Rehabilitation Journal (IRJ). This exploratory research explores the relationship between social media engagement and its…
Deanna Chea and Oscar Toro (both Medicine) are the winners of the 2024 American Family Physician Journal photo contest and will have the winning photo published in July’s edition. They will also receive an award at the AAFP National Convention in August.