Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published a paper titled, “Asynchronous Online Teaching of Research Methods to Graduate Students: Application of the Multi-Theory Model of Health Behavior Change,” in ICERI 2023 Proceedings. The article is a case study of a successful pedagogical application of his fourth-generation…
Buddha Dawn (Medicine) recently delivered a Forum Talk at the 10th Cuban Cardiology Congress in Havana, Cuba. His talk, “Translating cell therapy: Insights and scientific progress,” was focused on the preclinical as well as clinical evidence supporting the efficacy of cell therapy for cardiovascular diseases, while underscoring the challenges…
Whitney Elks, Allison McNickle, Matthew Kelecy, Kavita Batra, Shirley Wong, Shawn Wang, Lisa Angotti, Deborah Kuhls, Charles St. Hill, Syed Saquib, Paul Chestovich, and Douglas Fraser (all Medicine) published a study, "Early versus late feeding after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in trauma and burn," in the Journal of Surgical…
Salman Mohamed, Kavita Batra, Nicole Pang, Elliot Runge, and Mutsumi John Kioka (all Medicine) published a study, "A prospective study on the precision of height data from electronic medical records in tidal volume calculation for lung-protective ventilation," in the Medicine journal. 
Whitney Elks, Spencer Schulte, Kavita Batra, and Jocelyn Burke (all Medicine) along with Adam Rooks and Varun Jain (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) published a protocol manuscript of their study, "Resistance Training in Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Systematic Review," in the JMIR Research…
Drs. Awad Javaid and Chowdhury Ahsan (both Medicine) recently co-authored a manuscript, "Mechanical circulatory support versus vasopressors alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention," in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. The article analyzed a strategy of…
Gregory Brown and Kavita Batra (both Medicine) made an oral presentation titled, "Energy Psychology and Memory Reconsolidation in the Treatment of Chronic PTSD: The current state of interventions," at the First International Symposium on Chronic PTSD: Novel Therapeutic Approaches, Organized by Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Tehran, Iran…
Emylia Terry, Ravi Batra, Jennifer Pharr (all public health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) made an oral presentation of their study, "Physical inactivity and psychological morbidities among LGBTQ+: A comparative analysis," at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Atlanta. This study highlighted the need of developing…
Emylia Terry, Ravi Batra, Jennifer Pharr (all public health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) made an oral presentation of their study, "Factors predicting the discrimination, discrimination vigilance, and physical violence occurrence among sexual minority women: A predictive analysis," at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference held…
Laurenica Bonsu, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) & Buddhadeb Dawn (Medicine), presented their talk “Role of Yoga for Improving Cardiovascular Health” during the American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Nov. 13 in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the Innovations in Integrative, Complementary, and…
Siddharth Raich, Asma Awan, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Neeraj Bhandari (Health Care Administration and Policy) and Kavita Batra (Medicine), presented their poster, “Disparities in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake interventions among Asian Americans: A scoping review of current interventions” during…
Siddharth Raich, Priyambda Kumra, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Buddhadeb Dawn, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh (all Medicine), presented their poster, "Yoga as a complementary therapy to manage physiological and psychological outcomes of digestive disorders: The current state of…