Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators, published a study, "Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," in the Lancet journal. With an Impact Factor of 202·731 (2021 …
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with researchers from India, SriLanka, and Towson University (USA) published a study, "Effect of addition of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (Tio2NP) on the antimicrobial properties, surface roughness and surface hardness of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA): A Systematic Review," in the F1000 journal. This…
Amalie Alver, Kavita Batra, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), published their study, "Food Diary Completion Does Not Significantly Impact Glycemic Control in an Observational Single-Institution Pilot Study of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," in Cureus.
Sophie Ahmad, Rafae Nauman, Kavita Batra, Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Ashok Gupta from Desert Radiology, presented their study, "Relationship between bone loss and oral health among post-menopausal women with or without diabetes," at the Endocrine Society Annual Conference, 2023 held in Chicago, Illinois. Ahmad and Nauman are the…
Gregory Brown, M.D., (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Medicine) just published "Advanced Integrative Therapy: Origins, Research, Theory and Practice" with co-authors Elizabeth Pace and Tabatha Bird Weaver in the Energy Psychology Journal, Volume 15:1, May 2023.
Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) has been selected by the Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) to receive the 2023 “Distinguished Physician’s Award.” The award recognizes a physician that has made an outstanding achievement in the medical field and is largely regarded as one of NSMA’s highest honors. Fellow physicians selected Kuhls…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has coauthored an article titled, “Effects of therapeutic lifestyle change diets on blood lipids, lipoproteins, glycemic parameters, and blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials” in the journal Nutrition Reviews (Impact Factor 6.846) in collaboration…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has published an article titled, “Managing stress by medical students and residents,” in UJMS: UCMS Journal of Medical Sciences. The article identifies sources of stress and offers practical tips for managing stress among medical students and residents who often feel high levels…
Jyoti Mago (Clinical Sciences, Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) in association with Amar Kanekar of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have published an article titled, “Applications of ChatGPT in oral healthcare: a current and brief overview” in the Global Journal for Research Analysis. The article…
Mitchell Cross, MD (PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident), Joel Schirding, MD (PGY3 Emergency Medicine resident), and assistant professor Kristina Domanski, MD (Emergency Medicine), authored a case report titled, "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Multigravida Patient," which was recently published in the peer-reviewed Cureus Journal of…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Annie Lindsay (University of Nevada, Reno-Extension), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) received a grant of $144,512 from the University of Nevada Reno Extension Program - Advancing our powerful partnerships to address critical issues facing Clark County.
The grant will help…