Dr. Vladislav Pavlovich Zhitny, Enes Djesevic, Gemma Lagasca, Aziza Dhalai, and Dr. Brian J. Mendelson (all Medicine) recently published "Regional and Acute Pain Anesthesiology Post COVID-19 Assessment and Recommendations for Fellowship Web Based Platforms" in Local and Regional Anesthesia.

Brianna L. Yee, Neilmegh L. Varada, Osman M. Rahimi, Chriselyn F. Palma, Omar S. Al-Taweel, and Chowdhury H. Ahsan (all Medicine) published "Scleroderma as an Uncommon Cause of Pericardial Effusion" in the Kansas Journal of Medicine. They all are with the internal medicine department.

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) published an interdisciplinary article, “Hoarding Disorder, Suicidality, and Treatment Modalities” in collaboration with Michael Kelson of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (New Jersey) in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The article presents a case for a…

Kavita Batra, Anne Weisman (both Medicine), Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) along with researchers from the CDC Foundation, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, and other countries, including India, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, co-authored an article, "Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Rapid Literature…

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) co-authored a chapter, “The Structural Basis of Histone Modifying Enzyme Specificity and Promiscuity: Implications for Metabolic Regulation and Drug Design” in the book series Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology (Protein Design and Structure; Ed: Rossen Donev). This study identified several small…

Janson Trieu, Mark Chang, Vanessa Rojas, Neilmegh Varada, Yen Cao, Michael Anderson, and Nicholas Vogelzang (all Medicine) published "Lower Fracture Rates in Patients Treated with Radium-223, Abiraterone or Enzalutamide, When Given Concurrently with Bone Health Agents: A Real World Analysis" in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Genitourinary…

Gregory P. Brown, Kavita Batra, Suzie S. Hong, Robert Sottile, Raveena Bakhru, and Emily Dorin (all Medicine) published an article, "Therapists’ Observations in Reduction of Unpleasant Emotions Following Advanced Integrative Therapy Interventions" in the Energy Psychology journal. 

Kavita Batra and Aditi Singh (both Medicine), along with Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), published a study, "Assessing COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy and Its Correlates: An Early Evidence from India," in the Vaccines journal. This research involved investigators from multiple countries, including India, Saudi Arabia, and Italy. To authors…

Annie S. Hong, Kyaw Min Tun, Jenny M. Hong, Kavita Batra, and Gordon Ohning (all Medicine) published a study, "Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review on Safety and Efficacy," in the Journal Antibiotics. To authors' knowledge, this is the first systematic review investigating safety and efficacy of…

Ravisha Bai, Kavita Batra, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) along with Charmaine Yap (VA Southern Nevada Health Care System) presented a poster, "Diabetes-related Outcomes Following the Use of Basal-bolus Insulin vs. Premixed Insulin in a VA Population with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Chart Review" at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting,…

Laura Crankshaw, Allison G. McNickle, Kavita Batra, Deborah A. Kuhls, Paul J. Chestovich & Douglas R. Fraser (all Medicine) have published a study, "The Volume of Thoracic Irrigation Is Associated with Length of Stay in Patients With Traumatic Hemothorax" in the Journal of Surgical Research.

Diana Anguiano, Samrawit Misiker and Kate Martin (all Medicine) presented the poster, "The Down Syndrome Program: Helping Nevada Reach For The Stars," at the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) - USA's Annual Symposium. The presenters were commended for their emphasis on the community in the design of UNLV's recently launched…