Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51ԹϺ
Deborah Kuhls, MD, (Medicine) has been named second vice-president-elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Based in Chicago, the ACS is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care.
Mark Hsu, Katrina Naik, Amith Subhash, Jose Aponte-Pieras, Annie Hong, Yousif Elmofti, Muhammad Talha Farooqi, and Gordon Ohning (all Medicine), presented, "Ischemic Hepatitis Associated with Influenza A Infection," at the American College of Gastroenterology Conference.
Mark Hsu (Medicine) presented, "Obstructive Jaundice From Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater," at the American College of Gastroenterology Conference.
Sami Mesgun, Blaine Massey, Jose Aponte-Pieras, and Joseph Fayad (all Medicine) presented, "Diagnostic Significance of Rare Colorectal Perineurioma Found on Colonoscopy: A Case Report," at the American College of Gastroenterology Conference.
Kavita Batra (Medicine) has recently been invited to serve on the Topical Advisory Board of the Dentistry journal. Batra, who received her degree in dental surgery from India and currently works as an assistant professor and biostatistician with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51ԹϺ, will offer a dual expertise of dentistry as…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article titled, “Explaining physical activity behavior among university students in Fiji Islands using the multi-theory model of health behavior change: A cross-sectional study” with coauthors from Fiji National University and Berea College. The article lends…
Blaine Massey, Kyaw Min Tun, Zahra Dossaji and Dimal Patel (all Medicine) presented "The Great Imitator Strikes Again: A Case of Syphilitic Hepatitis" at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting.
Neilmegh Varada (Medicine) presented the "Impact of Radiation Oncology Advanced Alternative Payment Model on Black Americans" at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
Dr. Paul Chestovich (Medicine) and Erin Breen (Engineering) sat down with the Review Journal recently to comment on the alarming trend of underreported pedestrian crashes near CCSD schools. Data tracking and reporting on these crashes leave gaps that the community would like to see addressed.
Daniel Cheng, Jennifer Baynosa, Daniel Kirgan, Charles St Hill (Medicine), Chad Cross (Public Health), and Shelley Williams (Dental Medicine) published the paper, "Comparing the effect of distance to treatment facility on reconstruction and breast conservation therapy for early-stage invasive ductal carcinoma between the nation and the mountain…
Buddha Dawn (Medicine) delivered the James Willerson Excellence in Science lecture at the North American meeting of the International Society for Heart Research and the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in Winnipeg, Canada. His talk, “Regenerative potential of discarded materials,” was focused on potential therapeutic benefits of…
Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) co-authored the clinical practice guidelines of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) for the comprehensive care of persons with diabetes mellitus.