An assistant professor in the School of Public Health’s department of health care administration and policy, Soumya Upadhyay shares her passion for research that explores how technology can be used to enhance patient safety and improve quality of health care. For Professor Soumya, the field of public health is simply about promoting and protecting the health of people in the communities they live in. A question we are always trying to answer is, “How can we improve the health of these people?” For the complete interview, please click here… DisclaimerRead More

Just a couple months ago, Dr. Ashley Sarasan, a graduate of M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, who in 2018 completed a geriatric fellowship through Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, was hired to work with Dr. Ji Won Yoo in developing the fellowship program at UNLV School of Medicine that will include a state-of-the-art clinic. Like Dr. Yoo, she is an assistant professor in the UNLV School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine. “It’s exciting to help bring this program to fruition,” said Dr. Sarasan, who said more medical staff must be hiredRead More

The Investigative Committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners filed a Complaint against Dr. Mehta alleging two violations of Nevada Revised Statutes. Count I, alleges a violation of Nevada Revised Statues related to malpractice; and Count II, failure to maintain complete medical records. In June 2012, patient (name withheld) was at the local urgent care with an initial complaint of a one-month history of right hip pain radiating to the leg.  X-Ray was ordered and the patient was referred to Orthopedics.  An MRI result led to an evaluation andRead More