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K I R K K E R K O R I A N S C H O O L O F M E D I C I N E AT U N LV
COMMUNITY FACULTY
BY NICK BARNE T TE
DR. SID
KHURANA
Sid Khurana, MD, a psychiatrist and community faculty member, has played a role in recruiting
and retaining a number of psychiatrists to the Las Vegas Valley. As Lisa Durette, MD, department
of psychiatry interim chair at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, puts it, “What I think
is the greatest testament to Dr. Khurana’s compassion, mentorship, and clinical acumen is the
fact that he has successfully recruited and retained several graduates from our programs to work
and grow in our local clinics.” Dr. Khurana is such a proponent of Las Vegas that he’s successfully
convinced his wife’s parents and brother-in-law to move to the valley.
Throughout his decade-long career in Southern Nevada, Dr. Khurana has witnessed
昀rsthand the impact of partnerships like the one between the Kirk Kerkorian School
of Medicine at UNLV and Healthy Minds, a practice comprised of a diverse group
of mental health experts, and Nevada Mental Health, a practice specialized to
teach high-quality, community-based psychiatric care. “The number of child
psychiatrists in our town has doubled in the last eight to 10 years, and that
is thanks to our [child and adolescent psychiatry] fellowship program,= Dr.
Khurana says. “We have been able to meet the needs of Southern Nevada
by having more locally trained psychiatrists who know the local community,
the local culture, and can apply that knowledge in this context.”
PHOTOS: NICK BARNETTE
Given Dr. Khurana’s investment in engaging with the Las Vegas community,
you may be surprised to learn that he grew up 7,700 miles away in the Indian
state of Punjab. In India, he initially worked as a cardiothoracic surgeon before
moving to the U.S. to completely restart his medical education to pursue the 昀eld
he is most passionate about: psychiatry.
Even after investing years in his medical education in the U.S. and India, Dr. Khurana still
has a thirst for knowledge.
