Elizabeth Malinzak | Scholars@Duke

Elizabeth Malinzak
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Current Research Interests

Diversity and inclusion, gender bias, work-life conflict
Medical and anesthesiology education, simulation, leadership development, social media

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2022

Contact Information

3414 C Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
elizabeth.malinzak@duke.edu (919) 684-8111

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2013 - 2014
- Internship and Residency, Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2013
- M.D., Duke University School of Medicine 2009
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2021 - 2022
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2019 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, General, Vascular, High Risk Transplant & Critical Care, Anesthesiology 2014 - 2019
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director of Medical Student Education for Department of Anesthesiology, 2019-present
        Course Director, Anesth 440C, 2018-present
  
        Course Director, anesthesiology subrotation in Surgery 205, 2019-present
  
        Faculty Advisor, Anesthesia Interest Group, 2019-present
  
  Duke Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center
  
        Course Director, Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Simulation, 2018-present
  
  Department of Anesthesiology Residency Program
  
  Co-Director, Residency 3C Coaching Program, 2018-present
  
        Co-Leader, Residency Leadership Development Curriculum, 2018-present
  
  Director of Anesthesia Services, Duke Eye Center, 2016-2019
  
  Committees:
  
  School of Medicine Curriculum Committee, 2018-2021
  
  Department of Anesthesiology
  
        Inclusion Committee, 2018-present
  
        Grand Rounds Committee, 2018-present
  
        Education Council, 2019-present
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Humanism in Anesthesiology: a novel curriculum to address health disparities and implicit bias education for anesthesiology residents awarded by American Society of Anesthesiologists 2022 - 2024
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Mentoring Grant Program awarded by American Society of Anesthesiologists 2019 - 2020
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Spitzer, Yelena, Annery G. Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, and Elizabeth B. Malinzak. “Programmatic approaches to achieving equity for women in anesthesiology.” Int Anesthesiol Clin 61, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 42–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/AIA.0000000000000388.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B., and Stephanie I. Byerly. “Burnout from Gender Inequity in a Pandemic.” Anesthesiol Clin 40, no. 2 (June 2022): 225–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2021.12.001.
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  - Kraus, Molly B., Linda B. Hertzberg, Elizabeth Rebello, Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Christine A. Doyle, and Sher-Lu Pai. “In Response.” Anesth Analg 134, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): e20–21. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005910.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B., Linda B. Hertzberg, Christine A. Doyle, Pamela Flood, Molly B. Kraus, Elizabeth Rebello, Sher-Lu Pai, and Sonya Pease. “In Response.” Anesth Analg 134, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): e23–24. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005914.
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  - Kraus, Molly B., Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Rekha Chandrabose, Amy C. S. Pearson, Cindy Ku, Sarah E. Hartlage, Andrew C. Hanson, Phillip J. Schulte, and Emily E. Sharpe. “A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Directors: Attitudes on Parental Leave in Residency and Fellowship Training.” Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) 3, no. 1 (2022): 395–404. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2021.0130.
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  - Hertzberg, Linda B., Thomas R. Miller, Stephanie Byerly, Elizabeth Rebello, Pamela Flood, Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Christine A. Doyle, et al. “Gender Differences in Compensation in Anesthesiology in the United States: Results of a National Survey of Anesthesiologists.” Anesth Analg 133, no. 4 (October 1, 2021): 1009–18. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005676.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B. “Perioperative care of adults with Down syndrome: a narrative review.” Can J Anaesth 68, no. 10 (October 2021): 1549–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02052-9.
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  - Sharpe, Emily E., Cindy Ku, Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Molly B. Kraus, Rekha Chandrabose, Sarah E. H. Hartlage, Andrew C. Hanson, Phillip J. Schulte, and Amy C. S. Pearson. “A cross-sectional survey study of United States residency program directors' perceptions of parental leave and pregnancy among anesthesiology trainees.” Can J Anaesth 68, no. 10 (October 2021): 1485–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02044-9.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth Burney, Daniel Weikel, and Madhav Swaminathan. “Representation of Female Faculty at US Medical Schools and Success in Obtaining National Institutes of Health Funding, 2008-2018.” Jama Netw Open 4, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): e210388. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0388.
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  - Kuza, Catherine M., Monica W. Harbell, Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Kristina L. Goff, Mark C. Bicket, Ifey C. Ifeanyi-Pillette, Becky J. Wong, and Ashish K. Khanna. “Transition to Practice in Anesthesiology: Survey Results of Practicing Anesthesiologists on Their Experience.” J Educ Perioper Med 21, no. 2 (2019): E619.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B., Nancy W. Knudsen, Ankeet D. Udani, Deepak Vikraman, Debra L. Sudan, and Timothy E. Miller. “Perioperative Challenges in Liver Transplantation for a Patient With Acute Intermittent Porphyria.” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 32, no. 6 (December 2018): 2716–20. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.045.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B. “Healthcare Professionalism: Improving Practice Through Reflections on Workplace Dilemmas.” Anesth Analg, November 7, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002623.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B., Solomon Aronson, and Ankeet D. Udani. “Perioperative enhancement for CHD patients.” Cardiol Young 27, no. 4 (May 2017): 822. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951116002651.
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  - Bronshteyn, Yuriy S., John Lemm, Elizabeth Malinzak, Nada Ghadimi, and Ankeet D. Udani. “Sepsis in the Operating Room: A Simulation Case for Perioperative Providers.” Mededportal 13 (March 30, 2017): 10563. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10563.
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  - Cherkasova, E., E. Malinzak, S. Rao, Y. Takahashi, V. N. Senchenko, A. V. Kudryavtseva, M. L. Nickerson, et al. “Inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor leads to selective expression of a human endogenous retrovirus in kidney cancer.” Oncogene 30, no. 47 (November 24, 2011): 4697–4706. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2011.179.
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  - Malinzak, Elizabeth B., and Tong J. Gan. “Regional anesthesia for vascular access surgery.” Anesth Analg 109, no. 3 (September 2009): 976–80. https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181adc208.
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  - Patel, Mihir R., Carlton J. Zdanski, Kathleen A. Abode, Cynthia A. Reilly, Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Jacob N. Stein, William T. Harris, and Amelia F. Drake. “Experience of the school-aged child with tracheostomy.” Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 73, no. 7 (July 2009): 975–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.018.
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  - Takahashi, Y., N. Harashima, S. Kajigaya, H. Yokoyama, E. Cherkasova, J. P. McCoy, K. I. Hanada, et al. “Regression of human kidney cancer following allogeneic stem cell transplantation is associated with recognition of an HERV-E antigen by T cells (Journal of Clinical Investigation (2008) 118, (1099-1109) DOI: 10.1172/JCI34409).” Journal of Clinical Investigation 118, no. 4 (April 1, 2008): 1584. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI34409C1.
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  - Takahashi, Yoshiyuki, Nanae Harashima, Sachiko Kajigaya, Hisayuki Yokoyama, Elena Cherkasova, J Philip McCoy, Ken-Ichi Hanada, et al. “Regression of human kidney cancer following allogeneic stem cell transplantation is associated with recognition of an HERV-E antigen by T cells.” J Clin Invest 118, no. 3 (March 2008): 1099–1109. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI34409.
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- Conference Papers
  - Liu, Jessica F., Elizabeth B. Malinzak, Andrea Azocar, Ruben Azocar, and Andrea Tsai. “Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender authorship in critical care medicine.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 134:446–49, 2022.
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  - Cherkasova, Elena, Elizabeth Malinzak, Sheila Rao, Vera N. Senchenko, Anna V. Kudryavtseva, Lev L. Kiselev, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, et al. “Loss of Function of the VHL Tumor Suppressor Gene Resurrects An Endogenous Retrovirus in Kidney Cancer That Encodes a Tumor Antigen Targeted by Allogeneic T-Cells Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT).” In Blood, 114:193–193. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2009.
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  - Malinzak, elizabeth, ashley Grantham, and grace McCarthy. “Designing Leadership Programming for Anesthesiology Trainees,” n.d.
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  - Malinzak, elizabeth, ashley Grantham, and grace McCarthy. “Designing Leadership Programming for Anesthesiology Trainees,” n.d.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- ANESTH 205C: Anesthesiology 2023
- ANESTH 440C: Clinical Anesthesiology 2023
- ANESTH 440C: Clinical Anesthesiology 2022
- ANESTH 440C: Clinical Anesthesiology 2021
Advising & Mentoring
- Academic advisor for a total of 4 residents
  Residency coach for 2 residents
  CA-1 orientation preceptor for a total of 10 residents
  Continuity clinic preceptor for MS3
  Informal mentor for multiple residents and medical students
Available to mentor:
- Fellow
- Professional
- Resident
Teaching Activities
- Residents/Fellows in Department of Anesthesiology
  
  Examiner, Mock Oral Board Exam, 1-2x/year
  
  Facilitator, Resident Simulation Sessions, 1-3x/year
  
  Preceptor, CA-1 Orientation Week
  
  Facilitator, CA-2 and CA-3 Advanced Crisis Resource Management, 6x/year
  
  Instructor, CA-1 Simulation Orientation Week
  
  Lecturer, Advocacy (Thursday Resident Lecture Series), 1x/year
  
  Lecturer, Work-Life Balance (Fellow Lecture Series), 1x/year
  
  Lecturer, Preparing for the APPLIED Exam (CA-1 Lecture Series)
  
  Lecturer, Consent, Handover, and Communication (CA-1 Orientation)
  
  Medical Students
  
  Lecturer, MS2 General Anesthesia, 6x/year
  
  Lecturer, MS2 Regional Anesthesia, 6x/year
  
  Lecturer, MS2 Machines and Monitors, 6x/year
  
  Facilitator, MS2 Anesthesia Plan Workshop, 6x/year
  
  Facilitator, MS4 Airway Workshop, 10x/year
  
  Facilitator, MS4 Problem-Based Learning Discussion, 10x/year
  
  Facilitator, MS4 Case-Presentations, 10x/year
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Academic & Administrative Activities
- National:
  
  American Board of Anesthesiology
  
              Pediatric Anesthesiology MOCA Question Author, 2018-present
  
              APPLIED Examiner, 2019-present
  
  American Society of Anesthesiologists
  
              Abstract Review Subcommittee on History and Education, 2016-2019
  
              Committee on Membership, 2016-2019
  
              Committee on Young Physicians, 2016-present
  
                          Vice Chair, 2016-present
  
                          Chair, 2020-2021
  
              Committee on Women in Anesthesia, 2017-present
  
              Ad-Hoc Committee on Social Media, 2018
  
              Committee on Occupational Health, 2018-present
  
              Simulation Education Network, 2018-present
  
              Social Media Ambassador, 2019-present
  
  Women in Anesthesiology
  
              Board Member, 2019-present
  
              Communications Chair, 2019
  
              President-Elect, 2020
  
  Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
  
              Social Media Ambassador, 2019-present
  
  Society for Education in Anesthesia
  
              Medical Student Committee, 2018-present
Clinical Activities
- Pediatric Anesthesiology Division (2019-present):
  
  I care for pediatric patients in the main operating rooms, offsite locations, and at the Duke Eye Center. Currently I take full pediatric general call and pediatric liver transplant call.
  
  General, Vascular, and Transplant Anesthesiology Division (2014-2019)
  
  I cared for adult and pediatric patients in the main operating rooms, offsite locations, labor and delivery, the Duke Eye Center, and the Preanesthesia Surgical Screening clinic. During this time, I took general OR call (10-20 nights per year), obstetric call (20-25 nights per year from 2016-2019), and adult liver transplant call (8 weeks per year from 2014-2016).

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Available to mentor:

Teaching Activities

Presentations & Appearances

Academic & Administrative Activities

Clinical Activities