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Elizabeth Malinzak

Elizabeth Malinzak

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Pediatrics
elizabeth.malinzak@duke.edu
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
3414 C Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Enhancing Our Workforce: Recruitment and Retention in Anesthesiology.

Journal Article Int Anesthesiol Clin · July 1, 2024 Increasingly, both healthcare leaders and studies of healthcare outcomes recommend a medical workforce that is representative of the patient population as a method to reduce health disparities and medical costs. Anesthesiology remains a specialty with lowe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Burnout from Gender Inequity in a Pandemic.

Journal Article Anesthesiol Clin · June 2022 Women represent approximately one-third of all anesthesiologists in the United States. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, research regarding gender bias in anesthesiology defined the scope of the problem. Unfortunately, the pandemic exposed and expanded the imb ... Full text Link to item Cite

In Response.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · April 1, 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

In Response.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · April 1, 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Directors: Attitudes on Parental Leave in Residency and Fellowship Training.

Journal Article Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) · 2022 INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the impact of parental leave on anesthesiology fellowship directors' perception of their fellows. In addition, use of parental leave during residency can result in "off-cycle" residents applying for a fellowship. This st ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perioperative care of adults with Down syndrome: a narrative review.

Journal Article Can J Anaesth · October 2021 Because of enhanced life expectancy due to medical and surgical therapeutic advances, it is estimated that there are more adults than children living with Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, in the United States. Therefore, DS can no longer be considered a ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A cross-sectional survey study of United States residency program directors' perceptions of parental leave and pregnancy among anesthesiology trainees.

Journal Article Can J Anaesth · October 2021 PURPOSE: Little is known about program directors' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding parental leave policies in anesthesiology training. This study sought to understand program director perceptions about the effects of pregnancy and parental leave ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Gender Differences in Compensation in Anesthesiology in the United States: Results of a National Survey of Anesthesiologists.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · October 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: A gender-based compensation gap among physicians is well documented. Even after adjusting for age, experience, work hours, productivity, and academic rank, the gender gap remained and widened over the course of a physician's career. This study ... Full text Link to item Cite

Representation of Female Faculty at US Medical Schools and Success in Obtaining National Institutes of Health Funding, 2008-2018.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · March 1, 2021 This cross-sectional study assesses the representation and success of female faculty at US medical schools and their success in obtaining funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) between 2008 and 2018. ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Transition to Practice in Anesthesiology: Survey Results of Practicing Anesthesiologists on Their Experience.

Journal Article J Educ Perioper Med · 2019 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the experiences and attitudes of practicing anesthesiologists on practice/business management training received during residency and transitioning to practice through an online survey. DESIGN: An online survey, consisting of 39 q ... Link to item Cite

Perioperative enhancement for CHD patients.

Journal Article Cardiol Young · May 2017 Full text Link to item Cite

Sepsis in the Operating Room: A Simulation Case for Perioperative Providers.

Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · March 30, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Sepsis should be included in the differential of any patient with unexplained organ dysfunction, whether or not an obvious infection is initially detected. Perioperative providers frequently care for patients with sepsis. This simulation case ... Full text Link to item Cite

Inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor leads to selective expression of a human endogenous retrovirus in kidney cancer.

Journal Article Oncogene · November 24, 2011 A human endogenous retrovirus type E (HERV-E) was recently found to be selectively expressed in most renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). Importantly, antigens derived from this provirus are immunogenic, stimulating cytotoxic T cells that kill RCC cells in vitro ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Regional anesthesia for vascular access surgery.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · September 2009 BACKGROUND: Approximately 25% of initial arteriovenous fistula (AVF) placements will fail as a result of thrombosis or failure to develop adequate vessel size and blood flow. Fistula maturation is impacted by patient characteristics and surgical technique, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Experience of the school-aged child with tracheostomy.

Journal Article Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol · July 2009 BACKGROUND: Little is known about the school experience of children with tracheostomy tubes. These children may represent a population that qualifies for special services in school. Understanding how tracheostomy affects school-aged children may provide in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Regression of human kidney cancer following allogeneic stem cell transplantation is associated with recognition of an HERV-E antigen by T cells.

Journal Article J Clin Invest · March 2008 Transplanted donor lymphocytes infused during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have been shown to cure patients with hematological malignancies. However, less is known about the effects of HSCT on metastatic solid tumors. Thus, a better under ... Full text Link to item Cite