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Michael Malinzak

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Neuroradiology
4026 Dover Rd, Durham, NC 27707
4026 Dover Rd, Durham, NC 27707

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Radiology · 2021 - Present Radiology, Neuroradiology, Radiology

Recent Publications


Locomotor head movements and semicircular canal morphology in primates.

Journal Article Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · October 30, 2012 Animal locomotion causes head rotations, which are detected by the semicircular canals of the inner ear. Morphologic features of the canals influence rotational sensitivity, and so it is hypothesized that locomotion and canal morphology are functionally re ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Bedside Optical Retinal Assessment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Functional Analysis of Primate Semicircular Canal Morphology in Relation to Locomotor Head Accelerations

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEGraduate Student · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2010

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2010 M.D.