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Elizabeth Horn Prsic, MD

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Assistant Professor
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Director, Adult Inpatient Palliative Care, Internal Medicine

Firm Chief, Medical Oncology

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Titles

Assistant Professor

Director, Adult Inpatient Palliative Care, Internal Medicine; Firm Chief, Medical Oncology

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Prsic is a physician specializing in medical oncology and palliative care. She received her medical degree from the George Washington School of Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency and medical oncology fellowship at Brown University. Dr. Prsic received a T32 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service award and completed a research fellowship through the Division of Hematology Oncology at Brown University where she focused on end-of-life and palliative care. During research fellowship, she studied cancer epidemiology, biostatistics and health policy at the Brown University School of Public Health.

Dr. Prsic is an assistant professor at Yale Medical School and serves as an attending physician at the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital. Her research interests include end-of-life care, health care utilization, and symptom management among oncology patients. She is passionate about supporting patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Dr. Prsic is dedicated to serving patients with serious or life-limiting illness with complex medical needs or difficult-to-control symptoms. She is committed to medical education and academic mentorship.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship in Palliative Medicine
University of Washington
Fellowship in Medical Oncology
Brown University
Residency
Brown University
Internship
Brown University
MD
George Washington University School of Medicine
BA
Tulane University

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Medical Oncology; Palliative Medicine; Quality of Health Care

Public Health Interests

End-of-life Care; Health Care Quality, Efficiency

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Elizabeth Horn Prsic's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    New England Journal of Medicine - Journal Watch

  • activity

    National Comprehensive Cancer Network

  • honor

    Patient Experience Award for Caring and Excellence

  • activity

    Cancer Medicine

  • honor

    Smilow Luminary Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Elizabeth Prsic, MD, is a medical oncologist and palliative medicine physician who specializes in the inpatient care of patients with advanced cancer. She works with an interdisciplinary team to help support patients who are facing serious illness and their caregivers.

Dr. Prsic’s research interests include end-of-life care, health care utilization, symptom management, and supportive care for patients with advanced cancer. She earned her medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine internship, residency, and medical oncology fellowship at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School, where she also completed a National Institutes of Health-funded research fellowship focusing on end-of-life care. She completed her hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the University of Washington.

She is an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, and serves as the firm chief for medical oncology and the director of Adult Inpatient Palliative Care.

Clinical Specialties

Hospice & Palliative Care; Gastrointestinal Oncology

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