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    Elizabeth Horn Prsic, MD

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    Assistant Professor
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    Appointments

    Medical Oncology
    Primary

    Additional Titles

    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

    • Medical Oncology

      Assistant Professor
      Primary

    Other Departments & Organizations

    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

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

    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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