Malkin, Robert

Robert Malkin

Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering and Global Health
Director, Duke-Engineering World Health

Pratt School of Engineering

Summary

Professor Malkin is interested in medical instrumentation in the developing world. Dr. Malkin is also the director Duke-Engineering World Health. This unique study abroad program allows undergraduates to study and work in developing world hospitals. Dr. Malkin is the faculty advisor for CUREs, a non-profit business promotion program. Malkin's invention, the Pratt Pouch, was selected by the World Health Organizations as one of the top ten "innovative health technologies for low-resource settings" in 2012.

Topics

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Projects

Feasibility Study of a Low-Cost, Portable, Fiberoptic Nasolaryngoscope for Early Screening and Detection of Head and Neck Cancers in Vietnam

Recent Publications

Ploss, B, Douglas, TS, Glucksberg, M, Kaufmann, EE, Malkin, RA, McGrath, J, Mkandawire, T, Oden, M, Osuntoki, A, Rollins, A, Sienko, K, Ssekitoleko, RT, & Reichert, W. (2017, November). Part II: U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Educational Partnerships for Medical Device Design. Annals of biomedical engineering, 45 (11), 2489-2493.

Dahinten, AP, Dow, DE, Cunningham, CK, Msuya, LJ, Mmbaga, BT, & Malkin, RA. (2016, September). Providing Safe and Effective Preventative Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to HIV-exposed Newborns via a Novel Drug Delivery System in Tanzania. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 35 (9), 987-991.

Dahinten, AP, & Malkin, RA. (2016, January). The Pratt Pouch Provides a Three-Fold Access Increase to Antiretroviral Medication for Births outside Health Facilities in Southern Zambia. The open biomedical engineering journal, 10, 12-18.

Choy, A, Ortiz, M, & Malkin, R. (2015, June). Accurate Dosing of Antiretrovirals at Home Using a Foilized, Polyethylene Pouch to Prevent the Transmission of HIV From Mother to Child. Medicine, 94 (25), e1030-.

Malkin, R, & Teninty, B. (2014, October 1). Medical imaging in the global public health: Donation, procurement, installation, and maintenance. 9781461406044, 33-39. (Chapter)

Emmerling, DA, Sridhara, R, & Malkin, RA. (2014, January 1). An open-source BMET library: Results on access and value.

Malkin, RA, & Whittle, C. (2014). Biomedical Equipment Technician Capacity Building Using a Unique Evidence-Based Curriculum Improves Healthcare. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 39 (1), 37-44.

Whittle, C, & Malkin, R. (2014). Capacity Building for Medical Equipment Technicians Improves Healthcare. Journal of Clinical Engineering, 39 (3), 142-147.

Malkin, R, & Beer, KVO. (2013). Diffusion of novel healthcare technologies to resource poor settings. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 41 (9), 1841-1850.

Malkin, R, & Beer, KVO. (2013). Diffusion of Novel Healthcare Technologies to Resource Poor Settings. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 1-10.

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Robert Malkin

Summary

Topics

Locations

Projects

Feasibility Study of a Low-Cost, Portable, Fiberoptic Nasolaryngoscope for Early Screening and Detection of Head and Neck Cancers in Vietnam

Duke-Engineering World Health

Curriculum for Training Technicians

On-Site Packaging of ARV Dosed for the Prevention of Transmission of HIV from Mother to Child

Global Public Service Academies

Recent Publications

The Pratt pouch

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