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'''Robert Malkin''' is a [[biomedical engineer]] specializing in issues of |
'''Robert A. Malkin''' is a [[biomedical engineer]] specializing in issues of medical instrumentation in the developing world<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Bio: Robert A. Malkin |url=https://bme.duke.edu/faculty/robert-malkin |publisher=Duke University |accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref>. |
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At Duke, Malkin is a professor of the practice of [[Biomedical Engineering]], professor of the practice of global health, and an affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duke Scholar Profile: Robert A. Malkin |url=https://scholars.duke.edu/person/robert.malkin |website=Scholars@Duke |publisher=Duke University |accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref> |
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He is best known for his work concerning medical equipment |
He is best known for his work concerning medical equipment design for the developing world, for which he was named among Today's Engineering Heroes by [[IEEE]] in 2015. Perhaps best known among his work is the "[[Pratt|Duke University Pratt School of Engineering]] Pouch," a ketchup packet-like envelope containing antiretroviral drugs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiny Packet Is Making a Big—and Growing—Dent in Childhood HIV |url=https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/pratt-pouch-expands |publisher=Duke University |accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref> The pouch is credited with saving lives in [[South America]] and [[Africa]]. Named for Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, the pouch, was developed by Malkin in collaboration with Duke undergraduate engineering students. In 2012, the [[World Health Organization]] listed the pouch among the Top 10 Most Innovative Health Technologies. |
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Malkin founded [[Engineering World Health]], a nonprofit which delivers technical expertise and medical equipment to the developing world. He also founded [http://www.gpsa.org The Global Public Service Academies] an organization that places high school students in developing world clinics and hospitals. |
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Working at Duke, Malkin helped launch several efforts for making and distributing medical devices for the developing world including a [[bili light]] company called [http://www.photogenesismedical.com PhotoGenesis Medical] and a [[colposcope]] project at [http://www.familyhm.org/sponsoracolposcope.html Family Health Ministries]. |
Working at Duke, Malkin helped launch several efforts for making and distributing medical devices for the developing world including a [[bili light]] company called [http://www.photogenesismedical.com PhotoGenesis Medical] and a [[colposcope]] project at [http://www.familyhm.org/sponsoracolposcope.html Family Health Ministries]. |
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Revision as of 18:25, 4 December 2019
Robert A. Malkin is a biomedical engineer specializing in issues of medical instrumentation in the developing world[1].
At Duke, Malkin is a professor of the practice of Biomedical Engineering, professor of the practice of global health, and an affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society.[2]
He is best known for his work concerning medical equipment design for the developing world, for which he was named among Today's Engineering Heroes by IEEE in 2015. Perhaps best known among his work is the "Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Pouch," a ketchup packet-like envelope containing antiretroviral drugs.[3] The pouch is credited with saving lives in South America and Africa. Named for Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, the pouch, was developed by Malkin in collaboration with Duke undergraduate engineering students. In 2012, the World Health Organization listed the pouch among the Top 10 Most Innovative Health Technologies.
Malkin founded Engineering World Health, a nonprofit which delivers technical expertise and medical equipment to the developing world. He also founded The Global Public Service Academies an organization that places high school students in developing world clinics and hospitals.
Working at Duke, Malkin helped launch several efforts for making and distributing medical devices for the developing world including a bili light company called PhotoGenesis Medical and a colposcope project at Family Health Ministries.
Malkin has published papers and books on Medical Instrumentation in the Developing World (2006) and has published and consulted in the field of cardiac defibrillation.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Malkin has a master's and PhD from Duke University (1990 and 1993 respectively, both in electrical engineering) and two bachelor's from The University of Michigan (electrical engineering and computer engineering, 1984).[4], [5]
Malkin is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and an expert adviser to the World Health Organization committees on health care technology.
References
- ^ "Faculty Bio: Robert A. Malkin". Duke University. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Duke Scholar Profile: Robert A. Malkin". Scholars@Duke. Duke University. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Tiny Packet Is Making a Big—and Growing—Dent in Childhood HIV". Duke University. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RMDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "CV" (PDF). Global Health Institute. Retrieved 19 November 2019.