Dr. Shaista Malik
Professor of Medicine-Cardiology and Director of Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | UC Irvine
Irvine, CA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Malik is a leader in preventative cardiology and the practice of integrative healthcare.
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Biography
Shaista Malik did her undergraduate work at Stanford University and then did her masters in public health and PhD at UCLA. She has been at UC Irvine since medical school and stayed at UCI for her residency in internal medicine, cardiology fellowship, and was chief cardiology fellow. Dr. Malik is a clinical scientist, she sees patients, teaches, and does research. She is an investigator on several National Institute of Health (NIH) grants, including a career development award, a K23, from NIH (NHLBI) looking at the role of cardiac CT in those with diabetes. She was also recently awarded a prestigious large research project grant, a RO1, looking at the root causes, including the genetics of heart disease. Her research interests include prevention of heart disease and women’s heart disease. She has helped write national guidelines on training cardiologists as well as American College of Cardiology position paper on cardiovascular imaging in diabetes. She has also edited two books and written several book chapters. She is a section editor for three medical journals. Dr. Malik is the Susan Samueli endowed chair of Integrative Medicine, director of the Susan Samueli Institute for Integrative Medicine, director of the women’s heart disease program, and the medical director of the preventive cardiology and cardiac rehab program.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Internal Medicine
cardiac rehabilitation
Integrative Healthcare
Cardiovascular Disease
Preventive Cardiology
Accomplishments (4)
Southern California Super Doctors (professional)
2018
Physician of Excellence—Orange County Medical Association (professional)
2013-2018
Department of Medicine, Chair’s Research Grant Award (professional)
2014
Faculty of the Year Award—Fellow Advocate (professional)
2012
Education (4)
UCLA: PhD, Health Services 2005
UCLA: MPH, Community Health Sciences 1995
Stanford University: BA, History 1992
Stanford University: BS, Biology 1992
Affiliations (2)
- America College of Cardiology : Member
- American Heart Association : Member
Links (3)
Media Appearances (8)
“The future of healthcare”: How one college may have the leg-up on student wellness
University Business online
2023-06-21
Beginning in fall 2022, the University of California, Irvine, operated its first academic year with the newly constructed Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, which conjoins the Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences. … “We believe that the way we are approaching whole-person health is the future of healthcare,” said Dr. Shaista Malik, associate vice chancellor for Integrative Health at the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, in an email. “With our partnerships, we are committed to reimagining the future of healthcare by pioneering an interdisciplinary, evidence-informed, integrative approach to health and wellness.”
Bravo to the OC residents helping abroad and at home in so many ways
The Orange County Register online
2023-04-10
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris named Jennifer Friend of Costa Mesa, Dr. Shaista Malik of Irvine and Dr. Samar Aziz of Tustin as the 2023 Women of the Year honorees during her annual recognition ceremony. … Friend [UCI alumna and trustee], is CEO of Project Hope Alliance (PHA), which works to end the cycle of youth homelessness using a long-term, site-based model of providing whole-person care for youth experiencing homelessness in Orange County. Malik has been the founding director of the UCI Women’s heart disease program, founding medical director of the UCI preventive cardiology program and founding director of the UCI cardiac rehab program. In 2015, she became the director of the UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine.
Speaker: Assess CVD risk when considering hormone therapy for menopause symptoms
Cardiology Today online
2022-09-13
Approximately 40% of a woman’s life is spent in menopause, and the average age of menopause onset is 51 years, Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, associate vice chancellor of integrative health at the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, said during a presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass. Many women experience severe menopause symptoms that affect their quality of life, develop unfavorable biomarkers such as insulin and lipids and report unpleasant physical effects, Malik said.
Simple Ways to Avoid a Heart Attack, Say Doctors
Eat This, Not That! online
2022-07-14
Although heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women, it doesn't have to be inevitable. By practicing healthy habits you can greatly reduce the risk. "There are many things women and men can do to prevent a heart attack," says UC Irvine's Dr. Shaista Malik, a cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular imaging and public health. Read on—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had COVID.
$5 million gift to help UCI integrative health program study cardiac care
The Orange County Register online
2022-04-15
“We are training a new kind of specialist who understands the importance of treating the whole person,” said Dr. Shaista Malik, associate vice chancellor for integrative health and executive director of the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute.
$5 million gift to help UCI integrative health program study cardiac care
The Orange County Register online
2021-04-15
“We are training a new kind of specialist who understands the importance of treating the whole person,” said Dr. Shaista Malik, associate vice chancellor for integrative health and executive director of the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute.
UCI Health opens new Newport Beach location
Daily Pilot online
2020-08-19
“We take a balanced approach to wellness,” said Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, associate vice chancellor for integrative health at the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences. “Integrative health means that when we care for you, we take into account every aspect of your life — your health history, lifestyle, stressors and other factors — to restore your well-being and quality of life.”
Integrative health institute provides wellness services for workers at UCI Douglas Hospital
UCI News online
2020-04-08
Front-line healthcare workers need more than just protective gear to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their well-being also requires managing the anxiety, stress, grief, pain and fatigue that naturally arise from the nature of their work. That’s why the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute has stepped up to offer in-person wellness services for employees at UCI Medical Center‘s Douglas Hospital. “Our UCI healthcare providers, nurses and staff are facing the most challenging time in their medical careers,” said Dr. Shaista Malik, executive director of the institute. “It’s been truly inspiring to see how dedicated they are to their patients and our community.
Event Appearances (1)
COVID-19: Where We Are & What to Expect Next
UCI Forum Series
2020-05-04
Articles (5)
Immuno‐Sympathoinhibitory targeted Electroacupuncture Treatment Enhanced Blood Pressure Lowering Responsiveness in Middle‐Aged Hypertensive Patients
The FASEB JournalStephanie Tjen-A-Looi, Lifang Xie, Liang-Wu Fu, Lan Nguyen, Shaista Malik
2020 We have shown that 8‐week electroacupuncture (EA) at P5‐6 and St36‐37 reduces blood pressure (BP) (70% effectiveness, BP decrease of ≥ −6 mmHg in peak or average systolic or diastolic) and norepinephrine in a group of male and female (38–75 year) patients with mild to moderate hypertension (HTN). During the 8 EA sessions, the onset of the BP reduction was observed by week 4, while these patients were not on antihypertensive medications. BP reduction with 30‐min EA once a week treatment at P5‐6+St36‐37 as such is defined as sympathoinhibitory.
Stimulation of Auricular Vagal Nerves Attenuates Pressor Cardiovascular Responses through Influence on Medullary nuclei
The FASEB JournalZhiling Guo, Tracy Samaniego, Shaista Malik
2020 Stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN) is used to manage cardiovascular disorders, including elevated blood pressure. However, precise mechanisms underlying its effects remain unclear. One previous study showed that ABVN stimulation with acupuncture at the center of the inferior concha (the “heart acupoint,” CO15) activates neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) through vagal inputs. Still, its actions on NTS processing and downstream influence on the nucleus regulating cardiovascular function have not been studied.
500 Intracranial Injuries and the Effect of Fluid Resuscitation in Burn Patients
Journal of Burn Care & ResearchAlicia M Williams, MD, Brian Stephens, MD, Julie A Rizzo, MD, Anthony R Frattalone, MD, Kevin K Chung, MD, Craig Ainsworth, MD, Leopoldo C Cancio, MD
2020 Few studies exist that describe the neurologic injuries seen in patients admitted to the burn ICU. Patients who have sustained a severe thermal injury undergo complex metabolic, hemodynamic, and inflammatory changes and require aggressive fluid resuscitation. The neurologic consequences of burn-associated resuscitation may have clinical implications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intracranial neurologic injuries and how they relate to volume of burn-related resuscitation fluids administered.
Study of excited Λb0 states decaying to Λb0π+π− in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV
Physics Letters BThe CMS Collaboration
2020 A study of excited baryons is reported, based on a data sample collected in 2016–2018 with the CMS detector at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 140. The existence of four excited states: , , , and in the mass spectrum is confirmed, and their masses are measured. The mass distribution exhibits a broad excess of events in the region of 6040–6100 MeV, whose origin cannot be discerned with the present data.
Fos‐CreER‐based genetic mapping of forebrain regions activated by acupuncture
Journal of Comparative NeurologyZhiling Guo, Xiaoxiao Lin, Tracy Samaniego, Alexander Isreb, Stacey Cao, Shaista Malik, Todd C. Holmes, Xiangmin Xu
2019 Acupuncture increasingly is accepted as a potential therapy for many diseases in the Western world. However, the mechanism of acupuncture is not well understood mechanistically. We have established that manual acupuncture (MA) at the Neiguan (P6) acupoint inhibits excitatory cardiovascular reflex responses through modulation of the autonomic nervous system in the brainstem. It is unclear whether P6 MA activates neurons in the brain regions beyond the brainstem.
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