Dr. Shaista Malik
Professor of Medicine-Cardiology and Director of Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute UC Irvine
- Irvine CA
Dr. Malik is a leader in preventative cardiology and the practice of integrative healthcare.
Media
Social
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Southern California Super Doctors
2018
Physician of Excellence—Orange County Medical Association
2013-2018
Department of Medicine, Chair’s Research Grant Award
2014
Faculty of the Year Award—Fellow Advocate
2012
Education
UCLA
PhD
Health Services
2005
UCLA
MPH
Community Health Sciences
1995
Stanford University
BA
History
1992
Stanford University
BS
Biology
1992
Affiliations
- America College of Cardiology : Member
- American Heart Association : Member
Media Appearances
Orange County cardiologist combats cardiovascular disease – No. 1 women’s health threat
American Heart Association online
2025-04-25
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, the founding executive director of the UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, is the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Orange County Woman of Impact Winner for 2025. She won the local competition by raising funds and increasing awareness to combat heart disease and stroke in women while improving overall well-being in the community.
25 Ways To Boost Wellness In 2025
Irvine Standard online
2025-01-22
UC Irvine’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers a diverse range of classes as well as day trips to fascinating Southern California venues. … “Our community classes are opportunities to prioritize your health and well-being in the new year,” says Dr. Shaista Malik, founding executive director of the [Susan Samueli Integrative Health] Institute. “Through our evidence-informed integrative health practice – whether it’s a nutritional education cooking lesson or an empowering tai chi class – we help you nourish the whole person: mind, body and spirit.”
“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.
Event Appearances
COVID-19: Where We Are & What to Expect Next
UCI Forum Series
2020-05-04
Articles
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.
