Kristina Malik, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor
• Medical Director, KidStreet

Research Interests

My research interests are focused on improving preventive care for children with medical complexity and chronic medical conditions. Currently, I am focusing on integrating and strengthening 1. oral health, 2. mental and behavioral health, and 3. healthy lifestyle guidance in the primary care medical home setting.

Publications

• Diskin C, Malik K, Gill PJ, Rashid N, Chan CY, Nelson KE, Thomson J, Berry J, Agrawal R, Orkin J, Cohen E. Research priorities for children with neurological impairment and medical complexity in high-income countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15037. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34462917.
• Diskin C, Malik K, Gill PJ, Rashid N, Chan CY, Nelson KE, Thomson J, Berry J, Agrawal R, Orkin J, Cohen E. Research priorities for children with neurological impairment and medical complexity in high-income countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Feb;64(2):200-208. PubMed PMID: 34462917
• Serrano V, von Schulz J, Buchholz M, Malik K, Wrenn A, Talmi A. (2021). After the NICU: Primary Care Behavioral Health Services. In Dempsey A, Saxton S, Cole J (eds). Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants and Families: Meeting the Needs of Patients, Families, and Providers in Fetal, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Follow-Up Settings. Chapter 28. Oxford University Press.
• Gleason E, Malik K, Sannar E, Kamara D, Serrano V, Augustyn M. Challenging Case: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Demystifying Chronic Sleep Impairment in an Infant with a Complex Medical and Behavioral Profile. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Mar-Apr 01;45(2):e176-e179. PubMed PMID: 38290114
• Goodwin E, Mann K, Malik K. Third Quarter Century (1998 - 2023) - Cultivating Complex Care: Landmark Articles From the Past 25 Years of Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 13 Oct 2023.
• Ames S, Malik K. Telling Their Stories: Discrimination at the Doctor for Children with Disabilities. 09/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast: https://youtu.be/xkoS0qhCtiE
• Ramgopal S, Foster CC, Malik K. Navigating the Intersection Between Medical Complexity and Mental Health in the Emergency Department. 05/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast: https://youtu.be/wvA4t9nyeo0
• Malik K, Goodwin EJ, Arakelyan M, Dewan T, Easterly C, Huynh K, Kaushik R, Leyenaar J, Nageswaran S, Reedy J, Wright SM, Yu J, Huth K. Practice-Changing Research in Complex Care at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 Annual Meeting. 5/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. Links: https://youtu.be/s3_vEe-PLFA, https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/practice-changing-research-in-complex-care-at-the-pediatric-academic-societies-2024-annual-meeting.
• Shaikh U, Malik K. Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors at Home: Putting a Policy Statement into Practice. 3/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. Openpediatrics – Preventing-pediatric-medication-errors-at-home-putting-a-policy-statement-into-practice

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado - KidStreet
860 N Potomac Cir
Aurora, CO 80111
720-777-6020

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Pediatrics, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Wellness and Prevention
• Primary Care
• Child and Teen Health
• Child and Teen Health - Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Child and Teen Health - Children's Health
• Child and Teen Health - Infant and Toddler Health
• Child and Teen Health - Pediatric Diseases and Conditions
• Child and Teen Health - Teen Health