Igor A. Malenky, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Biographical Sketch:

Dr. Malenky is a board certified neurohospitalist with specialized vascular neurology training. He is focused on providing high quality and compassionate inpatient care focusing on strong patient education. Dr. Malenky has focused on research incorporating machine learning for rapid stroke care, overcoming language barriers, and improving hospital efficiency and resource utilization.

Education & Training

  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
  • Neurology Residency, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
  • Internship, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
  • M.D., Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
  • M.S., Cell and Molecular Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Education Interests

Research: Machine Learning, Overcoming Language barriers, hospital resource utilization.

Clinical: Stroke and inpatient based neurologic emergencies.

Education: Stroke Education in community for patients.

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Neurology

Professional Organization Membership

  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
  • American Heart Association (AHA)

Selected Recent Publications

Donglai Huo, PhD; Michelle Leppert, MD, MBA; Rebecca Pollard, MD; Sharon N. Poisson, MD, MAS; Xiang Fang, PhD; David Rubinstein, MD; Igor Malenky, MD; Kelsey Eklund, MD; Eric Nyberg, MD. “Large Vessel Occlusion Prediction in the Emergency Department with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Components: A Machine Learning Approach.” Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Volume 30, Issue 10, October 2021, DOI: 106030.

Pollard R, Sillau S, Malenky I, Eklund K, Leppert M, Michael S, Orjuela K. “Non-English speakers and English speakers score differently on individual components of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.” Electronic poster session accepted for presentation at the 2021 American Academy of Neurology Virtual Annual Meeting. 4/13/2021

Malenky, I., Pollard, R., Eklund, K., Sillau, S., Leppert, M., Michael, S., & Orjuela, K. (2020, November). “Language Barrier Effects on Initial Stroke-symptom recognition in the Emergency Department at the University of Colorado.” International Journal of Stroke. (Vol. 15, No. 1_ SUPPL, pp. 344-344). 1 Olivers Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP, England: Sage Publications LTD.