Dr Frank Myslik MD CCFP (EM), DRCPSC

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Associate Professor
Digital Health Physician Lead
Director, Acute Care POCUS Fellowship
Division of Emergency Medicine
London Health Sciences Centre
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University

E-mail: Frank.Myslik@lhsc.on.ca

 

Interests 

  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Resuscitation
  • Health Informatics
  • Artificial Intelligence

 

Education

  • Undergraduate, McMaster University 2008
  • MD, Western University 2012
  • CCFP(EM), Western University 2015
  • Fellowship, Emergency Point of Care Ultrasound, University of Ottawa 2016
  • Diploma in Medical Education, University of Dundee 2020

Publications

Elmi N, Sadri Y, Myslik F, Chenkin J, Cherniak W. Self-administered at-home lung ultrasound with remote guidance in patients without clinical training. Respir Res. 2024 Mar 5;25(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-02744-y.

Kim DJ, Atkinson P, Sheppard G, Chenkin J, Thavanathan R, Lewis D, Bell CR, Jelic T, Lalande E, Buchanan IM, Heslop CL, Burwash-Brennan T, Myslik F, Olszynski P. POCUS literature primer: key papers on POCUS in cardiac arrest and shock. CJEM. 2023 Nov 23. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00611-1.

Vidal Pimentel, B., Tsoutsoulas, C., Lythgoe, K., & Myslik, F. (2023). Optimizing care for high-risk multiple pregnancy with pocus – a case of quadruplet pregnancy early diagnosis. POCUS Journal, 8(2), 126–128. https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v8i2.16562

Snelling, P. J., Jones, P., Connolly, R., Jelic, T., Mirsch, D., Myslik, F., Phillips, L., & Blecher, G. (2023). Comparison of lung ultrasound scoring systems for the prognosis of COVID‐19 in the Emergency Department: An international prospective cohort study. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12364.

Tsoutsoulas C, Ling J, Myslik F. Ocular point-of-care ultrasound in the detection of early endophthalmitis. CJEM. 2023 Sep 3. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00588-x.

Kim DJ, Bell CR, Jelic T, Thavanathan R, Heslop CL, Myslik F, Lewis D, Atkinson P, Chenkin J, Buchanan IM, Olszynski P, Sheppard G, Burwash-Brennan T, Lalande E. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Literature Primer: Key Papers on Renal and Biliary POCUS. Cureus. 2023 Apr 8;15(4):e37294. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37294.

Khan AA, AbuAlrob H, Al-Alwani H, Ali DS, Almonaei K, Alsarraf F, Bogoch E, Dandurand K, Gazendam A, Juby AG, Mansoor W, Marr S, Morgante E, Myslik F, Schemitsch E, Schneider P, Thain J, Papaioannou A, Zalzal P. Post hip fracture orthogeriatric care-a Canadian position paper addressing challenges in care and strategies to meet quality indicators. Osteoporos Int. 2023 Jun;34(6):1011-1035. doi: 10.1007/s00198-022-06640-3.

Young A, Wu D, Myslik F, Burke D, Stephens M, Arntfield R. Acquisition and retention of lung ultrasound skills by respiratory therapists: A curriculum for respiratory therapists. Can J Respir Ther. 2023 Jan 20;59:26-32. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2021-077.

Teran F, Sands N, Hipskind J, Sutherland L, Nazerian P, Jafry Z, Joyce J, Burns K, Myslik F, Owyang C, Abella B. Multicenter Prospective Evaluation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Using Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Preliminary Analysis from The Resuscitative TEE Collaborative Registry. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 80, Issue 4, page S105. Abstract 241.

Teran F, Sands N, Wray T, Hanna WA, Kraai E, White J, Venkataramani R, Hipskind JE, Nogueira J, Clinton M, Jones M, Rodriguez D, Nazerian P, de Villa E, Lessard J, Bédard Michel W, Lanthier C, Haines L, Naraghi L, Singh H, Likourezos A, Woo M,Pageau P, Thavanathan R, Secko M, Singer D, Buchanan BM, Baig N, Haycock K, Fargo R, Sutherland LD, Wanar H, Coleman J, Jafry ZM, Joyce JM, Hittson A, Taylor L, Vitto M, DeMasi S, Burns KM, Salinas PD, Tyler MD, Myslik F, Arntfield R, Vujcic Owyang C, Jelic T, Abella B. Left-ventricular Outflow Compression During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is Associated With Lower Return Of Spontaneous Circulation In Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation, Volume 146, Issue Suppl_1, Page A200.

Kim D J, Bell C, Jelic T, Sheppard G, Robichaud L, Burwash-Brennan T, Chenkin J, Lalande E, Atkinson P, Thavanathan R, Heslop C, Myslik F, Lewis D. Point of Care Ultrasound Literature Primer: Key Papers on Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and Extended FAST. Cureus 14(10): e30001. doi:10.7759/cureus.30001.

Hilsden R, Mitrou N, Hawel J, Leeper R, Thompson D, Myslik F. Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022 Sep 2;7(1):e000944. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000944.

Lau V, Blaszak M, Lam J, German M, Myslik F. Point-of-Care Resuscitative Echocardiography Diagnosis of Intracardiac Thrombus during cardiac arrest (PREDICT Study): A retrospective, observational cohort study. Resusc Plus. 2022 Mar 11;10:100218. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100218.

Calder LA, Perry J, Yan JW, De Gorter R, Sivilotti MLA, Eagles D, Myslik F, Borgundvaag B, Edmon M, McCrae AD, Taljaard M, Thiruganasambandamood V, Cheng W, Forster AJ, Stiell IG. Adverse Events Among Emergency Department Patients with Cardiovascular Conditions: A Multicenter Study. Ann Emerg Med 2021 Jun;77(6):561-574.

Waterman B, Van Aarsen K, Lewell M, Myslik F, Peddle M, Doran S. Quality of abdominal ultrasound image acquisition by novice practitioners following a minimal training session on healthy volunteers. CJEM. 2020 Sep;22(S2):S74-S78

Waterman B, Van Aarsen K, Lewell M, Tien H, Myslik F, Peddle M, Doran S. Abdominal ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation by novice practitioners after minimal training on a simulated patient model. CJEM. 2020 Sep;22(S2):S62-S66

Stringer L, Cocco S, Jiang A, Chan EP, Myslik F, Brahm G, Razvi H, Dave S, Wang PZT. Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of testicular torsion: a practical resident curriculum. Can J Surg. 2021 Mar 19;64(2):E191-E195.

Koichopolos J, Hilsden R, Myslik F, Thompson D, Vandelinde J, Leeper R. Surgeon attitudes toward point of care ultrasound for biliary disease: a nationwide Canadian survey. Can J Surg. 2020;63(1):E9-E12

Leschyna M, Hatam E, Britton S, Myslik F, Thompson D, Sedran R. Current State of Point-of-care Ultrasound Usage in Canadian Emergency Departments. Cureus. 2019;11(3).

Chan EP, Wang PZT, Myslik F, Chen H, Dave S. Identifying systems delays in assessment, diagnosis, and operative management for testicular torsion in a single-payer health-care system. J Pediatr Urol. 2019;15(3)

Zhu N, Rowe NE, Martin PR, Luke SS, Mcgregor TB, Myslik F, Mcalister VC, Sener A, Luke PP. Long-term results of protocol kidney biopsy directing steroid withdrawal in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant patients. Can Urol Assoc J. 2018;12(6):188-192.

Myslik F, Lim R, Poonai N. The Emerging role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 2018 Sep; 37 (3):

Hilsden R, Leeper R, Koichopolos J, Vandelinde JD, Parry N, Thompson D, Myslik F. Point-of-care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED): implications for surgical referral and emergency department wait times. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2018;3(1)

Poonai N, Myslik F, Joubert G, Fan J, Misir A, Istasy V, Columbus M, Soegtrop R, Goldfarb A, Thompson D, Dubrovsky AS. Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children: test performance characteristics and patient-centered outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2016

Myslik F, House A, Yanko D, Warren J, Caumartin Y, Edgar MJ, Rehman F, Jevnikar A, Luke P. Preoperative Cylex assay predicts rejection risk in patients with kidney transplant. Clin Transplant. 2014;28(5):606-10.