Email

elaine.palacios@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

BS from Texas A&M University

05/2013 - College Station, Texas

MD from UT Southwestern Medical School

06/2017 - Dallas, Texas United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2020 - Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Texas State Medical License

Professional Statement

I began my position as a MICU night hospitalist at Ben Taub General Hospital in August 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston. During that time, I developed a deep appreciation for the complexity of critical care medicine, the teamwork and collaboration required to manage acutely ill patients, and the ability to work closely with residents.

Selected Publications

• Nguyen E, Hughes M, Chang S, Deal E, Eke C, Pei D, Zheng H, Ganatra N "Improving Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates in a VA Outpatient Clinic." 2019 Apr;
• Nguyen E, Lu L "Perivalvular Abscess: A Murmur of the Dangerous Complications of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.." 2020 Apr;
• Nguyen E, Werner N, Nasarwanji M, Gurses A, Leff B, Arbaje A "From Hospital to Skilled Home Health Care: Identifying Physician Communication Challenges during Care Transitions of Older Adults." 2015 May;

Memberships

American College of Physicians