Alka Mallik, M.D. Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Alka Mallik, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology. She specializes in lymphoma and lung, breast, and colon cancers. Dr. Mallik holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences with a minor in history from Stanford University in Stanford, California. She earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern, where she also completed internal medicine residency training. She then gained advanced training through a fellowship program in hematology and medical oncology at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow and also participated in translational research into lymphoma therapeutics in the Melnick Lab. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology and medical oncology, Dr. Mallik joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. Dr. Mallik’s clinical and primary research interests include malignant and benign hematology, including hemostasis and thrombosis. She has served as an investigator on several clinical trials, given lectures on internal medicine for residents and medical students, and published peer-reviewed academic articles related to her areas of expertise. She is also dedicated to undergraduate and graduate medical education. Dr. Mallik is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Personal Note Outside of medicine, Dr. Mallik enjoys photography and travel. She is fluent in Hindi. Education Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (2004) Internship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2005), Internal Medicine Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2007), Internal Medicine Fellowship New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center (2010), Hematology Oncology Research Interest Breast cancer Colon Cancer Hematologic Malignancies (Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma) Hemostasis and Thrombosis Publications Featured Publications A patient with 'spontaneous' heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis after undergoing knee replacement. Mallik A, Carlson KB, DeSancho MT Blood Coagul. Fibrinolysis 2011 Jan 22 1 Peri- and postoperative haematologic management in a patient with type 2 von Willebrand disease undergoing mitral valve replacement. Arnason JE, Mallik A, De Sancho M Haemophilia 2011 Jan 17 1 Reality of complementary and alternative medicine in lymphoma patients: hope, hype, or help? Mallik A, Leonard JP Am. J. Hematol. 2009 Dec 84 12 A purine scaffold Hsp90 inhibitor destabilizes BCL-6 and has specific antitumor activity in BCL-6-dependent B cell lymphomas. Cerchietti LC, Lopes EC, Yang SN, Hatzi K, Bunting KL, Tsikitas LA, Mallik A, Robles AI, Walling J, Varticovski L, Shaknovich R, Bhalla KN, Chiosis G, Melnick A Nat. Med. 2009 Dec 15 12 Results 1-4 of 4 1 Honors & Awards Fellow Travel GrantNational Comprehensive Cancer Network (2010) Chief Hematology and Medical Oncology FellowWeill Cornell Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital (2009) Fellow Travel AwardCancer and Leukemia Group B, Weill Cornell Medical College (2009) Fellows Research Award FinalistWeill Cornell Medical College (2009) Fellow Travel AwardCancer and Leukemia Group B, Weill Cornell Medical College (2008) Rolland Robbins Award for Academic ExcellenceUT Southwestern Medical Center (2004) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology
