Elizabeth L. Frank

Elizabeth L. Frank, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Pathology

Board Certification

  • American Board of Clinical Chemistry (Sub: Clinical Chemistry)

Research Interests

  • Clinical Chemistry

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Fellow
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
 Fellow
Doctoral Training University of Colorado
 PhD
Penrose Hospitals
 Intern
Undergraduate Colorado College
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Pandya V, Frank EL (2022). A Simple, Fast, and Reliable LC-MS/MS Method for the Measurement of Homovanillic Acid and Vanillylmandelic Acid in Urine Specimens. Methods Mol Biol, 2546, 175-183. (Read full article)
  2. Nelson HA, Frank EL (2022). Quantification of 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid in Urine by Ultra-performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol, 2546, 195-204. (Read full article)
  3. Kushnir MM, Nelson GJ, Frank EL, Rockwood AL (2022). LC-MS/MS Method for High-Throughput Analysis of Methylmalonic Acid in Serum, Plasma, and Urine: Method for Analyzing Isomers Without Chromatographic Separation. Methods Mol Biol, 2546, 295-309. (Read full article)
  4. Pandya V, Hunsaker JJH, Laulu SL, Genzen JR, Frank EL, Johnson LM, Rudolf JW (2021). Excessively low cholesterol and triglyceride levels in an apparently healthy patient. Clin Biochem, 96, 78-81. (Read full article)
  5. Doyle K, Frank EL (2021). Verifying Clinically Derived Reference Intervals for Daily Excretion Rates of Fractionated Metanephrines Using Modern Indirect Reference Interval Models. Am J Clin Pathol, 156(4), 691-699. (Read full article)
  6. Smy L, Kushnir MM, Frank EL (2021). A high sensitivity LC-MS/MS method for measurement of 3-methoxytyramine in plasma and associations between 3-methoxytyramine, metanephrines, and dopamine. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab, 21, 19-26. (Read full article)
  7. Smy L, Kushnir MM, Frank EL (2021). A high sensitivity LC-MS/MS method for measurement of 3-methoxytyramine in plasma and associations between 3-methoxytyramine, metanephrines, and dopamine. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab, 21, 19-26.
  8. Anderson KE, Lobo R, Salazar D, Schloetter M, Spitzer G, White AL, Young RM, Bonkovsky HL, Frank EL, Mora J, Tortorelli S (2021). Biochemical Diagnosis of Acute Hepatic Porphyria: Updated Expert Recommendations for Primary Care Physicians. Am J Med Sci, 362(2), 113-121. (Read full article)
  9. Kushnir MM, Song B, Yang E, Frank EL (2020). Development and Clinical Evaluation of a High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Assay for Vitamin B6 in Human Plasma and Serum. J Appl Lab Med, 6(3), 702-714. (Read full article)
  10. Clark ZD, Cutler JM, Frank EL (2016). Practical LC-MS/MS Method for 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid in Urine. J Appl Lab Med, 1(4), 387-399. (Read full article)
  11. Porter SG, Coats D, Fischer PR, Ou K, Frank EL, Sreang P, Saing S, Topazian MD, Enders FT, Cabalka AK (2014). Thiamine deficiency and cardiac dysfunction in Cambodian infants. J Pediatr, 164(6), 1456-61. (Read full article)

Review

  1. Isbell TS, Colwell E, Frank EL, Karon BS, Luzzi V, Wyer LA (2021). Professional Certification in Point-of-Care Testing. [Review]. EJIFCC, 32(3), 303-310. (Read full article)

Case Report

  1. Bergelson I, Walker C, Frank EL, Steinberg RL (2023). Felbamate Urolithiasis: A Case Report and Literature Review. BMJ Case Rep, 16(e253883).