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Elizabeth L. Frank, PhD, FAACC

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments: Pathology - Professor (Clinical)

Divisions: Clinical Pathology

Academic Office Information

elizabeth.frank@path.utah.edu

Board Certification

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

Research Interests

  • Clinical Chemistry

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Fellow
Fellowship University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Pharmacy
Fellow
Doctoral Training University of Colorado
Chemistry
Ph.D.
Internship Penrose Hospitals
Pathology
Intern
Undergraduate Colorado College
Biology
B.A.

Selected Publications

  1. Isbell TS, Colwell E, Frank EL, Karon BS, Luzzi V, Wyer LA (2021). Professional Certification in Point-of-Care Testing. EJIFCC, 32(3), 303-310.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.