Elizabeth Horn Prsic

Dr. Elizabeth Horn Prsic is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine, serving as Director of Adult Inpatient Palliative Care within Internal Medicine and Firm Chief of Medical Oncology. She provides clinical care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital, specializing in the care of patients with advanced cancer and complex symptom management needs.

Dr. Prsic earned her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency and medical oncology fellowship at Brown University. She received a T32 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award and completed additional research fellowship work focused on end-of-life care through Brown University's Division of Hematology Oncology, where she studied cancer epidemiology, biostatistics, and health policy. She further completed a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the University of Washington.

Her research program focuses on optimizing end-of-life care, improving health care utilization patterns, and enhancing symptom management for oncology patients. Recent work examines opioid use trends in advanced cancer, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting management, hospice utilization patterns, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on palliative care outcomes. Her publications span high-impact journals including Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, JCO Oncology Practice, and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Prsic has received notable recognition including the Patient Experience Award for Caring and Excellence from Yale New Haven Hospital (2023) and the Smilow Luminary Award from Smilow Cancer Hospital (2020). She serves in editorial roles including as Guest Editor for New England Journal of Medicine - Journal Watch and previously as Associate Editor for Cancer Medicine.

As an educator, Dr. Prsic is committed to medical student and resident training, with research examining the impact of oncology hospitalist models on resident education. She has developed curriculum focused on narrative medicine to strengthen physician-patient relationships and provides mentorship to junior colleagues in both oncology and palliative care.