Re-locating from a small town of 1,700 people in 1992, Dr. Malisos moved to Kansas City and attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine. He preferred the intense six-year combined Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degree program instead of the longer eight-year traditional route. After he graduated in 1998, he attended the family practice residency program at Trinity Lutheran Hospital. Dr. Malisos had the opportunity to take month-long rotations with multiple Board-Certified specialists including those in the fields of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Pulmonology, and others.
Dr. Malisos is particularly interested in Dermatology and had the pleasure of working with some of Kansas City's best Dermatologists. When he came to Liberty, he was surprised at the large number of skin cancers that area residents have. He excises malignant melanomas, basal cell cancers, squamous cell cancers and others on a daily basis in his office. In addition, he freezes off warts, skin tags, seborrheic dermatoses, actinic keratoses (pre-cancers) and many others.
Believing in the comprehensive health of the entire family, Dr. Malisos keeps up-to-date with the most current advances in medicine striving to continuously improve his medical knowledge and the care of his patients. He regularly works on Continuing Medical Education activities and periodically attends CME seminars across the country and around the world. Even while commuting to work, Dr. Malisos listens to medical audio CDs to improve his knowledge-base.
In order to keep his medical skills as sharp as possible, Dr. Malisos has frequently worked 12-hour shifts in the Emergency Room. By treating critically ill patients (those who are coding, having strokes, heart attacks, etc.) he stays proficient at Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CardioPulmonary Resuscitation and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Dr. Malisos is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Board of Family Practice, the Botox Physician’s Network, and the American Medical Association.
At a typical doctor’s office, several pieces of information are gathered during the visit. Those same things can generally be gathered via an online visit.
Vitals can be provided to the doctor by you. Blood pressure, heart rate and temperature are often all that is necessary as far as vitals are concerned. Blood pressure cuffs are available at most pharmacies and Walmart. Taking your heart rate is as simple as counting the times your heart beats in 1 minute (just put your hand on your chest to feel your heart beat).