Alexander Isakov MD/MPH
Overview
Alexander P. Isakov, MD, MPH is a professor of emergency medicine and the director of Emory's Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services. He is also the Executive Director of Emory's Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR).
Dr. Isakov is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency training in emergency medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. He subsequently completed a two-year EMS fellowship at Boston EMS. His Master of Public Health degree is in international health from Boston University.
His professional experience includes serving as an officer in the United States Navy, consulting for the CDC, deploying with the National Disaster Medical System, and providing leadership in EMS and disaster response throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. He co-founded and directs Emory's Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services.
He founded and directs the Emory-Grady EMS BioSafety Transport Program, which supports the Emory University Hospital Serious Communicable Diseases Unit and the CDC for the transport and management of patients with high consequence infectious diseases. He is on the Technical Expert Panel for EMS Agenda 2050, the EMS Examination Committee for ABEM and on the board of directors for the National Association of EMS Physicians. Dr. Isakov practices clinically in the emergency department of Emory University Hospital. He is also the medical director for Air Life Georgia and Sandy Springs Fire Rescue.
Academic Appointment
- Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MPH from Boston University School of Public Health
- MD from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- BS from University of Scranton
Research
Publications
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Air Quality Monitoring During High-Level Biocontainment Ground Transport: Observations From Two Operational Exercises.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 16 Page(s): 1482 - 1489
08/01/2022 Authors: Dang A; Williams B; Warsing WD; Noone M; Isakov AP; Tan DK; Liang SY -
Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Workplace Safety: Improving Understanding, Leading by Example.
Ann Emerg Med Volume: 80 Page(s): 35 - 37
07/01/2022 Authors: Isakov AP -
EMS Agenda 2050 Meets the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Health Secur Volume: 20 Page(s): S97 - S106
06/01/2022 Authors: Isakov A; Carr M; Munjal KG; Kumar L; Gausche-Hill M -
A modeling study to inform screening and testing interventions for the control of SARS-CoV-2 on university campuses.
Sci Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 5900
03/15/2021 Authors: Lopman B; Liu CY; Le Guillou A; Handel A; Lash TL; Isakov AP; Jenness SM -
Development and Usability Testing of a Web-based COVID-19 Self-triage Platform.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 1054 - 1058
08/19/2020 Authors: Schrager JD; Schuler K; Isakov AP; Wright DW; Yaffee AQ; Jacobson KL; Parker RM; Goolsby C -
Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury.
Clin J Sport Med Volume: 30 Page(s): 296 - 304
07/01/2020 Authors: Mills BM; Conrick KM; Anderson S; Bailes J; Boden BP; Conway D; Ellis J; Feld F; Grant M; Hainline B -
Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury.
J Athl Train Volume: 55 Page(s): 563 - 572
06/23/2020 Authors: Mills BM; Conrick KM; Anderson S; Bailes J; Boden BP; Conway D; Ellis J; Feld F; Grant M; Hainline B -
The 2019 Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine.
Prehosp Emerg Care Volume: 24 Page(s): 32 - 45
01/01/2020 Authors: Delbridge TR; Dyer S; Goodloe JM; Mosesso VN; Perina DG; Sahni R; Pons PT; Rinnert KJ; Isakov AP; Kupas DF -
How Can Emergency Departments Better Prepare for Emerging Infectious Disease Threats? A Returned Traveler With Fever Walks Into Triage.
J Emerg Med Volume: 56 Page(s): 568 - 570
05/01/2019 Authors: Yaffee AQ; Isakov A; Wu HM -
Transportation of Patients in a Bioemergency
Page(s): 95 - 105
01/01/2018 Authors: Kumar L; Isakov AP