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Alexander Isakov MD/MPH

  • CEPAR
    Exec Director, CEPAR
  • (404) 712-1301
  • aisakov@emory.edu
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Overview

Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS is a professor of emergency medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He is the founding executive director of the Emory Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR), which he led for 18 years. He is now Emory's Executive DIrector for Health Security. He is also the founding director of Emorys Section of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine whose faculty provides medical oversight for 911 communications centers, and ground and air ambulance responders in metropolitan Atlanta. Dr. Isakov also founded the Emory-Grady EMS Biosafety Transport Program which since 2002 has supported the CDC and the Serious Communicable Diseases Program at Emory University Hospital for transport of patients suspected or confirmed to have a high consequence infectious disease. Dr. Isakov serves as the medical director for Air Life Georgia, Sandy Springs Fire Department and Emory EMS. He chairs the state EMS Medical Directors Advisory Council.

Dr. Isakov is on the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Epidemic Expert Panel and is the Chair of the EMS sub-board for the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). He is the emergency medical services and patient transport lead for the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) and founded its EMS Biosafety Transport Consortium and workgroup. He is a designated subject matter expert for the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR TRACIE) with whom he collaborated to develop the EMS Infectious Disease Playbook. He leads the HHS Region 4 Regional Disaster Health Response System program.

Dr. Isakov has an MD from the University of Pittsburgh and an MPH from Boston University. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and his EMS fellowship with Boston EMS. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in both clinical emergency medicine and emergency medical services (EMS). Dr. Isakov practices clinically in the emergency department of Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA.

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

  • Impact of a University-Led COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Program.
    J Public Health Manag Pract Volume: 31 Page(s): E117 - E125
    03/01/2025 Authors: Siira M; Harrington KRV; Lewis K; Rothschild E; Graham T; Rabinovitz SR; Shartar S; Milazzo T; Crubezy M; Olsen A
  • 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 University-Led Contact Tracing Program Response to a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Students in Georgia, February-March 2021.
    Public Health Rep Volume: 137 Page(s): 61S - 66S
    01/01/2022 Authors: Harrington KRV; Siira MR; Rothschild EP; Rabinovitz SR; Shartar S; Clark D; Isakov A; Chamberlain A; Gelaye E; Cegielski JP
  • 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
  • Prehospital sepsis care: Understanding provider knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 35 Page(s): 362 - 365
    02/01/2017 Authors: Polito CC; Bloom I; Yancey AH; Lairet JR; Isakov AP; Martin GS; Rajasekar S; Patel A; Murphy DJ; Sevransky JE
  • Longer procedural times are independently associated with symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with large vessel occlusion stroke undergoing thrombectomy.
    J Neurointerv Surg Volume: 8 Page(s): 1217 - 1220
    12/01/2016 Authors: Kass-Hout T; Kass-Hout O; Sun C-HJ; Kass-Hout TA; Nogueira R; Gupta R
  • Facilitators and Barriers for Effective Academic-Community Collaboration for Disaster Preparedness and Response.
    J Public Health Manag Pract Volume: 22 Page(s): E20 - E28
    01/01/2016 Authors: Dunlop AL; Logue KM; Vaidyanathan L; Isakov AP
  • Utility Of Pre-Hospital Glasgow Coma Scale In Predicting In-Hospital Mortality In Patients With Sepsis
    Volume: 193
    01/01/2016 Authors: Dolan R; Polito C; Isakov A; Yancey A; Bloom I; Martin GS; Sevransky JE
  • Deciding Factors For Admission: Intensive Care Versus Intermediate Care
    Volume: 193
    01/01/2016 Authors: Talbot JT; Isakov A; Yancey A; Bloom I; Martin GS; Sevransky JE; Polito C
  • Improving Prehospital Recognition Of Severe Sepsis (press): Knowledge And Attitudes Of first Responders
    Volume: 193
    01/01/2016 Authors: Polito C; Bloom I; Yancey A; Lairet J; Isakov A; Murphy D; Martin GS; Sevransky JE
  • Ebola or Not? Evaluating the Ill Traveler From Ebola-Affected Countries in West Africa.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 3 Page(s): ofw005
    01/01/2016 Authors: Fairley JK; Kozarsky PE; Kraft CS; Guarner J; Steinberg JP; Anderson E; Jacob JT; Meloy P; Gillespie D; Espinoza TR
  • Development of a Core Clinical Dataset to Characterize Serious Illness, Injuries, and Resource Requirements for Acute Medical Responses to Public Health Emergencies.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 43 Page(s): 2403 - 2408
    11/01/2015 Authors: Murphy DJ; Rubinson L; Blum J; Isakov A; Bhagwanjee S; Cairns CB; Cobb JP; Sevransky JE; United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials GroupProgram for Emergency Preparedness
  • Prehospital recognition of severe sepsis: development and validation of a novel EMS screening tool.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 33 Page(s): 1119 - 1125
    09/01/2015 Authors: Polito CC; Isakov A; Yancey AH; Wilson DK; Anderson BA; Bloom I; Martin GS; Sevransky JE
  • Transport and Management of Patients With Confirmed or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 66 Page(s): 297 - 305
    09/01/2015 Authors: Isakov A; Miles W; Gibbs S; Lowe J; Jamison A; Swansiger R
  • Pre-hospital transportation in Western countries for Ebola patients, comparison of guidelines.
    Intensive Care Med Volume: 41 Page(s): 1472 - 1476
    08/01/2015 Authors: Coignard-Biehler H; Isakov A; Stephenson J
  • Patients under investigation for Ebola virus disease in the United States: hospital preparedness planning and alternate care facilities.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 600 - 604
    05/01/2015 Authors: Bogucki S; Isakov A
  • Safe management of patients with serious communicable diseases: recent experience with Ebola virus.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 161 Page(s): 829 - 830
    12/02/2014 Authors: Isakov A; Jamison A; Miles W; Ribner B
  • DETECTION OF SEVERE SEPSIS IN THE PRE-HOSPITAL SETTING: HOW ARE WE DOING?
    CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 42
    12/01/2014 Authors: Polito C; Isakov A; Yancey A; Martin G; Wilson D; Anderson B; Bloom I; Sevransky J
  • PRE-HOSPITAL IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SEPSIS: DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL PREDICTION SCORE
    CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 42
    12/01/2014 Authors: Polito C; Isakov A; Yancey A; Martin G; Wilson D; Anderson B; Bloom I; Sevransky J
  • Patient factors associated with identification of sepsis in the ED.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 32 Page(s): 1280 - 1281
    10/01/2014 Authors: Wilson DK; Polito CC; Haber MJ; Yancey A; Martin GS; Isakov A; Anderson BJ; Kundel V; Sevransky JE
  • Patient Factors Associated With Emergency Department Sepsis Diagnosis By Clinicians
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 189
    01/01/2014 Authors: Wilson DK; Polito C; Anderson B; Haber MJ; Kundel V; Martin GS; Isakov A; Yancey A; Sevransky JE
  • Academic-community partnerships for sustainable preparedness and response systems.
    Am J Disaster Med Volume: 9 Page(s): 97 - 106
    01/01/2014 Authors: Isakov A; O'Neal P; Prescott J; Stanley J; Herrmann J; Dunlop A
  • The engagement of academic institutions in community disaster response: a comparative analysis.
    Public Health Rep Volume: 129 Suppl 4 Page(s): 87 - 95
    01/01/2014 Authors: Dunlop AL; Logue KM; Isakov AP
  • Hot or Not: Does EMS Tactile Temperature Correlate with Core Temperature and Risk of Sepsis?
    CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 41
    12/01/2013 Authors: Anderson B; Polito C; Wilson D; Kundel V; Donnelly C; Yancey A; Isakov A; Sevransky J
  • "Picture to puncture": a novel time metric to enhance outcomes in patients transferred for endovascular reperfusion in acute ischemic stroke.
    Circulation Volume: 127 Page(s): 1139 - 1148
    03/12/2013 Authors: Sun C-HJ; Nogueira RG; Glenn BA; Connelly K; Zimmermann S; Anda K; Camp D; Frankel MR; Belagaje SR; Anderson AM
  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Vital Signs Amongst EMTs of the Ghana Ambulance Service
    ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE Volume: 60 Page(s): S39 - S40
    10/01/2012 Authors: Mould-Millman C; Akoriyea SK; Zakariah AN; Sasser SM; Isakov A; Lynch CL
  • Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats tabletop exercise: foodborne toxoplasmosis outbreak on college campuses.
    Biosecur Bioterror Volume: 10 Page(s): 89 - 97
    03/01/2012 Authors: Morris JG; Greenspan A; Howell K; Gargano LM; Mitchell J; Jones JL; Potter M; Isakov A; Woods C; Hughes JM
  • Role of academic institutions in community disaster response since september 11, 2001.
    Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 5 Page(s): 218 - 226
    10/01/2011 Authors: Dunlop AL; Logue KM; Beltran G; Isakov AP
  • A 24-year-old woman with neck pain.
    Am J Emerg Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 473.e1 - 473.e2
    05/01/2011 Authors: Marti JJ; Zalacain JF; Houry DE; Isakov AP
  • A survey of emergency department 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) surge preparedness--Atlanta, Georgia, July-October 2009.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 52 Suppl 1 Page(s): S177 - S182
    01/01/2011 Authors: Sugerman D; Nadeau KH; Lafond K; Cameron W; Soetebier K; Jhung M; Isakov A; Greenwald I; Neil K; Schrag S
  • Mobile phones and short message service texts to collect situational awareness data during simulated public health critical events.
    Am J Disaster Med Volume: 6 Page(s): 379 - 385
    01/01/2011 Authors: Magee M; Isakov A; Paradise HT; Sullivan P
  • Web-based self-triage of influenza-like illness during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 56 Page(s): 288 - 294.e6
    09/01/2010 Authors: Kellermann AL; Isakov AP; Parker R; Handrigan MT; Foldy S
  • FEASIBILITY OF TWO-WAY SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) TEXTING AS EPIDEMIOLOGIC TOOLS IN PREPAREDNESS AND SURVEILLANCE RESEARCH
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Volume: 171 Page(s): S148 - S148
    06/01/2010 Authors: Magee M; Paradise H; Isakov A; Sullivan P
  • Urgent air-medical transport: Right patient, place and time.
    CMAJ Volume: 181 Page(s): 569 - 570
    10/27/2009 Authors: Isakov A
  • Situational uses of syndromic surveillance.
    Biosecur Bioterror Volume: 7 Page(s): 165 - 177
    06/01/2009 Authors: Buehler JW; Whitney EA; Smith D; Prietula MJ; Stanton SH; Isakov AP
  • Medical outreach following a remote disaster: lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.
    Am J Disaster Med Volume: 2 Page(s): 121 - 132
    01/01/2007 Authors: Dunlop AL; Isakov AP; Compton MT; White M; Nassery H; Frank E; Glanz K
  • Souls on board: helicopter emergency medical services and safety.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 47 Page(s): 357 - 360
    04/01/2006 Authors: Isakov AP
  • Acute carpal tunnel syndrome in a diver: evidence of peripheral nervous system involvement in decompression illness.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 28 Page(s): 90 - 93
    07/01/1996 Authors: Isakov AP; Broome JR; Dutka AJ
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