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Nicholas Pereira Risko

Nicholas Pereira Risko, MD, MHS

Emergency Medicine

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About Nicholas Pereira Risko

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Background

Nicholas Risko, M.D., M.H.S., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of the Center for Global Emergency Care. His Doctor of Medicine degree is from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In 2018 he completed residency training in emergency medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Additionally, he has a Master of Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a specialization in international health systems and health economics. He is a leading researcher in the economics of global emergency care development.

Research Interests

Emergency Care Systems Development, Global Health, Health Economics

Research Summary

Dr. Risko’s research focuses on increasing access to high-quality global emergency care. Topics of interest within this field include health system resilience, health economics, and policy development.

Selected Publications

  • Risko N, Chandra A, Burkholder TW, Wallis LA, Reynolds T, Calvello Hynes EJ, Razzak J. Advancing research on the economic value of emergency care. BMJ Glob Health.2019;4(Suppl 6):e001768. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001768

  • Risko N, Werner K, Offorjebe OA, Vecino-Ortiz AI, Wallis LA, Razzak J. Cost-effectiveness and return on investment of protecting health workers in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one. 2020 Oct 9;15(10):e0240503

  • Calvello EJ, Broccoli M, Risko N, et al. Emergency care and health systems: Consensus-based recommendations and future research priorities. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(12):1278-1288

  • Hirshon JM, Risko N, Calvello EJ, et al. Health systems and services: The role of acute care. Bull World Health Organ. 2013;91(5):386-388

  • Werner K, Risko N, Burkholder T, Munge K, Wallis L, Reynolds T. Cost–effectiveness of emergency care interventions in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Bull World Health Organ. 2020 May 1;98:341-52

Locations

  1. Sibley Memorial Hospital
    • 5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
    • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
      • 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

      Expertise

      Education

      Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

      Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2018

      University of Maryland School of Medicine

      Medical Education, MD, 2014

      Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

      Graduate School, MHS, 2009

      Board Certifications

      Emergency Medicine

      American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2019