Peter Georgakakos, DO, FAEMS
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Medical Director, EMS Learning Resource Center
- Medical Director, Johnson County Ambulance Service
Education
- BS in Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States
- Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa
- Fellowship: EMS, University of Iowa
- DO in Doctor of Osteopathy, AT Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri, United States
- Chief Resident - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Research Interests
- EMS Student Education and effect of COVID (Sharp)
- EMS Agency efficiency evaluation (Hoefer, Kayser, Walker)
- Naloxone use in prehospital and ED setting (RENDOR trial)
- QI project evaluating JCAS’s use of Ketamine for analgesia
Licenses & Certifications
- Board Certification - Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine, United States
- Board Subspeciality Certification - EMS, American Board of Emergency Medicine
- EMT-Paramedic, NREMT, Iowa, United States
- EMT-Basic, NREMT, United States
- Basic Life Support Instructor
- FEMA ICS 100, 200, 203, 700, 800
Selected Publications
- K Sharp, A Schuette, JD Graziano, M Negaard, B Obr, PK Georgakakos. Paramedic Education: The Effects of COVID-19 on Paramedic Clinical Skills. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Assembly 2022. Poster Presentation.
- PK Georgakakos, MB Swanson, A Ahmed, NM Mohr. Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: An Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS). National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Assembly 2020. Poster Presentation.
- PK Georgakakos, MB Swanson, A Ahmed, NM Mohr. Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: An Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Regional Assembly 2019. Oral Presentation.
- Ruehlmann D, Halbur C, Moylan C, Georgakakos P, Negaard M, House H. “The Impact of Alcohol Sales in a College Football Stadium on Healthcare Utilization.” West J Emerg Med. 2023;24(2)210–217. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.11.58766.
- McCabe DJ, Walsh RD, Georgakakos PK, Radke JB, Wilson BZ. “Flecainide poisoning and prolongation of elimination due to alkalinization.” Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 9:S0735-6757(22)00162-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.03.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35287973
- Georgakakos, P. K., Swanson, M. B., Ahmed, A. & Mohr, N. M. (2020). “Rural stroke patients have higher mortality: an improvement opportunity for rural emergency medical services systems.” J Rural Health. PMID: 32757239.