Dr. Joshua Niforatos

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Joshua Daniel Niforatos, MD, MTS, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He is an accomplished emergency physician with a strong background in clinical care and education. Niforatos completed his medical degree at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine specializing in Biomedical Research. He later completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His professional career has included a prior position as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and he served as a staff emergency physician at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. Joshua has made significant contributions to the academic field with over 80 peer-reviewed publications, focusing particularly on meta-research in infectious diseases and the identification of practice variations in emergency departments. Niforatos is recognized for his excellence in teaching and received several awards, including the Emergency Medicine PGY4 Teacher of the Year Award in 2023 and the Emergency Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2024. His research interests include identifying drivers of physician practice variation, de-implementing low-value care, and developing clinical pathways through systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine • Baltimore, MD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine teaching in medical education.

Emergency Physician

— Present

Johns Hopkins Hospital • Baltimore, MD

Attending Physician in the Emergency Department.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health • Madison, WI

Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Awards

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Emergency Medicine PGY4 Teacher of the Year

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Emergency Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

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Academic Teacher of the Year

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Inorganic Chemistry with Lab Organic Chemistry with Lab General Biology with Lab
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.