Roya Edalatpour, MD (2026 IOTS Awardee)
Johns Hopkins University
Roya Edalatpour, MD, is a neurocritical care fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, whose career reflects a deep commitment to advancing global health equity through clinical care, education and research. She earned her MD from Boston University School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso where she was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society. She completed her neurology residency and chief residency at The University of Texas at Austin – Dell Medical School, earning Honors Distinction in Care Transformation. Dr. Edalatpour’s passion for global health is most profoundly expressed through her sustained work in Eldoret, Kenya. Since 2023, she has led a global health initiative with AMPATH Kenya at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), focused on adapting the NIHSS for use in Kenyan hospitals through medical education and cultural adaptation of clinical assessment tools. She has furthered this work by providing neurology consultations, outpatient care and bedside teaching to Kenyan medical students and residents at Moi University.
International Outreach Travel Scholarship Awardee