Marina Del Rios

Marina Del Rios is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. Her research focuses on critical areas of cardiac arrest resuscitation, health disparities, and emergency medical services with particular emphasis on racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic equity in emergency care outcomes.

Her research interests span cardiac arrest epidemiology, health disparities in emergency care, resuscitation science, and innovative interventions to address healthcare inequities. Dr. Del Rios has pioneered work examining racial disparities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes, bystander CPR implementation, and the social determinants affecting emergency medical services. Her work integrates machine learning approaches to predict cardiac arrest outcomes and has significantly influenced national guidelines through American Heart Association scientific statements.

Analysis of her publication trends reveals consistent focus on health equity in cardiac arrest care, with increasing emphasis on machine learning applications and community-based interventions. Her work demonstrates strong collaboration with national organizations including the American Heart Association and Illinois Heart Rescue, with publications spanning high-impact journals in cardiology, emergency medicine, and public health.

Dr. Del Rios leads significant research initiatives including the TOUCHED hypertension intervention trial and contributes to major national efforts such as the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals. Her work has received substantial attention with multiple publications accumulating over 40 citations each, particularly her research on racial disparities in bystander CPR and cardiac arrest outcomes.

She is actively involved with the Illinois Heart Rescue initiative and collaborates extensively on projects examining socioeconomic determinants of cardiac arrest survival. Her research team frequently partners with community organizations to implement interventions in priority neighborhoods, including church-based hypertension programs and high school CPR training initiatives targeting underserved populations.