Background
Kamna Balhara, M.D., M.A., is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and assistant program director of the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
After graduating from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Balhara completed her residency training at the Johns Hopkins emergency medicine program, where she served as chief resident. During residency, she completed her Focused Advanced Specialized Training in global emergency services. Upon completion of residency, Dr. Balhara served as the assistant residency program director at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for two years before returning to Johns Hopkins in 2018.
Dr. Balhara’s academic interests include medical education, global emergency medicine, access to care and the medical humanities