Johns Hopkins trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Sakran relied on a unique combination of training and personal experience this week when a shooting left five people injured on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore. Sakran was shot in the throat when a fight broke out at a 1994 high school football game. He now works as a physician and gun violence prevention advocate. Sakran said that while the circumstances of the shooting have garnered national attention this week, the daily drumbeat of Baltimore gun violence exacts a far greater toll. He called on political leaders to address the problem through violence prevention policies.
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Since then, he’s built a career as both an emergency surgeon and a gun violence prevention advocate, joining a growing subset of physicians calling on political leaders to stem the crushing tide of gun deaths in America. In the hours following the shooting, Morgan State officials canceled all remaining homecoming week events, including Saturday’s football game. Classes were also canceled through Friday.
“Last night was absolutely tragic, but as someone taking care of patients in Baltimore, this is happening on a daily basis,” Sakran said. “I feel like our nation has become desensitized to it. … Most of America is shielded from this carnage.”
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