Doctors Discuss the Treatment & Prevention of Gun Violence During the Coronavirus

Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New York (Children's)

Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Time: 03:00 PM

Location: https://www.bradyunited.org/blog/treating-gun-injuries-during-coronavirus
Organizer/Sponsor: Brady Foundation and Columbia Center for Injury Prevention and Science

Doctors Joe Sakran, Babak Sarani, Nina Agrawal, and Andrew Kiragu discuss how doctors are addressing gun violence during COVID-19. What are trauma doctors seeing when it comes to gun injuries, and how are pediatricians addressing gun violence prevention?

Dr. Joseph Sakran, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Emergency General Surgery, and Associate Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Bob Sarani, Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine and Director of the Center for Trauma and Critical Care at George Washington University (GWU) and Chair of Brady’s D.C. Regional Leadership Council

Dr. Nina Agrawal, Board-Certified Child Abuse Pediatrician; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia Medical Center; Founder of the Gun Safety Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics in New York

Dr. Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, Co-Principal Investigator, Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Minneapolis

Contact Information

DiLenny Roca
Injury Prevention Coordinator