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Joseph Sakran
Joseph V. Sakran is director of emergency general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is the founder of @ThisIsOurLane.
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I'm a Trauma Surgeon and a Shooting Victim. I Have Every Right to Speak Out on Gun Violence.
The NRA thinks doctors should “stay in their lane.” They’re wrong—and I would know.
Joseph Sakran
December 15, 2018