Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
@josephsakran.bsky.social
Trauma Surgeon @hopkinsmedicine | #GunViolence Survivor | Founder @ThisIsOurLane| Chair of Board and CMO @bradybuzz
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He was shot in the throat. Now he saves gun victims as a trauma surgeon in Baltimore
Over the course of a 24-hour shift, Joseph Sakran bears witness to horror after horror. His experiences have driven him to become a national advocate and organizer against gun violence
www.theguardian.com
Hello #BlueSky — Survivor turned Trauma Surgeon here. Working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and public policy. Look forward to connecting!
Here is my Why 👇🏽
Here is my Why 👇🏽
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Thankful for the healthcare heroes working to prevent gun violence.
Your compassion, courage, and commitment to preventing gun violence—whether through patient care, trauma response, community outreach, or policy advocacy—save lives and bring hope to countless families.
Thank you for all you do.
Your compassion, courage, and commitment to preventing gun violence—whether through patient care, trauma response, community outreach, or policy advocacy—save lives and bring hope to countless families.
Thank you for all you do.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thankful for the healthcare heroes working to prevent gun violence.
Your compassion, courage, and commitment to preventing gun violence—whether through patient care, trauma response, community outreach, or policy advocacy—save lives and bring hope to countless families.
Thank you for all you do.
Your compassion, courage, and commitment to preventing gun violence—whether through patient care, trauma response, community outreach, or policy advocacy—save lives and bring hope to countless families.
Thank you for all you do.
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🧡 Thankful🧡
Today we pause with gratitude—for our supporters, advocates, partners, and survivors. Your support doesn’t just fuel Brady's programs… it saves lives.
We’re thankful for every person who believes in our mission and helps build a future free from gun violence.
Today we pause with gratitude—for our supporters, advocates, partners, and survivors. Your support doesn’t just fuel Brady's programs… it saves lives.
We’re thankful for every person who believes in our mission and helps build a future free from gun violence.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧡 Thankful🧡
Today we pause with gratitude—for our supporters, advocates, partners, and survivors. Your support doesn’t just fuel Brady's programs… it saves lives.
We’re thankful for every person who believes in our mission and helps build a future free from gun violence.
Today we pause with gratitude—for our supporters, advocates, partners, and survivors. Your support doesn’t just fuel Brady's programs… it saves lives.
We’re thankful for every person who believes in our mission and helps build a future free from gun violence.
Congratulations to Governor-Elect @abigailspanberger.com — Virginia is in good hands!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Congratulations to Governor-Elect @abigailspanberger.com — Virginia is in good hands!!
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Honored to speak at #APHA2025 today with @josephsakran.bsky.social! Firearm violence is a public health epidemic. Together, we can put an end to it.
Excited to be at #APHA2025 to discuss the public health crisis of gun violence in the U.S. and how healthcare professionals can be part of the solution.
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Honored to speak at #APHA2025 today with @josephsakran.bsky.social! Firearm violence is a public health epidemic. Together, we can put an end to it.
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Yesterday, the JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence was published. @npr.org spoke with authors
@josephsakran.bsky.social, MD, MPH, MPA, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, and Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH.
Read the NPR article:
@josephsakran.bsky.social, MD, MPH, MPA, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, and Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH.
Read the NPR article:
A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yesterday, the JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence was published. @npr.org spoke with authors
@josephsakran.bsky.social, MD, MPH, MPA, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, and Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH.
Read the NPR article:
@josephsakran.bsky.social, MD, MPH, MPA, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, and Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH.
Read the NPR article:
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Excited to be at #APHA2025 to discuss the public health crisis of gun violence in the U.S. and how healthcare professionals can be part of the solution.
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Excited to be at #APHA2025 to discuss the public health crisis of gun violence in the U.S. and how healthcare professionals can be part of the solution.
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
"In America, the burden [of addressing gun violence] has often been placed on the shoulders of a few people. What this report is talking about is the collective action that is so critical...to move the needle forward." — @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social #ThisIsOurLane
A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"In America, the burden [of addressing gun violence] has often been placed on the shoulders of a few people. What this report is talking about is the collective action that is so critical...to move the needle forward." — @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social #ThisIsOurLane
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I am grateful for the many experts who contributed to this powerful report on solutions to reduce firearm violence, including @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social and @thisisourlane.org Advisory Council members @meganranney.bsky.social & Rochelle Dicker. #ThisIsOurLane
In March 2025, the JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from medicine, academia, advocacy, government and industry to develop solutions to reduce firearm violence by 2040.
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I am grateful for the many experts who contributed to this powerful report on solutions to reduce firearm violence, including @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social and @thisisourlane.org Advisory Council members @meganranney.bsky.social & Rochelle Dicker. #ThisIsOurLane
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Honored to have contributed to the JAMA Summit Report with leading experts like Dr. Sakran.
Excited to celebrate it's release with my 40 co-authors tonight
Excited to celebrate it's release with my 40 co-authors tonight
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Honored to have contributed to the JAMA Summit Report with leading experts like Dr. Sakran.
Excited to celebrate it's release with my 40 co-authors tonight
Excited to celebrate it's release with my 40 co-authors tonight
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
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IMPORTANT READ: "Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms" is a blueprint for action coauthored by 41 experts, including @bradyunited.org Board Chair and Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social.
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence gathered experts from medicine, policy, engineering, and community groups to develop a plan for reducing firearm harms by 2040.
Learn more in this Special Communication: ja.ma/47URrzB
Learn more in this Special Communication: ja.ma/47URrzB
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
IMPORTANT READ: "Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms" is a blueprint for action coauthored by 41 experts, including @bradyunited.org Board Chair and Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social.
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Missed our webinar with Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on how CDC & NIH funding for gun violence research? Don’t worry, you can still learn how this work saves lives by watching the recording.
The Future of Firearm Safety Research: CDC & NIH Funding Under Threat
YouTube video by Brady
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Missed our webinar with Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on how CDC & NIH funding for gun violence research? Don’t worry, you can still learn how this work saves lives by watching the recording.
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
Grateful to the Tennessee 11 and colleagues at Yale and UConn (including Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social) for showing what’s possible when people with different views come together. Dialogue, science, and shared humanity are how we prevent firearm injury—and how we heal.
Finding common ground in addressing the national gun violence crisis
A Sept. 25 panel discussion set the stage for dialogue with a screening of The Tennessee 11 documentary at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building.
ysph.yale.edu
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Grateful to the Tennessee 11 and colleagues at Yale and UConn (including Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social) for showing what’s possible when people with different views come together. Dialogue, science, and shared humanity are how we prevent firearm injury—and how we heal.
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
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The DOJ is finalizing a measure that, if weakened, could open the door for people convicted of DV, violent felonies, & gun trafficking to regain the right to own firearms.
#medsky #gunviolence
@josephsakran.bsky.social @kgreenmd.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org
www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ...
#medsky #gunviolence
@josephsakran.bsky.social @kgreenmd.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org
www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
October 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The DOJ is finalizing a measure that, if weakened, could open the door for people convicted of DV, violent felonies, & gun trafficking to regain the right to own firearms.
#medsky #gunviolence
@josephsakran.bsky.social @kgreenmd.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org
www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ...
#medsky #gunviolence
@josephsakran.bsky.social @kgreenmd.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org
www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ...
Half the headlines sound like The Onion. The tragedy is—they’re real.
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Half the headlines sound like The Onion. The tragedy is—they’re real.
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
Join this important webinar sponsored by @bradyunited.org @thisisourlane.org Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30 pm ET.
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The Relentless School Nurse: Science Under Threat – Defending Research, Demanding Safety
Public health research shapes safer communities for our children. Right now, that research is in danger. On Tuesday, October 14th at 6:30 p.m. ET, Brady’s This Is Our Lane will host an urgent webin…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join this important webinar sponsored by @bradyunited.org @thisisourlane.org Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30 pm ET.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/10/13/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/10/13/t...
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
A mass shooting at a bar in South Carolina has left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
We’re thinking about all those impacted by this horrific tragedy. Now let’s get to work and implement the solutions we know can prevent it from ever happening again.
We’re thinking about all those impacted by this horrific tragedy. Now let’s get to work and implement the solutions we know can prevent it from ever happening again.
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A mass shooting at a bar in South Carolina has left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
We’re thinking about all those impacted by this horrific tragedy. Now let’s get to work and implement the solutions we know can prevent it from ever happening again.
We’re thinking about all those impacted by this horrific tragedy. Now let’s get to work and implement the solutions we know can prevent it from ever happening again.
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
Studies show that audiences adopt behaviors and attitudes of their favorite on-screen characters. Hollywood can save lives by modeling secure gun storage.
Big thanks to @hbo.bsky.social for working to #ShowGunSafety! We were proud to meet with them this past year. Learn more at showgunsafety.org.
Big thanks to @hbo.bsky.social for working to #ShowGunSafety! We were proud to meet with them this past year. Learn more at showgunsafety.org.
HBO's "Task" is a great show...and I especially loved this inclusion of secure gun storage! It's a a quick reference, but it helps normalize an important part of responsibile gun ownership that can save lives at home
@markruffalo.bsky.social
@meganranney.bsky.social
@markruffalo.bsky.social
@meganranney.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Studies show that audiences adopt behaviors and attitudes of their favorite on-screen characters. Hollywood can save lives by modeling secure gun storage.
Big thanks to @hbo.bsky.social for working to #ShowGunSafety! We were proud to meet with them this past year. Learn more at showgunsafety.org.
Big thanks to @hbo.bsky.social for working to #ShowGunSafety! We were proud to meet with them this past year. Learn more at showgunsafety.org.
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
Thrilled to join Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social, @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on Oct 14 at 6:30 p.m. ET to discuss the future of firearm safety research. Funding is at risk—learn what’s at stake and how to help.
Register now!
Register now!
The Future of Firearm Safety Research: CDC & NIH Funding Under Threat
act.bradyunited.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thrilled to join Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social, @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on Oct 14 at 6:30 p.m. ET to discuss the future of firearm safety research. Funding is at risk—learn what’s at stake and how to help.
Register now!
Register now!
The SecDef telling our enemies to “FAFO” while addressing U.S. military leaders isn’t strength — it may sound bold, but it risks looking reckless. Real strength is measured, disciplined, and deliberate.
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The SecDef telling our enemies to “FAFO” while addressing U.S. military leaders isn’t strength — it may sound bold, but it risks looking reckless. Real strength is measured, disciplined, and deliberate.
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
While the federal government’s mismanagement has caused confusion around vaccine policies, I want to reassure Marylanders: We will continue to follow science-based guidance to keep our people safe and healthy.
RELEASE: The Maryland Department of Health protects broad vaccine access for Marylanders - makes recommendations rooted in science. State issues guidance for clinicians, consumers and a statewide standing order for COVID-19 vaccines. Learn more: bit.ly/3Kct7jt.
September 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
While the federal government’s mismanagement has caused confusion around vaccine policies, I want to reassure Marylanders: We will continue to follow science-based guidance to keep our people safe and healthy.
31 years ago today, I was shot in the throat. I survived, but survival alone isn’t enough. It gave me purpose: to heal, to fight for others, and to push for change.
This @npr.org piece tells part of that journey. #GunViolenceAwareness
This @npr.org piece tells part of that journey. #GunViolenceAwareness
A Trauma Surgeon Who Survived Gun Violence Is Taking On The NRA
When Joseph Sakran was 17, he was shot in the throat after a high school football game. That experience inspired him to become a surgeon — and to speak out against gun violence.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
31 years ago today, I was shot in the throat. I survived, but survival alone isn’t enough. It gave me purpose: to heal, to fight for others, and to push for change.
This @npr.org piece tells part of that journey. #GunViolenceAwareness
This @npr.org piece tells part of that journey. #GunViolenceAwareness
Reposted by Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA
On this day, my friend and our chair @josephsakran.bsky.social was shot in the throat at age 17.
Joe survived against considerable odds, and today, is a leading trauma surgeon and a driving force within our movement.
I am grateful for his life, his leadership, and all that is to come.
Joe survived against considerable odds, and today, is a leading trauma surgeon and a driving force within our movement.
I am grateful for his life, his leadership, and all that is to come.
A Trauma Surgeon Who Survived Gun Violence Is Taking On The NRA
When Joseph Sakran was 17, he was shot in the throat after a high school football game. That experience inspired him to become a surgeon — and to speak out against gun violence.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
On this day, my friend and our chair @josephsakran.bsky.social was shot in the throat at age 17.
Joe survived against considerable odds, and today, is a leading trauma surgeon and a driving force within our movement.
I am grateful for his life, his leadership, and all that is to come.
Joe survived against considerable odds, and today, is a leading trauma surgeon and a driving force within our movement.
I am grateful for his life, his leadership, and all that is to come.