A Baltimore trauma surgeon was transferred to his own ward on Friday after he was shot in an attempted carjacking on his way to work.
dr Madhu Subramanian, 38, was ambushed by two dark-colored cars trying to block him at about 7 a.m. at the 1110 block of E. 36th Street in northeast Baltimore, near the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard, according to CBS Baltimore.
Neighbor Menchin Liu told the outlet that two armed suspects asked Subramanian to get out of his car — and when the surgeon drove away, they shot him instead.
He was transferred to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he works in acute surgery, trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and burn care for surgery.
Thankfully, Subramanian survived despite being shot multiple times and has since been released.
His colleague and trauma surgeon, Dr. Joseph Sakran described his shock at seeing his colleague as a seriously injured patient. He wrote that he initially thought news of the shooting was an April Fool’s joke.
“As a #GunViolence survivor and trauma surgeon at @hopkinsmedicine, I have seen this public health crisis from numerous angles,” he tweeted Friday night.
“Despite my own experience, nothing prepares you when the person you need to care for is one of your own… In the heat of the moment, we often share the emotions that come with caring for these injured patients… How are you.” you that if it’s one of you?’
The trauma surgeon Dr. Madhu Subramanian, 38, was taken to his own ward at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Friday after he was shot in an attempted carjacking on his way to work
Subramanian was shot multiple times around 7 a.m. on the 1110 block of E. 36th Street in northeast Baltimore, near the intersection with Loch Raven Boulevard (pictured). Intervening officers found the injured doctor near the 1200 block of this street
Subramanian’s wife, Erica Hodgman (pictured left), is also a pediatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore
Subramanian specializes in acute surgery, trauma surgery, surgical critical care and burn care at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he has worked since 2020, according to the hospital’s website
Subramanian has been working with his wife Erica Hodgman, a pediatric surgeon, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since 2020.
His hospital has since released a statement saying they are glad he “survived this horrific incident”.
‘DR. Subramanian was not seriously injured and was treated and released,” said an email Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Paul Rothman and Johns Hopkins Health System president Kevin Sowers sent to The Baltimore Sun.
“Sadly, our community, like so many others in the city, has witnessed a worrying rise in crime over the past few weeks that is affecting us all,” the email continued. “News like this is understandably disturbing and can cause fear and concern.”
“We are so thankful that he survived this horrific incident and will be fine,” Sakran wrote.
dr Joseph Sakran described his shock at seeing his colleague as a seriously injured patient
Sakran, who was nearly killed by a stray bullet in high school, said gun violence was a “public health issue” in the crime-ridden city and wrote that “we have the opportunity and responsibility to do better.” “.
Councilwoman Odette Ramos, whose district includes the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside neighborhood where Subramanian was shot, said the incident happened near Baltimore City College High School, where classes begin at 7:45 a.m.
“There were students and a lot of people out and about,” she told The Sun. “It’s really disturbing.”
The Baltimore Police Department is yet to announce a suspect or arrest in the shooting and could not be reached by for comment.
Sakran, who was nearly killed by a stray bullet in high school, said gun violence was a “public health issue” in the crime-ridden city and wrote that “we have the opportunity and responsibility to do better.” “.
For the past seven years, Baltimore has had an average of one homicide every 30 hours, with the city recording more than 300 homicides each year.
As of April 2, there have been 72 murders and 171 shootings in the city, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
Carjackings are up 67 percent, with 135 carjackings reported so far this year, compared with 81 at the same time last year, according to the department’s latest crime statistics. Robberies within the city have risen 20 percent, the Sun reported.
dr Subramanian (pictured above center) was “not seriously injured and was treated and released,” according to an email sent to Paul Rothman, CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Kevin Sowers, president of Johns Hopkins Health System The Baltimore Sun have broadcas.