
Joseph V Sakran MD MPH
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Director of Emergency General Surgery
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601 North Caroline StreetFloor 8Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 443-997-1508
Fax+1 443-769-1242
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Education & Training
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernementMPA, Public Pollicy, 2014 - 2015
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2010 - 2012
- Inova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Fairfax Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2010
- Ben Gurion University of the NegevClass of 2005
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Global Health, 2002 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2016 - 2027
- VA State Medical License 2005 - 2018
- SC State Medical License 2012 - 2017
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Incarceration Status is Associated With Rates of Operative Neurosurgical Intervention and Inpatient Mortality After Traumatic Brain Injury.Vikas N Vattipally, Kathleen R Ran, Anant P Rajan, Jacob Jo, Jose I Suarez
Neurosurgery. 2025-09-18 - A Role for General Surgery in Saving Lives from Ovarian Cancer.Swathikan Chidambaram, Rebecca Stone, Kara Long Roche, Joseph V Sakran
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-09-01 - Identifying trauma patients who benefit from whole blood transfusion: An effect decomposition analysis on patient survival.Crisanto M Torres, Allan E Stolarski, Kelly M Kenzik, Dane R Scantling, Aaron Richman
Transfusion. 2025-09-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluating Outcomes in Trauma After Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care ActJoseph Sakran, MD, JAMA
Press Mentions
- Surgeons Can Help Reverse Disturbing Trauma TrendSeptember 9th, 2025
- A 3-Part Prescription for Better Health in Maryland | READER COMMENTARYNovember 29th, 2022
- Reducing the Gun Violence ThreatNovember 21st, 2022
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