UCSF Trauma Surgeons Among Leading Voices Working to Stem Tide of Gun Violence in the U.S.

Trauma surgeons at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center have been among the strongest proponents for physicians speaking out on the issue of gun violence and conducting research to reduce suffering and prevent needless and tragic deaths. They have harnessed the power of Twitter in the service of community outreach and effecting social change.

Notably, Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., MSPH was among the group that created the Twitter handle, @ThisIsOurLane and Andre Campbell, M.D., appearing on TV and in other media outlets, has reprised the role he played in the YouTube shootings at San Bruno as a powerful public spokesman and voice of conscience. In one way or another, all the ZSFG trauma surgeons, through their research, their outstanding care of patients and their public advocacy on Twitter, are making an out-sized difference.