Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, Interim Dean and George S. Peters, MD and Louise C. Peters Chair and Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple Health, co-authored an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer with David Boardman, Dean of the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. The opinion piece called on the media to show photos of the bodies of shooting victims to help the public understand the damage that occurs from a weapon like an AR-15.
Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Trauma Research at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, spoke with the CBS Evening News about the need to approach gun violence as a public health issue.
Lars Ola Sjoholm, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care and Medical Director of the Trauma Program at Temple University Hospital, offered insight to the Philadelphia Inquirer about treating multiple gunshot victims at the same time. Temple did not treat any of the patients injured on South Street.
CBS3 featured comments from Dr. Goldberg in a segment about the mass shooting on South Street.