Trauma Surgery: Gun Violence with Dr. Brian Williams and Dr. Ken Wilson

In the inaugural episode of Deep Cuts, two trauma surgeons, Dr. Brian Williams and Dr. Ken Wilson, discuss gun violence on the South Side of Chicago.From the founding of UChicago Medicine’s trauma center to how Dr. Wilson’s time in Baltimore, Flint, Atlanta, and Iraq has shaped his role as trauma medical director, these two doctors examine what it means to be two black, trauma surgeons on the South Side of Chicago and how they understand the late, civil rights activist and representative John Lewis’s phrase, “good trouble,” especially when it comes to their work and mission. Dr. Ken Wilson is a Professor of Surgery at UChicago Medicine with over a decade of experience as a trauma, acute care, and critical care surgeon. He is also an army colonel and has published widely on topics including military trauma and trauma surgical outcomes.Dr. Brian Williams is a Professor of Surgery at UChicago Medicine. He’s also a founding program director of the adult surgical critical care fellowship. He is currently writing his first book, Race, Violence, & Medicine: A Memoir. “Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery” comes to you from the Department of Surgery at UChicago Medicine. Our host is Dr. Jen Vigneswaran. Our senior producer is Tony Liu. Our engineer is Paul Braun. Our podcast cover art comes to you from Pombie Silverman, episode art from Sam Higgins, and music from Sen Morimoto off of Sooper Records. A special thanks this week to the Department of Surgery’s Jessica Lopez and Shane Semmens. Find more about our work at surgery.uchicago.edu.

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