Dr. Madhu Subramanian, a 38-year-old surgeon at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and an assistant professor of surgery, was on his way to work around 7 p.m. City police said they found a man injured at 1200 East 36th Street in northeastern Baltimore a few minutes later. Subramanian specializes in acute care surgery, trauma surgery, intensive care unit, burn care and general surgery, according to the hospital website. Johns Hopkins leaders say Supramanian has already been released via email to Baltimore Sun staff. “With his permission, we can announce that Dr. Madhu Subramanian, a trauma and acute care surgeon, was on his way to work at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center when the incident occurred near the 3600 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, Johns Hopkins Medicine. CEO Paul Rothman and Johns Hopkins president Kevin Sowers wrote, according to the newspaper. “Fortunately, Dr. “Supramanian was not seriously injured and has received treatment and was released.” The shootings come as Baltimore and other major US cities see violence escalating, with robberies, shootings and homicides on the rise. Later Friday, police said they responded to another shooting and found two young men, aged 19 and 20, with gunshot wounds. Both of their injuries were considered non-life-threatening, according to authorities. After I got in for the Trauma this AM call, my colleague called with the most unexpected message. Joe, are you on call? Yes Our fellow trauma surgeon was just shot and is on his way to the trauma center. Listening to this communication, I was honestly numb and in disbelief. – Joseph Sakran (@JosephSakran) April 1, 2022 Dr Joseph Sacran, a colleague at Johns Hopkins Surgery, referred to his colleague being shot in a Twitter thread on Friday after saying he had treated his Supramanian’s wounds. “We are so grateful he survived this horrific incident and will be fine,” he wrote. “At the moment, we often separate the emotion that accompanies caring for these injured patients. And we do this to effectively make one methodical decision after another to save a human life. How do you do that when it’s yours? ‘ Sacran, who survived the shooting as a teenager, added that “gun violence is a public health crisis we face every day in Baltimore and in communities across America” and called on society to “do better”. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact Baltimore detectives at (410) 396-2444. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
