Joseph V. Sakran is an American trauma surgeon, public health researcher, gun control advocate and activist.
[4] He attended George Mason University and gained experience as a medic and firefighter at the City of Fairfax Fire & Rescue Department.
[13][14][15][16][17] In February 2019, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), invited Sakran as his guest to the State of the Union, recognizing his support for gun control as a trauma surgeon.
[18] On February 6, 2019, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee invited Sakran to testify at a hearing.
[20] In the same year, Sakran was selected as one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows by the National Academy of Medicine.