Healing the Gun Violence Epidemic
Ending Violence, Rebuilding Communities, and a Trauma Surgeon's Vision for Restoring Hope
$33.00
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2026
Summary
If hope for ending gun violence can take hold in Chicago’s South Side, then it can take hold anywhere. The impoverished neighborhoods there are among the most dangerous in all of America—a nation in which injuries from firearms are the top reason why children die.
In 2018, after decades of treating patients in inner cities that have suffered from decades of disinvestment and institutional racism, Dr. Selwyn Rogers founded a trauma center in the battleground known by many as “Chiraq.” …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798889842477 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., Selwyn O. Rogers |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr.
Selwyn Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS
Dr. Rogers is the section chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and the James E. Bowman, Jr., MD Professor at The University of Chicago Medicine. He also helped launch the Violence Recovery Program there. Dr. Rogers is an acclaimed trauma and critical care surgeon and public health expert. He has served in leadership capacities at health centers across the country, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Temple University School, and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In 2024, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Rogers earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard College, graduating magna cum laude. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at BWH. Dr. Rogers also holds a master’s degree in public health from Vanderbilt University.
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