Elinore Juliana Kaufman, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Member, Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director, Penn Trauma Violence Intervention Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Firearm Injury Content Lead, Penn Injury Science Center
Co-Director, Outreach Core, Penn Injury Science Center
Research Director, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street, MOB Suite 120
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street, MOB Suite 120
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7320
Fax: 215-243-4679
Fax: 215-243-4679
Links
Firearm Secure Storage Promotion
Leonard Davis Institute profile page
Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery Research Website
Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program
Firearm Secure Storage Promotion
Leonard Davis Institute profile page
Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery Research Website
Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program
Education:
BA (History (Summa cum Laude))
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 2004.
MD
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2011.
MSHP (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
Permanent linkBA (History (Summa cum Laude))
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 2004.
MD
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2011.
MSHP (Health Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.
Selected Publications
Kaufman EJ, Passman JE, Alur R, Smith R, Osborn A, Scarlet S, Sue K, Wright R, Maine R, Smith N, Holston N, Zhu E, Beard JH. : Providing Equitable Surgical Care to Patients in Law Enforcement Custody: A Review. JAMA Surg 160(7): 814-821, July 2025.Kaufman EJ, Jung HS, Teichman A, Colosimo C, Brewer JM, Perea LL, Dultz L, Dvorak J, Lu N, Weston R, Kartiko S, Qiu KM, Rakhit S, Murphy P.: The Effect of Ridesharing Services on Motor Vehicle Crash Outcomes: A systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 99(1): 135-142, July 2025.
Wamakima A, Roberts LE, Wanders S, Morrison CN, Kaufman EJ, Cook M, Beard JH. : Association Between Police Funding and Community Firearm Violence Incidence in 61 US Cities, 2015-2022. Public Health 246: 105841, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105841. Online ahead of print.
Acker RC, Ginzberg SP, Sharpe J, Keele L, Hwang J, Bakillah E, Goldberg D, Kaufman EJ, Kelz RR.: Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis in Older Adults With Multimorbidity. JAMA Surgery 160(6): 656-664, June 2025.
Kern J, Kaufman E: Firearm Injury: Pushing Forward. Current Opinion in Critical Care 31(3): 244-251, June 2025.
Ratnasekera AM, Rattan R, Seng SS, Butler C, Goldenberg-Saundau A, Lu N, Abdel Aziz H, Appelbaum RD, Mashbari H, Hafiz S, Chowdhury S, Soe-Lin H, Reynolds JM, Teichman AL, Kartiko S, Kaufman EJ, Murphy P, Kodadek L.: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy of Helmet Use and Helmet Laws to Reduce Mortality and Cervical Spine Injury in Adult Motorcycle Riders: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004607. Online ahead of print.
Chen AT, Haddad DN, Eisinger E, Delgado MK, Kern J, Knowlton LM, Lile D, Morgan AU, Ramadan OI, Kaufman EJ: Access To Surgical Care After Newly Acquired Insurance Enrollment. Ann Surg Page: in press, June 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006774. Online ahead of print.
Giraldi DM, Swingler S, Kirk DS, Kaufman EJ, Melendez-Torres GJ, Humphreys DK: Understanding the broader impacts of firearm violence trauma in the United States: A scoping review. Lancet Regional Health 19(46): 101091, April 2025.
Delgado MK, Hoskins K, Maguire J, Lee A, Yan R, Betsill T, Anthony B, Souder J, Ahya V, Kaufman EJ.: Pilot Randomized Trial of Digital, Low-Barrier Access to Choice of Firearm Storage Devices. Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research April 2025.
Kaufman EJ, Prentice C, Williams D, Song J, Haddad DN, Brown JB, Chen X, Colling K, Chatterjee P.: Geography of the Underserved: The Contribution of Rural Non-Trauma Hospitals to Trauma Care. Ann Surg 281(4): 533-539, April 2025.