Elinore Kaufman
Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery
Medical Director, Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program; Director of Research, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery
https://www.penninjuryscience.org/outreach/community-violence-intervention-hub/penn-trauma-violence-recovery-program/; www.med.upenn.edu/trauma-scc-ess-research
Research Topics
Healing & Recovery
Other
My work involves reducing harm from injury and violence through injury prevention and through developing interventions to improve holistic healing after injury and other acute health problems. My work aims to make the most out of each acute health care encounter, through interventions such as firearm safety device distribution, insurance enrollment and healthcare connection, and dedicated support for survivors of violent injury. I hope to build partnerships and collaboration to improve injury and violence prevention in a variety of settings.
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News Features
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/covid-gun-violence-hospitals.html
https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/emergency-care-can-help-patients-get-health-insurance-and-unclaimed-benefits-for-food-rent-and-more/
https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/trauma-surgeon-works-to-confront-firearm-injury-at-its-source/
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/04/07/coronavirus-philadelphia-penn-doctor-elinore-kaufman/
Selected Publications
Kaufman EJ, Keele LJ, Wirtalla CJ, Rosen CB, Roberts SE, Mavroudis CL, Reilly PM, Holena DN, McHugh MD, Small D, Kelz RR. Operative and Nonoperative Outcomes of Emergency General Surgery Conditions: An Observational Study Using a Novel Instrumental Variable. Ann Surg. 2023 Jul 1;278(1):72-78. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9810765.
Jacoby SF, Branas CC, Holena DN, Kaufman EJ. Beyond survival: the broader consequences of prehospital transport by police for penetrating trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020;5(1):e000541. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7692989.
Jacoby SF, Richmond TS, Holena DN, Kaufman EJ. A safe haven for the injured? Urban trauma care at the intersection of healthcare, law enforcement, and race. Soc Sci Med. 2018 Feb;199:115-122. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5694382.
Kaufman EJ, Richmond TS, Wiebe DJ, Jacoby SF, Holena DN. Patient Experiences of Trauma Resuscitation. JAMA Surg. 2017 Sep 1;152(9):843-850. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5710455.
Kaufman EJ, Ong AW, Cipolle MD, Whitehorn G, Ratnasekera A, Stawicki SP, Martin ND. The impact of COVID-19 infection on outcomes after injury in a state trauma system. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Sep 1;91(3):559-565. PubMed PMID: 34074996.
Kaufman EJ, Ertefaie A, Small DS, Holena DN, Delgado MK. Comparative Effectiveness of Initial Treatment at Trauma Center vs Neurosurgery-Capable Non-Trauma Center for Severe, Isolated Head Injury. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 May;226(5):741-751.e2. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5924636.
Kaufman EJ, Morrison CN, Olson EJ, Humphreys DK, Wiebe DJ, Martin ND, Sims CA, Hoofnagle MH, Schwab CW, Reilly PM, Seamon MJ. Universal background checks for handgun purchases can reduce homicide rates of African Americans. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jun;88(6):825-831. PubMed PMID: 32459448.
Kaufman EJ, Wiebe DJ, Xiong RA, Morrison CN, Seamon MJ, Delgado MK. Epidemiologic Trends in Fatal and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries in the US, 2009-2017. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):237-244. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6696. PMID: 33284327; PMCID: PMC7851729.
Garcia Whitlock AE, Gill BP, Richardson JB, Patton DU, Strong B, Nwakanma CC, Kaufman EJ. Analysis of Social Media Involvement in Violent Injury. JAMA Surg. 2023 Dec 1;158(12):1347-1349. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4995. PMID: 37819673; PMCID: PMC10568437.