Black surgeons remain significantly underrepresented in medicine today. While Black individuals make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they comprise only 5.6 percent of surgeons currently in training. These statistics highlight a systemic gap, but they also serve as a call to action for institutions and aspiring physicians alike. At Johns Hopkins Hospital, a group of five medical professionals is actively working to shift that narrative, making history in the process.
For the first time in the hospital’s storied history, the trauma and acute care surgery team is led by an all-Black group of residents and fellows. This milestone, recently highlighted by ABC News, features a team of dedicated clinicians: Valentine S. Alia, M.D. (second-year resident); Ivy Mannoh, M.D. (third-year resident); Ifeoluwa “Ife” Shoyombo, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. (third-year resident); Lawrence B. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (seventh-year resident); and Zachary Obinna Enumah, M.D., Ph.D., M.A. (ninth-year resident and critical care fellow).
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