Formed in 2020, the Center for Gun Violence Prevention is charting a public health approach to end the epidemic of gun violence—for our patients, their families and our communities.
We're providing clinical care and support services to those impacted by gun violence, developing best practices for hospitals to prevent firearm injury and death, and mobilizing a national coalition of health care leaders to depolarize gun safety and tackle this public health crisis.
Our goal is to dramatically reduce gun violence so that it's no longer a driver of hospital admissions for injuries or deaths.
Leadership
Michael Dowling
President and CEO, Northwell Health
Chethan Sathya, MD
Director, Center for Gun Violence Prevention, Northwell Health, Associate Medical Director, Trauma and Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Sandeep Kapoor, MD
Vice President, Addiction Services, Emergency Medicine | Northwell Health, Director, Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Northwell Health, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
Event photos
View photos from various community events to spread awareness on gun violence prevention.
