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One of their own surgeons had been shot in an attempted carjacking, and he needed their help.
Officers found Madhu Subramanian, 38, suffering a gunshot wound in the 1200 block of East 36th Street in Northeast Baltimore just after 7 a.m., city police said.
According to the hospital website, Subramanian specializes in acute care, trauma surgery, critical care, burn care, and general surgery.
The hospital's chief trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Sakran detailed how the call came in.
"After walking in for Trauma call this AM, my colleague called with the most unexpected message:
"'Joe, are you on call?'
'Yes.'
'Our fellow trauma surgeon was just shot and he is on his way to the trauma center.'
"Listening to that communication, I was frankly numb and in disbelief."
"While I have permission from my friend and injured fellow trauma surgeon to discuss what happened, I will just say that we are so grateful he survived this horrific incident and will be ok."
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