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Specialty

Board Certified?

Surgery Sub-specialty: Surgical Critical Care	View ABMS® certification
Anesthesiology Sub-specialty: Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine

Special Expertise: Deep Vein Thrombosis; Penetrating Wounds; Wounds and Injuries

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Hospital Affiliation	Hospital Ranking	Hospital Rating
Dr. Efron is affiliated with 1 hospital :
Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD	Top 25%
Ranked #1 out of 5,200 hospitals by US News & World Report.
Hospital quality is often a reflection of the providers associated with it. Where available, hospital ranking by specialty is shown.

Education	Institution Ranking	Institution Rating
Dr. Efron was educated at the following institutions:
Medical School
Brown University Completed: 1994	Top 25%
Ranked #29 out of 144 in primary care by US News & World Report. Ranked #34 out of 144 in research quality by US News & World Report.

Awards & Distinctions

One of America's Leading Experts on:   Wounds and Injuries Appointments:   Johns Hopkins Medical Center Assistant Professor of Surgery Director of Trauma, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Chief, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Medical Director, Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Support Services, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Associations: American College of Surgeons   Member

Publications
Dr. Efron has 41 publications: Article: Surveillance bias and deep vein thrombosis in the national trauma data bank: the more we look, the more we find. Date: April 2008 Journal: The Journal of trauma Article: Hazards of benchmarking complications with the National Trauma Data Bank: numerators in search of denominators. Date: March 2008 Journal: The Journal of trauma Article: The occurrence of potential patient safety events among trauma patients: are they random? Date: March 2008 Journal: Annals of surgery
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Insurance Accepted

Acceptance of particular Insurance Plans may vary, based on different office locations. As a result, we've listed Plans accepted at different locations. Click on any company to see which specific plans are accepted by Dr. Efron. Jhu 200 N Wolfe St Baltimore, MD CareFirst Jhu 5900 Cedar Ln Columbia, MD CareFirst Jhusom Cardiac Surgery 4924 Campbell Blvd Nottingham, MD CareFirst Jhusom General Surgery 6701 N Charles St Towson, MD CareFirst Jhu 10755 Falls Rd Lutherville Timonium, MD CareFirst Jhu 4940 Eastern Ave Baltimore, MD CareFirst JHU Surgery 601 N Caroline St Baltimore, MD Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Cigna Priority Partners CareFirst Humana Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Jhu 1708 W Rogers Ave Baltimore, MD CareFirst Jhu 5501 Hopkins Bayview Cir Baltimore, MD CareFirst JHU Surgery 600 N Wolfe St Baltimore, MD Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Cigna Priority Partners Geisinger Health Plan CareFirst AMERIGROUP Humana Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Need health insurance? It's more affordable than you think! Click below for an INSTANT quote!