Dr. Scantling is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at Boston Medical Center. He began his medical career in prehospital medicine as a firefighter and paramedic. This was followed by a Master’s degree in public health, his doctorate, residency and fellowship in trauma and acute care surgery. He then completed additional epidemiology and biostatistics training at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, he has an academic career with an emphasis on clinical research, primarily relating to access to trauma care and the prevention of firearm violence. He has received internal funding as well as support from the American College of Surgeons (C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care), the National Institutes of Health (Health Disparities LRP from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities) and the Stepping Strong Foundation.