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by Amanda Head
Dr. Elfenbein is an emergency medicine physician in Maryland who gained national recognition during the early COVID-19 pandemic. He worked to serve patients and his community, donating substantial personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies at a critical time to states including Maryland, Delaware, New York and Connecticut.
Elfenbein, who trained at Johns Hopkins and contracted for the United States Secret Service (USSS), earned widespread media attention for his contributions to the medical community during the pandemic, with appearances on outlets like CNN and CBS News. Prior to the government’s turn against him, mainstream journalists frequently consulted him for updates and to reinforce the prevailing narrative. He received a personal commendation from Maryland’s Governor and was named Person of the Year by the state medical society. He also received a grant from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to help develop protocols for airway management in space.
Throughout his career, Elfenbein says he consistently chose principle over conformity, even when it required challenging “the science” during COVID-19 and against the administration’s preferences, which would ultimately put the DOJ’s crosshairs on his back.
