In her 20 years of experience as a trauma surgeon, Dr Najma Ahmed has seen an increasing number of gun violence incidents. The organization she co-founded, Canadian Doctors for Protection from Gun Violence, is centering gun violence as a public health issue. The organization’s work in research and policy has helped to pass laws increasing background checks for the transfer and sale of firearms, along with establishing an assault rifle ban. For her advocacy work, Dr. Ahmed has been awarded the 2020 Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Advocacy from the Canadian Medical Association.