Our Team

Dr. LJ Punch

BRIC Director & Trauma Surgeon

Dr. Punch loves to heal. Educated in medicine at the University of Connecticut and trained in surgery at the University of Maryland and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, he worked as a trauma surgeon at Barnes Jewish Hospital while on faculty at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Punch founded The BRIC in 2020 through years of community engagement and collaboration, in order to bridge the gaps in care for patients and their families in recovery from bullet injury.

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Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1998-2002
General Surgery Internship and Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2002–2007
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, 2008-2009

Certifications

American Board of Surgery – 2008
Special Certification in Surgical Critical Care – 2010

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BRIC Director

Christin

BRIC Nurse Practitioner

Nicole

BRIC Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Jamila owens-todd

Naturopathic Doctor

Indigo

BRIC STAFF

Indigo is a medical assistant and healing justice advocate. They graduated with a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and worked in urgent care before bringing their passion for trauma-informed, holistic, and community-based healing to the BRIC.

Indigo is your go-to person for discussing nutrition, herbal remedies, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (for managing post-traumatic stress). Indigo is a firm believer that healing happens in community and is dedicated to supporting survivors through every step of their healing journey.