Dr. Kaufman died at the scene of the crash, according to the New Jersey State Police. The crash occurred Jan. 30 at around 7:00 a.m.
A preliminary investigation found that a Tesla Y traveling north, driven by Dr. Kaufman, veered off the road and into a briar patch.
No further details have been released, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Dr. Kaufman was a founding member of Premier Surgical in Brick and an accomplished laparoscopic surgeon who advocated for cancer prevention and volunteered with surgical mission teams.
He also served as a clinical assistant professor in the department of surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and was a clinically affiliated faculty member at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
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