A partnership between Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Health Care Sustainability Champions
Stanford Medicine has established a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality. This is only achievable through a rigorous and far-reaching clinical engagement effort. Stanford Medicine is fortunate to have several physicians, clinicians, and staff who are dedicated to improving the sustainability of our care delivery.
The health care improvement tools of advocacy, education, data-driven quality improvement, and scientific inquiry are uniquely suited to developing and implementing sustainable best practices in health care. Stanford Medicine is delighted to provide visibility and recognition to these industry-leading health care sustainability champions.
Nicole M. Ardoin, PhD, MS
Grant Recipient
Sykes Family Director, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
Project
Biophilic Design for Psychological and Physiological Health Outcomes
Claire Baniel, MD
Grant Recipient
Resident Physician
Department of Radiation Oncology
Project
Quality Improvement Waste Audits: An Opportunity to Increase Environmental Stewardship in Healthcare
Darren Batara, MS, BSN, RN, CPHIMS
Manager, Nursing Innovation & Informatics
Office of Chief Nursing Informatics Officers (CNIO)
Project
Building Sustainable Clinical Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Nursing Leadership
Joe Burgum, BSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse & Unit Educator
Intensive Care Unit
Sohayla Eldeeb
Grant Recipient
Stanford Community Health and Preventive Research Graduate and Research Assistant
Paige Fox, MD, PhD, FACS
Medical Director of Sustainability
Associate Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
Stanford Medicine
Praveen Kalra, MD
Medical Director of Sustainability
Clinical Associate Professor
Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Alexandria Kowalewski, MS, BSN
Clinical Nurse
Interventional Platform Pre/Post
Project
Integrating the Nurse's Voice in the Sustainable Guidelines From the Design & Construction Workgroup
Carole Lin, MD
Grant Recipient
Clinical Associate Professor
Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Project
Redistribution of Unused and Clean Surgical Supplies
James Marvel, MD
Grant Recipient
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Project
Evaluating the Emergency Department’s Utilization of Biohazardous (Red-Bag) Waste Bins
Carolyn McBirney, BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse
Inpatient Observation
Project
Single Occupancy Vehicle Reductions Campaign & Commute Information
Lisa Patel, MD, MESc
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health in collaboration w/ Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
Project
Mentoring and Coaching Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Climate Smart Healthcare
Judith Prochaska, PhD, MPH
Grant Recipient
Senior Associate Vice Provost,
Clinical Research Governance, Stanford University
Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford
Prevention Research Center
Stanford Medicine
Project
Quantifying the Pro-Environmental Impacts of Telehealth Tobacco Treatments
Jason Saleh, MD, FAAOS
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Project
Addressing the Environmental Impacts of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chethan Sarabu, MD, FAMIA, FAAP
Grant Recipient
Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
Climate Health Informatics Lab
Stanford School of Medicine
Project
Standardizing Carbon Footprint Calculations of Clinical Care Delivery
Lisa Shieh, MD, PhD
Associate Chief Quality Officer
Clinical Professor
Stanford Medicine
David Svec, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford Medicine
Project
Increasing Environmental Stewardship in
Healthcare Through Clinical Leadership
Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD
Resident Physician
Department of Radiation Oncology
Project
Optimizing Energy & Water Use for Radiation Oncology Treatment
Rachel Vilders
Clinical Nurse
Oncology
Project
Practice Greenhealth Award Application & Reusable Product Pilot Implementation
Thomas G. Weiser, MD, MPH
Grant Recipient
Clinical Professor
Surgery – General Surgery
Stanford Medicine
Project
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Operating Room Through Waste Reduction
Jaclyn Wu, MD
Grant Recipient
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Stanford Medicine
Project
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Operating Room Through Waste Reduction
Contact SustainabilityProgramOffice@stanfordhealthcare.org with any questions.