Dr. Jodi Sherman

Biography

Jodi Sherman, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine. She is the founding director of the Yale Program in Healthcare Environmental Sustainability and serves as the Medical Director of Sustainability at Yale New Haven Health System. Dr. Sherman is a recognized researcher in the emerging field of sustainability in clinical care, focusing on life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental emissions, human health impacts, and economic impacts of healthcare practices. Her work aims to develop sustainability metrics that link health outcomes with costs, which can inform clinical decision-making and promote ecologically sustainable healthcare practices. Dr. Sherman collaborates with a range of professionals, including environmental engineers, epidemiologists, and health economists, to address the significant environmental impacts of healthcare, which contributes to about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. She plays an active role in national and international initiatives to promote sustainable healthcare, including the UK National Health Service's Net Zero Initiative and the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Decarbonization of the U.S. Health Sector. Dr. Sherman’s research continues to pioneer efforts aimed at transforming healthcare systems into more sustainable models while improving patient safety and public health.

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