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Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on
Climate and Health in collaboration
w/ Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
Dr. Patel was a driving force behind the first now annual NorCal Symposium on Climate Change and Health Equity. This is a collaborative effort among Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, UC Davis, UCSF, and Kaiser Permanente. The focus of the symposium is to educate and empower healthcare professionals to enact sustainable healthcare practices & goals at their institutions.
Dr. Patel leveraged her voice as a clinician to advocate for a carbon neutrality plan at Stanford Health Care, and she mentored student activists in their similar calls for action. She is creating structured opportunities for students who are developing careers in climate and policy. As so much of health is determined outside of clinical walls, Lisa wants to support student efforts to impact climate and health in the greater community.
Lisa has mentored students on the evaluation of laundered isolation gowns, climate and health equity studies, and the establishment of University and Regional climate action groups for medical students and health professionals.
Dr. Patel worked with Community-Academic Partnerships for Clean Air in Stockton, partnering with Little Manila Rising, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton, and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin. As the Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Lisa now represents over 7,000 clinicians on climate and health across leading medical associations.
Dr. Patel has established an annual NorCal Sustainability symposium, mentoring medical students and clinical climate leaders, building sustainability leadership across the medical profession.
Biophilic Design for Psychological and
Physiological Health Outcomes
Quality Improvement Waste Audits:
An Opportunity to Increase Environmental Stewardship in Healthcare
Building Sustainable Clinical Supply Chain,
Materials Management, and Nursing Leadership
Engaging Nurses in Qaste Sorting Quality: Liquids Reduction in Waste and Waste Sorting Guide. Training, Education, and Feedback
Supporting the Stanford Health Care Food System: Demonstrating the Benefits of
Healthy Food on Patient Outcomes
Reducing Hand Surgery’s Impact on the
Planet by Implementing Initiatives that
Decrease Disposable Waste
Leading Sustainability
Changes in Anesthesiology
Integrating the Nurses’ Voice in the Sustainable Guidelines from the Design & Construction Workgroup
Redistribution of Unused and
Clean Surgical Supplies
Returning Unused and Unopened Medical Supplies
Reduce Staff Commute by Single Occupancy Vehicle: Reductions Campaign & Commute Information
Evaluating the Emergency Department’s
Utilization of Biohazardous
(Red-Bag) Waste Bins
Mentoring and Coaching Healthcare
Professionals to Deliver
Climate Smart Healthcare
Quantifying the Pro-Environmental Impacts
of Telehealth Tobacco Treatments
Addressing the Environmental Impacts
of Orthopaedic Surgery
Standardizing Carbon Footprint
Calculations of Clinical Care Delivery
Empowering and Educating Healthcare
Professionals to Help Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Healthcare
Increasing Environmental Stewardship in
Healthcare Through Clinical Leadership
Optimizing Energy & Water Use for
Radiation Oncology Treatment
Practice Greenhealth Award Application & Reusable Product Pilot Implementation
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the
Operating Room through Waste Reduction
