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Don’t miss FACS’ biggest event of the year!
Our Seventh Annual Virginia Climate Crisis Forum will focus on the theme, Climate Change is a Health Emergency, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Fan Tait, former Chief Medical Officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
ENT Physician & Co-director of the Climate Health Institute at George Washington University, Dr. Neelu Tummala will then host a panel discussion with Dr. Samantha Ahdoot, founder of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, and Bobby Scott, co-founder of VCU's chapter of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future.
Health professionals around the world are reporting the severe harm that climate change is having on their patients health. Asthma and cardiovascular disease are increasingly more common due to poor air quality and longer allergy seasons. Extreme weather events affect physical and mental health due to disaster and/or displacement. This especially pertains to our most vulnerable, including children, older adults, communities of color, and low-income communities. However, there are promising solutions available that provide tremendous health and equity benefits to our short and long-term health!
Please invite your neighbors, friends, and family to join us for this important discussion on the impact of climate change on human health. Stay tuned for more updates!
Former Chief Medical Officer, American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr. Neelu Tummala
ENT Physician & Co-director of the Climate Health Institute at George Washington University
Co-founder of Surgeons for a Sustainable Future
Health & Climate Author
Former FACS Board Member
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot
Pediatrician, Pediatric Associates of Alexandria in Virginia
Assistant Professor of Medical Education at UVA School of Medicine
Bobby Scott
MD Candidate, VCU School of Medicine
Co-founder & Co-president, VCU Chapter of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future
Get to Know Our Featured Speakers
Dr. Fan Tait
V. Fan Tait is a pediatric neurologist and brings years of experience in child health and wellness, family-centered care in medical homes, children with special needs and health care delivery systems. She is the former chief medical officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Neelu Tummala
Neelu Tummala is an ENT physician and co-director of the Climate Health Institute at George Washington University. She has a focused interest in the public health impacts of climate change and is on the steering committee for Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, is a trained Climate Reality Leader, and is co-founder of Surgeons for a Sustainable Future.
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot
Samantha Ahdoot is a practicing pediatrician at Pediatric Associates of Alexandria in Virginia and an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at University of Virginia School of Medicine. She was elected to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Environmental Health Executive Committee for two terms, during which time she served as lead author on their Global Climate Change and Children’s Health Policy Statement and Technical Report, published in Pediatrics in November 2015. Dr. Ahdoot wrote the Climate Change chapter of the AAP’s book, Pediatric Environmental Health, 4th Edition, published in 2019, and she speaks widely across the country on this topic. She serves on the Board of the Virginia Chapter of the AAP and is Chair and Founder of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, a coalition of clinicians bringing climate and health education and advocacy opportunities to the medical community in Virginia.
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott is a third year medical student at VCU School of Medicine in Richmond. He is the Co-founder & Co-president of the VCU chapter of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, an international student organization connected by their recognition of climate change as an urgent threat to health and social justice. Bobby is also a former national leader of the American Medical Student Association, where he served as Chair of the Environmental Health Action Committee. Prior to medical school, he worked as an emergency department technician in Atlanta (his hometown) for 3 years where he discovered the great joy of providing care to patients as a member of a team. When he is not studying or talking about climate & health, you can find him spending time outdoors with friends & trying to pet any dog that walks by.
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