Office of Energy & Sustainability

WCM Sustainability Papers and Case Studies

 

Here you can find papers and case studies related to sustainability from Weill Cornell Medicine employees.

 

Radiology Paper
Beyond Do No Harm: Introduction to Green Radiology
Elizabeth M Hecht, Daniel J A Margolis, Natasha E Wehrli, Brooke Cascella, Justine Pogorzelski, Elefterios Trikantzopoulos, and Keith D Hentel. J Comput Assist Tomogr. (March 2025).
Trees and heatwaves
Heat Waves Show Why NYC Needs More Trees
Read the article "Heat Waves Show Why NYC Needs More Trees" by Arnab K. Ghosh, Olivia J. Keenan, and Emily Nobel Maxwell (August 2024) and listen to a podcast on environmental justice, where the authors discuss this project further.
Plastic in healthcare article
Plastic in Healthcare: Everywhere and Hidden in Plain Sight
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD, and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, ASRA. Pain Medicine News (April 2024).
Nasal Canula Poster
Improving Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability of Nasal Cannula Oxygen Delivery in the Recovery Rooms
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, Linjia Jia, MD, Maria Deda, BSN, RN-BS, Theresa Raczko, MS, BSN, RN, CNS. Nursing Connections (2023)
Nitrous Oxide article
Global Warming and Ozone Depletion: The Real Cons of Nitrous Oxide Use
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, and E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD. ASRA Pain Medicine News (July 2022).
Desflurane article
“Greening” the Operating Room and Your Budget by Reducing Desflurane Use
Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD; E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD; Shao Ping Yu, MPH; Vinod Malhotra, MD; Patricia Fogarty Mack, MD. ASRA Pain Medicine News (May 2022).

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