#  Harvard OHNS Sustainability Committee Launches 

 





January 15, 2024

 

 

[Mark Varvares, MD, FACS,](/people/mark-varvares) John W. Merriam and William W. Montgomery Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School, recently established the Harvard OHNS Sustainability Committee. The mission of this committee is to cultivate a culture of environmental responsibility and sustainability through advocacy, education, research, public service, operations, and clinical care.

The committee is specifically charged to:

- Advocate for sustainability initiatives related to otolaryngology and audiology locally and nationally.
- Support the training of OHNS residents on healthcare sustainability through development of an OHNS sustainability curriculum.
- Network with local, national, and international organizations that promote sustainability efforts and bring events and best practices to the HMS OHNS community.
- Publicize current department-wide sustainability initiatives on a local level and nationally through collaboration with academic surgical and clinical societies.
- Share and implement best-practice recommendations for surgical sustainability initiatives.
- Collaborate with hospital and healthcare system-wide sustainability organizations to overall reduce Harvard OHNS’ impact on the environment in the areas of energy, water, waste, buildings, transportation, purchasing, grounds, food and dining and research.

[Amanda Dilger, MD](/people/amanda-e-dilger-md), and [Regan Bergmark, MD,](/people/regan-bergmark) were named co-chairs. Additional members of the committee are [Phil Huyett, MD, ](/people/phillip-huyett)[Heidi Nakajima, MD,](/people/heidi-nakajima) [Julie Arenberg, MS, PhD,](/people/julie-arenberg) [Robin Pappal, MD,](/people/robin-pappal-md) [Sara Gallant, MD](/people/sara-gallant-md) and Katy Foley.



 

 

 



 

 

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