Amy Collins MD (She/Her)

Medical Director, Health Care Without Harm

117 Lincoln St.Framingham, MA 01702
Phone+1 508-383-1104

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Summary

Dr. Amy Collins is an emergency medicine physician based in Framingham, MA. She completed her medical degree at New York University School of Medicine. Her extensive career includes holding various leadership roles at Health Care Without Harm, where she currently serves as Medical Director. She was also an emergency medicine physician with MetroWest Emergency Physicians for over two decades until 2024. Dr. Collins has contributed to numerous publications related to healthcare sustainability and the environmental impacts of healthcare practices, with several of her works cited multiple times in professional journals.

Education & Training

New York University School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1988 - 2027

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Strategies to meaningfully reduce healthcare sector emissions in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep practice: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
Jared Radbel, Emily Brigham, Hasan Bayram, Alexander S Rabin, Gary Ewart
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-06-01
Erratum to: Tracking and Reducing SFUsage in Radiation Oncology: A Step Toward Net-Zero Health Care Emissions Lichter KE, Bloom JR, Sheu RD, et al. Pract Radiat Oncol....
Katie E Lichter, Julie R Bloom, Ren-Dih Sheu, Laszlo Tibor Zalavari, Kayla Leung
Practical Radiation Oncology. 2025-03-28
The Case for Hospitals to Boost Single-Use Device Reprocessing Programs.
Cassandra Thiel, Amy Collins, Daniel Vukelich
NAM Perspectives. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Correspondence on “Why Climate Activists Should Care about Healthcare Waste and Overuse”
Collins A., The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 10/22/2022
Climate, health care, and the race to zero: An urgent call to action
Collins, A., Demorest, S., & Slutzman, J.E., The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 10/2021
Climate Change, Health and Surgery: A Call to Action
Collins A., Dilger A. & Tummala N., General Surgery News, 10/2021

Books/Book Chapters

Global Climate Change and Human Health
Chapter: Health Professional Climate Engagement
Page 477 - 495Collins A., Demorest S., and Spengeman S.Editors: Lemery J., Knowlton K., Sorensen C..John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Edition 2nd,2021