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Matthew Meyer, MD, Anesthesiology, Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Medical Center

MatthewMeyerMD

Anesthesiology • Charlottesville, VA

Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Care

Assistant Professor at UVA Health System

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Summary

  • Matthew Meyer is a sustainable healthcare researcher and advocate. He is interested in collaborating on efforts to fundamentally change the way healthcare is practiced. He is a practicing critical care anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia and trained at Massachusetts General Hospital.

    • Regulating Power Plants Is a Health Issue

    The recent Supreme Court decision in the case known as West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency weakened the EPA's ability to regulate carbon emissions

    Health care sector decarbonization to accelerate in 2023: How to do it best

    Decarbonization of the healthcare sector should occur with absolute carbon reduction as the primary metric and with direct carbon capture and not offsets.

    ACCRAC Episode 212: Healthcare's Impact on Health with Matt Meyer

    In this 212th episode I welcome Dr. Matt Meyer to the show to discuss the environmental impact of modern healthcare including the downsides of Desflurane.

    The entire health care sector needs to battle climate change - STAT

    The alarming new report, "Climate Change 2021," from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphatically and unequivocally reports that...

    Health System Sustainability Centers: A Remedy For Climate Catastrophe

    Creating sustainable health systems is one way the health care sector can reduce its contribution to climate change. Sustainable health systems actively seek...

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2016
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
    University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 2011
  • Middlebury College
    Middlebury CollegeBA, Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2019
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2011 - 2012
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Dean William Eustis Brown Award University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2011
  • Hubert Global Health Fellow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
  • Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital 
    Chapter: The Postanesthesia Care Unit 
    Page 594 - 613Meyer MJ, George EEEditors: Pino RM.Wolters KluwerEdition 9th,2016

Authored Content

  • Doctors pledge to do no harm. The entire health care sector should do the same by battling climate changeAugust 2021
  • Reduce Pollution by Eliminating Anesthesia GasesJune 2021
  • Shorten recovery with prehabilitation before surgeryJune 2019

Press Mentions

  • How You Can Inspire Your Clinicians to Reduce Health-Care-Generated Climate Change
    How You Can Inspire Your Clinicians to Reduce Health-Care-Generated Climate ChangeFebruary 13th, 2023
  • Doctors Pledge to Do No Harm. The Entire Health Care Sector Should Do the Same by Battling Climate Change
    Doctors Pledge to Do No Harm. The Entire Health Care Sector Should Do the Same by Battling Climate ChangeAugust 11th, 2021

Grant Support

  • iThriv Pilot GrantiThriv (integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia)2021–2023

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Swahili

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Matthew Meyer, Dr. Matthew Meyer, MD, Dr. M Meyer