Katelyn Morretti, MD
Dr. Moretti is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, a co-founder of the Rhode Island Medical Society Climate Change and Health Committee, and a co-investigator on the recently funded 3CRS project — Community-driven Coastal Climate Research and Solutions, where she evaluates coastal resiliency in New England.
Dr. Moretti has been honored with a “4 Under 40” award for her deep commitment to and advocacy around the health implications of climate change, as well as the impact she has had on her medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Moretti is an ardent advocate for planetary health and healthcare sustainability and infuses great energy into her role as co-founder of the Rhode Island Medical Society Climate Change and Health Committee and as co-investigator on the 3CRS project — also known as the Community-driven Coastal Climate Research and Solutions project. She is also a key figure in Lifespan’s internal sustainability efforts and, on a larger stage, recently testified to the U.S. Senate about the significant health care challenges brought on by climate change. All of this is in addition to her work as an Emergency Medicine Physician and serving as a faculty member at the Warren Alpert School of Brown University where she has been recognized by medical students as an “excellent mentor and teacher who demonstrates that meaningful physician advocacy is possible and can lead to meaningful change.”