Regular biography
Dr. Cassandra Thiel is an Assistant Professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service with a joint appointment at the NYU Langone School of Medicine in the Department of Population Health. Her research focuses on systematically measuring and analyzing environmental inefficiencies in medical services and built infrastructures to optimize these systems. She utilizes sustainable engineering tools, such as life cycle assessment and industrial ecology, to improve hospitals, healthcare delivery, and medical waste streams. Dr. Thiel has a PhD in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Sustainable Healthcare and Green Buildings from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a 2014-2015 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence fellow.
Scholar-generated biography
Cassandra Thiel is a researcher at New York University focused on sustainability, healthcare, life cycle assessment, and medicine. Her work explores the environmental impacts of medical procedures, such as hysterectomy, cataract surgery, and laparoscopic surgery, using life cycle assessment methods. Thiel also investigates strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from the healthcare industry, including the environmental footprint of disposable supplies and inpatient care. Her research emphasizes sustainable healthcare practices, circular economy models for medical devices, and the role of telemedicine in reducing environmental emissions. Thiel's studies contribute to understanding the intersection of environmental sustainability and medical practices.