Noe Copley-Woods

Noe Copley-Woods is the assistant dean for sustainability and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPMC). She is a specialist in pelvic ultrasound and previously worked as an ObGyn in Navajo Nation. Her research involves environmental life cycle analysis of surgical procedures, and she is the course director of the Pittsburgh SOM health care sustainability elective. She founded Clinicians for Climate Action (C4CA): a 550+ member group with a mission to decarbonize health care. In addition, she serves on the National Academy of Medicine Climate Collaborative. Fierce Healthcare named her a 2023 Women of Influence, C4CA received an American Climate Leader award from ecoAmerica in 2024, and she was featured on NPR’s morning edition. She loves open-water swimming, rock climbing and Irish fiddle playing.