Research Fellow, University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne

Scott is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, having recently completed his PhD on decarbonising healthcare. His research focused on how to incorporate carbon impacts into health technology assessments, calculating the carbon footprint of pathology testing and diagnostic imaging, the environmental and economic benefits of reducing pathology testing in a hospital department, and the incidence of unnecessary preoperative pathology testing.

Prior to commencing his PhD he worked as a consultant for 15 years, undertaking environmental life cycle assessments for a variety of industries. Starting in 2009 he became involved in performing assessments in healthcare, and subsequently has authored and co-authored papers on the environmental impacts of a range of medical devices and interventions.