A/Prof. Chantelle Rizan is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Medicine, with a special interest in Net Zero Clinical Transformation and the circular economy of healthcare products. Following her PhD evaluating strategies to mitigate the carbon footprint of products in the operating theatre, she became a Clinical Lecturer in Sustainable Healthcare at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) in 2022.

A/Prof. Rizan strives to translate her research into practice and policy through an evidence-based approach, for example as Academic Chair and lead editor for a national report on decarbonizing surgery in collaboration with the UK Health and Climate Change Alliance. She provides education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, alongside doctoral supervision on topics relating to sustainable healthcare.

A/Prof. Rizan received the Hillary International Health and Care Leadership Award in 2022 and the Adam Weiler Doctoral Impact Award in 2021 for outstanding academic impact.