Saria Hassan, M.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor at the Emory School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health. She is a physician and an implementation scientist with an interest in reducing the inequitable effects of climate change on the health of populations locally and globally. Her work utilizes implementation and systems science approaches to address the needs of people living with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the setting of climate-related disasters. She currently has an NIH/NHLBI funded career development award working with Federally Qualified Health Centers in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to strengthen disaster preparedness specific to the needs of persons with NCDs. Previously, she worked with the Pan American Health Organization to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using Non-Communicable Disease Kits to address regional NCD needs in a disaster. She is currently translating work in the Caribbean to Mozambique, collaborating with the Instituto Nacional de Saude to strengthen health system resilience for NCDs in the setting of cyclones. Locally in Atlanta, she has an Environmental Protection Agency award to engage vulnerable communities to develop strategies to reduce the impact of climate change on chronic diseases. Dr. Hassan received her Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed her Med/Peds training at the Yale School of Medicine. She received her MPH from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.