Eliminating Nitrous Oxide and Advancing Sustainable Care in the OR with Dr. Arash Motamed

Eliminating Nitrous Oxide and Advancing Sustainable Care in the OR with Dr. Arash Motamed

April 10, 2026 · 16 min

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Dr. Arash Motamed discusses the elimination of nitrous oxide in the OR and its environmental implications.

In this episode, Dr. Arash Motamed, Anesthesiologist and Medical Director of Sustainability with Keck Medicine of USC, shares how his team successfully eliminated nitrous oxide use, highlighting its environmental impact, the path to clinician alignment, and broader opportunities to reduce healthcare waste and emissions.

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