Mary C. Meyer, MD, MPH, has been an emergency medicine physician with The Permanente Medical Group for 20 years. She attended Tulane Medical School, followed by residency at Highland Hospital. She holds a Master of Public Health and certificate in Global Health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and a certificate in Climate Medicine from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
From 2018 to 2024, Meyer served as the director of disaster preparedness for Kaiser Permanente Northern California and responded to many disasters, including wildfires, power outages, evacuations, poor air quality, highly infectious pathogens, and staffing shortages. Her global health deployments include Haiti, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Jamaica, and St. Lucia. In her MedPage Today column, “Calamities, Codes, and Crises,” Meyer explores the intersection of healthcare and disasters.
