Matthew Trowbridge, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Principal Investigator, Green Health Partnership

Matthew Trowbridge, MD, MPH is a physician, public health researcher, and Associate Professor at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine. Dr. Trowbridge’s academic research focuses on the impact of architecture, urban design, and transportation planning on public health. Dr. Trowbridge is principal investigator for the Green Health Partnership between UVA and the U.S. Green Building Council (http://greenhealthpartnership.org). This multi-year initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, seeks to drive increased consideration of health and well-being outcomes within the real estate industry by applying green building principles and tools of market transformation. Dr. Trowbridge is also the co-founder and lead instructor for the UVA Medical Design Program (http://uvamedical.design) which teaches design thinking to first-year medical students as a framework for improving patient care and addressing complex healthcare problems. He is board certified in both general pediatrics and preventive medicine and obtained his medical and public health training at Emory University.