Beth Zigmund, MD is a cardiothoracic radiologist and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Larner College of Medicine. Dr. Zigmund earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and went on to complete her radiology residency at Georgetown University Hospital and cardiothoracic radiology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
At the University of Vermont Medical Center, Dr. Zigmund’s leadership roles include Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Radiology and Director of Lung Cancer Screening. She has a strong interest in population health and health equity, both through her lung cancer screening work at UVMMC and as Co-Chair of the VT Lung Cancer Screening Task Force, as well as through a partnership with the UVMMC Community Health Improvement Department and Digital Health Services Department in efforts to expand telehealth access to vulnerable and underserved populations, with health co-benefits related to reduced transportation emissions and pollution.
Dr. Zigmund is passionate about advocacy and policy as tools for addressing climate change. She has volunteered with local groups to enact policies related to natural resource preservation and green building, and she volunteers for the Citizens Climate Lobby and VT Climate and Health Alliance. She was co-author of the recently adopted American College of Radiology Resolution on Climate Change and Sustainability and is Co-Chair of the organization Radiologists for a Sustainable Future. She serves on the American College of Radiology Task Force on Climate Change and Sustainability, the Association of University Radiologists Committee on Climate Change and Sustainability, and the University of Vermont Medical Center Sustainability Council.