Dr. Neelu Tummala is a physician and clinical assistant professor of surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and residency in otolaryngology—ENT/head and neck—surgery at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She has a special interest in advocacy concerning the health effects of climate change, and has been providing medical education, conducting research, writing, and giving public testimony on this issue. She is a trained Climate Reality Leader and, apart from VCCA, works with the American Lung Association, the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, and Environment Virginia as a volunteer activist and educator.