A Message from the President and Executive Director
For those of you who have supported or partnered with Physicians for Social Responsibility this year, it is our honor to share our 2025 Annual Report.
As we reflect on a year defined by unprecedented challenges to our health and our planet, we remind ourselves of the resilience and generosity of supporters like you.
Over the past year, our dedicated community of physicians, health professionals, and advocates helped put Physicians for Social Responsibility front and center on the issues that matter most to you: climate change, nuclear weapons, and public health.
The year 2026 will mark a major milestone: Physicians for Social Responsibility’s 65th anniversary. The shared values that first spurred physicians to action back in 1961 continue to ground our work today, and the existential threats to health – nuclear catastrophe, climate chaos, toxic harms, and rising authoritarianism – have only grown more urgent.
Committed PSR supporters like you are critical to our work. We encourage you to read this Annual Report to learn more about PSR’s accomplishments in 2025 that made a difference in the fight for a healthier, safer world – and how your support grows our programs, advocacy, and outreach to greater audiences.
Thank you for all you have done – and will do – for a healthier and safer world.
Mark Vossler, MD
President
Brian Campbell, PhD
Executive Director
Our Programs
Environment and Health
We know that climate change is not just an environmental issue – it’s a health crisis, resulting in both immediate and long-term consequences for people and the planet. PSR’s Environment and Health team works tirelessly to defend critical climate and health policies, advance climate protections for vulnerable communities, educate the public about the health harms of fossil fuels and the urgency of transitioning to cleaner, safer, equitable energy.
Key Accomplishments
Advanced legislation and raised awareness of zero-emission appliance standards and building electrification, focusing on the health dangers of gas stoves, which release harmful indoor pollutants
Campaigned to pass Make Polluters Pay legislation to hold companies financially accountable for the costs of climate change and pollution as a leading member of the Fossil Free for Health (FF4H) Coalition
Raised public awareness of the dangers of heat exposure on people’s health and communities across the country as a result of climate inaction and extreme weather
Released “Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution,” a report showing how coal, oil, and methane gas harm our health at every stage of the fossil fuel lifecycle and every system of the body
Nuclear Weapons Abolition
The risk of nuclear war is higher now than at any point since the height of the Cold War and the role of health professionals in addressing the risk of nuclear weapons is essential. PSR is doubling down on its decades of work raising awareness of the dangers of nuclear weapons.
Key Accomplishments
Launched an 11-week online training program focused on the health impacts of nuclear weapons and radiation exposure, with over 100 participants
Led dialogues at numerous disarmament and peace convenings at the United Nations, the IPPNW World Congress in Nagasaki, and the American Public Health Association in DC
Joined communities around the world to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, tracking dozens of vigils, memorials, and educational gatherings hosted by PSR chapters and partner organizations
Successfully campaigned for the extension and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to provide compensation to communities impacted by the harms of uranium mining and being downwind of U.S. nuclear test sites
Called on the Trump Administration to stop plans to resume nuclear testing and demanded that the U.S. extend New START as the last remaining arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia
Public Health Advocacy
From the defunding of lifesaving research from the National Institutes of Health to the firings and resignations at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the current Administration worked to dismantle decades of public health protections and environmental safeguards that save lives — but PSR fought back.
Key Accomplishments
Mobilized physicians and leaders across the country to testify before the Environmental Protection Agency in its attempt to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Findings, which established that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health both directly and through worsening climate change
Called on the resignation and removal of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. due to his reckless mismanagement that has led to cuts in programs for nuclear workers and climate health initiatives
Emerging Leaders for Planetary Health and Human Security
PSR’s Emerging Leaders — a new program launched this year — engages young health professionals and students under the age of 35 to connect health to our environment, security, and justice for all. The Emerging Leaders program leads monthly training webinars where over 40 participants learn and engage in conversations about threats to our health, planet and security.
Local PSR Chapters
PSR is proud to share a few highlights from our powerful network of state and local chapters across the country.
PSR Colorado
In 2025, PSR Colorado and its allies engaged the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in support of new 2035 Clean Heat Targets requiring large investor-owned gas utilities like Xcel to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 41% (compared to 2015 levels) by 2035 — significant progress! The chapter also pushed the PUC to incorporate health impacts and environmental justice into the definition of Just Transition, including the closure of dirty coal plants and the risks of hazardous emerging technologies including "small modular nuclear reactors" (SMRs), hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CSS) projects. We also addressed fossil fuel air pollution by defending Colorado’s Gas Stove Labeling Law and supporting alternatives to highway expansion, in collaboration with GreenLatinos and Earthjustice.
PSR members and allies worked successfully to get signage that will be a warning to those entering the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge of the presence of plutonium in the soil and the threat to one’s health that it poses — the first public warning ever!
In partnership with PSR National, Sierra Club, and FracTracker, we are holding the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) and oil and gas operators accountable for complying with the 2022 law requiring disclosure of all chemicals (including “secret” chemical) used in “downhole” operations. The law also requires notification of community stakeholders such as hospitals, schools, and fire departments. After our report "Oil & Gas Chemicals Still Secret in Colorado" came out in May 2025, oil and gas operator reporting compliance went from 37% to 98%! And we are still working on community notification.
Greater Boston PSR
This year, Greater Boston PSR members attended the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health's annual convention in Washington, DC, visiting members of Congress and urging them to support the climate and health benefits from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. GBPSR also focused on the state level, partnering with allied organizations to advocate for the Make Polluters Pay bill, Toxic-free Kids Act, and the Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS. In June GBPSR organized 25 participants at our 3rd annual Climate and Health day at the State House who met with 15 state legislators' offices to advocate for our priority bills. These bills would protect public health from outdoor air pollution, PFAS, and plastic, and promote climate resilience and polluter responsibility. GBPSR members have been making presentations to community groups about the health harms of plastics, the health harms of climate change, and the benefits of building electrification.
Greater Boston PSR also anchored the Boston Hub of Back from the Brink and worked to secure the introduction of S. 323 by Senator Markey, and co-sponsorship by Senator Warren. We also worked with Congressman Jim McGovern, the original sponsor of H. Res. 317 to secure co-sponsorship by Reps. Neal, Lynch and Pressley and are continuing efforts to persuade the rest of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to sign on as well.
Our state BftB Resolution, S. 1649, has been reported favorably out of committee and we are hoping to secure a vote by the full state Senate in coming months. We have helped students start two new chapters of Students for Nuclear Disarmament in the state as well. A number of members of GBPSR attended the IPPNW World Congress in Nagasaki, and, in follow up to that meeting spoke virtually to the Young Scientists Conference in Sochi Russia in November. More information on Greater Boston PSR's accomplishments in 2025 will be presented at its annual meeting in April 2026.
PSR Florida
PSR Florida board members and activists were active across the state in 2025 to address environmental health threats. This included the health impacts of burning sugar cane fields in South Florida and the presence of PFAS — forever chemicals — in private wells and drinking water in the Tallahassee area. PSR Florida testified before the national OSHA proposed rule for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in the Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting. If passed, the rule could protect 36 million workers in hot kitchens, fields, laundries, construction sites, and in homes without air conditioning. Heat is especially dangerous for the embryo and fetus during pregnancy, and the newborn baby after delivery, with approximately 1% of births already having congenital heart disease (CHD) resulting from excessive heat exposure. PSR Florida members and student members at Florida International University were recognized for their recently published research that concluded patients living in climate change vulnerable communities prefer print materials in waiting rooms practices as a primary way to receive information about heat-related illness. Board President Ankush Bansal represented PSR Florida at the IPPNW World Congress in Nagasaki. Throughout the year, the chapter joined physicians and public health professionals across the state in opposing dangerous cuts to school vaccine mandates.
PSR Iowa
In 2025, PSR’s Iowa Chapter spoke out against U.S. militarism, against the Trump administration’s plan to resume nuclear testing, and against the announcement that Iowa’s decommissioned Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant would be restarted to meet the growing demand of data centers. PSR Iowa co-hosted the annual Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Des Moines. In September, PSR National Executive Director Brian Campbell was the keynote speaker at the Des Moines celebration of International Day of Peace.
PSR Kansas City
PSR Kansas City (KC) is a proud member of PeaceWorks Kansas City, a coalition of peace and justice groups. Ann Suellentrop, director of PSR-KC, represented the chapter at various meetings, including IPPNW's World Congress in Nagasaki, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s meeting in Las Vegas, Trinity test commemorative events in New Mexico, and more. With PeaceWorks, PSR-KC protested at the KC National Security Campus — one of the 8 major nuclear weapons production sites — and participated in the National Nuclear Security Association (NNSA) online scoping hearings on plutonium pits. For more info on PSR-KC's impact in 2025, see www.pwkc.org.
PSR-Los Angeles
In 2025, PSR-LA celebrated its 45th anniversary, continuing our mission confronting the existential threats of climate change, environmental injustice, and nuclear weapons. In the wake of the January wildfires, PSR-LA has led the call for testing and remediation of both soil and water, and for rebuilding that is resilient and equity-focused. This year, we expanded our capacity by launching an internship program, welcoming new interns and staff, engaging local health professionals and medical students, and training next generation community environmental justice leaders . PSR-LA’s Director of Energy Justice, Alex Jasset, received the Mitchell Grassroots Organizer Award during the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s DC Days, celebrating the chapter’s local and national leadership on nuclear weapons abolition. For more details, read PSR-LA’s 2025 Year in Review.
PSR Maine
PSR Maine is a lean, green advocacy and education machine. This year, PSR Maine expanded the newly formed Alliance of Maine Health Professionals for Climate Action, harnessing the collective power of a diverse statewide network of clinicians and public health leaders statewide; delivered a three-part CME webinar series, Healthy Energy, Healthy Homes, Healthy Maine, connecting fossil fuels, electrification, clinical practice, and health system resilience; continued facilitating the statewide Mainers Ending Nuclear Dangers (MEND) coalition to advance common-sense nuclear weapons policies; and advocated for PFAS protections through coordinated coalition work and legislative lobbying. Read more in PSR Maine’s 2025 Achievements and Initiatives. Read more in PSR Maine's 2025 Achievements and Initiatives.
Oregon PSR
This year, Oregon PSR continued our work to confront fossil fuel harm by opposing Zenith’s dangerous oil operations and advocating for stronger protections and community safety at Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub. We pushed for policies that support a healthy climate and championed a just transition to electrification that truly benefits people and communities. We also raised urgent concerns about the rapid expansion of data centers, recognizing the serious implications for energy demand, water resources, and public health.
At the same time, we stood firm against efforts to revive nuclear energy and continued our unwavering commitment to eliminating nuclear weapons, grounded in an understanding that environmental health, racial justice, democracy, human rights, and peace are inextricably linked and all part of the same struggle for a safer, more just world.
PSR Pennsylvania
In 2025, PSR PA prioritized responding to individual and community concerns by providing the data, technical expertise, and resources people need to advocate for the solutions their health and safety require. Much of this work involved direct engagement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to ensure environmental laws were enforced, pollution was addressed, and public health was protected.
One powerful example of this involved a family in southwestern Pennsylvania who unknowingly purchased property built above an abandoned oil well. They were breathing contaminated air and experiencing unexplained health symptoms including headaches, burning eyes, and sore throats. PSR PA deployed our FLIR OGI camera, identified and documented an active leak, and reported the findings. The visual evidence of hydrocarbons streaming from the abandoned well beneath their home was undeniable. With this proof, PSR PA supported the family in navigating the DEP process. As a result, the well, previously minimized and ignored, has now been placed on the emergency repair list.
We are proud of our team and their dedication to protecting the health and well-being of Pennsylvanians and ensuring that no community is left to face environmental harm alone.
Texas PSR
In 2025, Texas PSR significantly expanded its reach, deepened its expertise, and amplified its voice at the intersection of climate, environmental justice, and public health. In a year marked by record heat, devastating flooding, and growing concern over toxic exposures, Texas PSR launched a new statewide Environmental Health Committee — a diverse group of clinicians and public health professionals working to advance health-protective policy and action. We also continued our support of Texans Ending Nuclear Dangers (TEND), a coalition of Texans from diverse backgrounds united in the pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons. At the same time, Texas PSR expanded its work with Texas medical schools, engaging students and faculty across the state through CME webinars, research, and neighborhood-based health actions. Through education, advocacy, and on-the-ground engagement, Texas PSR turned data into action and concern into change. Read more in Texas PSR’s 2025 Summary of Impact and Initiative.
San Francisco Bay PSR
SF Bay PSR achieved significant progress in the last year, including adopting a new pillar of work — Safeguarding and Strengthening Democracy — and countering attacks on public health agencies by mobilizing health voices in a wide range of policy forums. SF Bay PSR supported the California Make Polluters Pay Campaign, helped to protect the CA Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and collaborated with environmental justice organizations to address air pollution. They gave testimony to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), furthered the Back from the Brink Campaign, and educated students about health harms caused by the nuclear industry via a film screening and discussion with the director of Dark Circle. And of course, we partnered with students at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and others dedicated to fighting climate change, and much more. Read more about SF-Bay PSR's impact in their 2025 Annual Report.
Washington PSR
From lobbying efforts that shifted Congressional positions on nuclear weapons, to mobilizing health professionals in support of progressive housing and taxation policies, to defeating initiatives that threatened the state's climate investments, Washington PSR remained steadfast in championing the health voice in addressing threats to peace, a healthy climate, and economic justice. To learn more about Washington PSR's impact in 2025, read their Annual Report.
PSR Western North Carolina
In 2025, PSR WNC was a voice for peace, justice, democracy, and climate resilience. Members wrote state and federal elected officials, published letters to the editor, and participated in public events, including the annual commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. In June, the PSR WNC and PSR National co-sponsored an “Extreme Weather People’s Hearing” in Asheville, creating space for health professionals and other community members to share stories from Hurricane Helene and to advocate for strong federal climate policies to protect against devastating disasters.
PSR Wisconsin
This year, PSR WI focused its efforts on nuclear disarmament and renewable energy. PSR WI is supporting cities and towns across the state in adopting Back from the Brink resolutions — affirming local commitment to eliminating nuclear weapons, their use and proliferation. PSR WI is also enhancing its skills to effectively oppose the projected $1.7 trillion overhaul of the US nuclear arsenal. Read more about PSR Wisconsin’s impact in 2025 in their Annual Report.
Our Finances
Physicians for Social Responsibility proudly maintains a four-star rating with Charity Navigator, the largest charity evaluator in the U.S, and a Gold Transparency seal from Candid (formerly GuideStar).
PSR’s 2025 financials will be completed and available in the spring.
2025 Leadership Circle and Legacy Society
PSR Leadership Circle members (donors who give $1,000 or more annually) and Legacy Society Members (supporters who have included Physicians for Social Responsibility in their will or other estate plan) make an extraordinary impact on our advocacy for public health, climate solutions, and a nuclear weapons-free world. We thank and recognize these members for their generosity and support.
If you are a member but would like to correct your name below or would not like your name listed, please contact development@psr.org.
Leadership Circle
Dr. Sidney Alexander, MD and Susan Alexander
Dr. Bruce Amundson, MD and Joann Amundson
Dr. Dorothy L. Anderson and Dr. Roy D. Hankins
Randie Bencanann
Janetha A. Benson
Bernhard Giving Fund
Daniel E. Berning
Christopher Brown and Susan Urquhart-Brown
Dr. Carol A. Browning
Mary C. Bunting
Calypso Fund
Robert Campbell
Carlson Charitable Fund
Chesapeake PSR
Dr. Claire Cifaloglio and W. Robert Abbot
Harvey and Naomi Cohen Giving Fund
Bernard J. Crain
Dr. David E. Dassey
Jeffrey L. Dennis
Linda Dow and James Morgenstern
Dr. Gwen L. DuBois and Dr. Terry T. Fitzgerald
Eliot Street Fund
Dr. Dolores Emspak and Dr. Frank Emspak
Dr. Cathey E. Falvo, MD, MPH and Dr. Kenneth Falvo
Dr. Harvey Fernbach
Elischia Fludd
Norman and Carol Foster Giving Fund
Dr. Lee Francis, MD, MPH and Dr. Michelle Gittler, MD
Dr. Erica Frank
Benno Friedman
Dr. Nancy E. Gibbs
Dr. David H. Gundy
Dr. Jana D. Gunnell
Hanson Giving Fund
Dr. Jimmy H. Hara
Dr. Kenneth E. Harper
Dr. Andy Harris, MD
Margaret A. Hayden
Larry and Jeanette Heath Charitable Fund
Dr. Christopher C. Heck
Dr. Douglas Hendren and Nancy B. Hendren
Ross Hill
Dr. Joseph G. Hodgkin
Hollis Family Fund
Hurwitz Family Trust
Dr. Rosemarie M. Jeffery
Jewell Foundation
The Juneau Community Foundation’s Juneau Fund
Andrew S. Kanter and Alina E. Oganesova Family Fund
Dr. Richard A. Kark
Richard and Leanne Kaslow Charitable Fund
Jonathan O. Kerlin
Dr. Romesh Khardori
Dr. Krystyna Kiel
Dr. Dana G. Kissner
Ann Kittredge
James M. Knopf Charitable Foundation
Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
Ursula E. Korneitchouk
Ladybug Foundation
Steven L. Legault
Dr. Stan M. Lindenfeld
Dr. Alan H. Lockwood, MD and Anne S. Lockwood, PhD
Lyra Fund for Medicine and the Arts
Dr. Michael J. Martin
Sarah Mason
Dr. Brigid R. McCaw
The Meredith & Elsa L. McKinney Family Fund
Alfred C. Meyer
Dr. Arthur Milholland and Dr. Luann Mostello
Pamela Mitchell
Mouzoon Donor Advised Fund
Dr. Stephen Nadeau and Susan Nadeau
Dr. Janet Neuburg
Dr. Catharine D. Newbury, PhD and Dr. David S. Newbury
Dr. Thomas B. Newman, MD and Johannah Newman
Dr. Paul T. Omelsky
Dr. Janet E. Ordway
David and Jacqueline Pleet Charitable Fund
Dr. William W. Pope
Alta L. Price Fund
Dr. Apurba K. Ray
Dr. Alya Reeve and Dr. Victor Strasburger
Dr. John F. Reuwer
Dr. Lynn K. Ringenberg
Peter E. Rose
David Rush Family Charitable Gift Fund in Memory of Samuel H. Rush
Dr. Todd L. Sack, MD and Dr. Barbara Lea Sharp, MD
Dr. Elaine M. Scarry
Dr. Barton D. Schmitt
Franklin Seiberling
Dr. Sabah E. Servaes
Dr. Eve C. Shapiro, MD and Dr. Paul R. Gordon
Dr. Bernard E. Shore
Dr. Michael P. Sluss and Joyce Sluss
Suzanne A. Smith
Alfred and Jill Sommer Charitable Fund
Ms. Katherine S. Starzmann
Dr. Kristine A. Steensma
Strongin Family Fund
Sved Family Donor Advised Fund
Dr. Don S. Tessmann
Thrivewood Fund
C. Urvater Gift Fund
Dr. John Van Buskirk
von Burske Giving Fund
Mark and Susan Vossler Charitable Fund
Dr. Barbara H. Warren
William and Phyllis Whitesell
Patricia A. Wilkinson
Calvin Willett
Winky Foundation
Betsy C. Wolf and Jason Chao Charitable Fund
Kelly Wright
Legacy Society
Wasim Akram, MD
Dr. Seth D. Ammerman
Dr. Frank C. Baldwin, Jr, MD and Blythe C. Baldwin
Dr. Mary Ann Beattie, MD and Robert Beattie
Arthur J. Benson
Kurt Bergel
Dr. Jerome J. Berner
Norman A. Bishop
Dr. Elizabeth L. Bowen
Dr. Kent J. Bransford
Dr. David E. Dassey
Dr. Michael R. Dillard
Barbara A. Donachy
Dr. Carl B. Erling
Dr. Christine B. Evelyn, MD and Joseph B. Evelyn
Dr. Cathey E. Falvo, MD, MPH and Dr. Kenneth Falvo
Carole L. Gallagher
Dr. Jana D. Gunnell
Dr. Andy Harris, MD
Gerri A. Haynes and Dr. Bob E. Haynes
Susan Haywood
Dr. Larry K. Heath, MD and Jeanette Heath
Dr. Ira D. Helfand and Dr. Deborah E. Smith
Israel J. Helfand
Lisa P. Hofsess
Dr. Jan M. Howard
Marjorie and Richard Irland
Bonnie J. Killip
Dr. Richard Lipsky, MD and Dorothy Lipsky
Dr. Marie Valleroy and Alan Locklear
Dr. Alan H. Lockwood, MD and Anne S. Lockwood, PhD
Dr. Michael J. Martin
Dr. Michael McCally and Dr. Christine Cassel
Dr. Meredith McKinney, MD and Elsa McKinney
Dr. Arthur Milholland and Dr. Luann Mostello
Dr. Richard J. Moore
Dr. William A. Morgan
Dr. Janet Neuburg
Dr. Stanley J. Nudelman, MD and Dr. Charla Van Koten-Nudelman
Dr. Laureen K. Nussbaum
George R. Oleyer
Dr. Alan S. Peterson
Gerald and Diane Rabe
Dr. Irwin Redlener
Dr. Lynn K. Ringenberg
David J. Romano
Dr. Janet K. Seeley
Gail M. Shackel
Prof. Daya Shanker
Dr. Virginia Sherr and Dr. Paul Sherr
Dr. Murali G Sivarajan, MD and Dr. Gouri K. Sivarajan
Dr. R. Giuseppi Slater
Dr. Alice M. Stek
Dr. Leo F. Stornelli
Sarah Suhail
Dr. Catherine L. Thomasson
Dr. Hans U. Tschersich
Dr. Mark R. Vossler and Susan Vossler
Dr. William Wadman and Frances Wadman
Dr. Barbara H. Warren
Dr. Jason Weisfeld
Harvey H. Whiting
Dr. Peter D. Wilk
Dr. Steve A. Wilson
Dr. John M. Ziegler
Dr. Mary Zupanc
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