Mahlaqa Butt, DO

Dr. Mahlaqa Butt currently serves as the Administrative Fellow at Maimonides Medical Center. She completed her emergency medicine residency, including serving as Chief Resident, at Maimonides Medical Center. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a Master of Public Health from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She is also pursuing her MBA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her professional interests include emergency department operations, healthcare administration, quality improvement, patient safety, clinical operations research, and health policy. Dr. Butt has served in national leadership roles with the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Operations Management Section and is actively involved in medical student education, mentorship, and resident recruitment. She has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed abstracts and manuscripts focused on emergency department operations and evidence-based emergency care. 

Selected Scholarly Activity:

Zitek, T., Weber, L., Aloise, D., Roitman, A., Corbea, C., Sherman, D., Nunez, T., Puron, L., Shalaby, M., Kresch, F., & Farcy, D. A. (2024). Nonresponse bias against the underserved in emergency department patient experience surveys: A cross-sectional analysis. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Advance online publication.

Simon, E. L., Wahi-Singh, B., Fertel, B. S., Weber, L., Krizo, J., Mangira, C., & Smalley, C. M. (2023). Patients utilizing emergency medical services - Does facility type matter? The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 68, 38-41.

Weber, L., & Shalaby, M. (2023). Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block for Man o' War Stings: A Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 7(1), 36-38.

Zitek, T., Weber, L., Pinzon, D., & Warren, N. (2022). Assessment and Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives. Open access emergency medicine: OAEM, 14, 25-34.

Drogell, K., Sitzlar, B., Weber, L., Campbell, J., & Simon, E. (2020). The Case Files - A Serious Condition Hiding Behind Nonspecific Symptoms. Emergency Medicine News, 42(12B)

DeSanto, M., Weber, L., Nageeb, E., Petersen, K., & Junko, J. (2020). An Orthopaedist's Review of Diabetic Foot Wounds and Osteomyelitis. Current Orthopedic Practice, 31(5), 423-428.