Basmah Safdar

Director Women’s Health Research Yale

Basmah Safdar, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and internationally recognized sex-specific researcher on systemic microvascular health and a clinical trialist. She is the Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women's Health Research at Yale School of Medicine and Director of Women's Health Research at Yale. Dr. Safdar established the Women's Health Research at Yale Collaborative, coalescing nearly 300 members across Yale, representing 12 schools and 40+ departments. Since 1998, the center has been an incubator of discovery into health conditions that differently, disproportionately, and distinctly affect women, driving innovation and impact through its Pilot Project Program. Dr. Safdar applies a systems lens with her clinical, academic, and leadership expertise to inspire innovation and improve outcomes. She is past president of the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) and recipient of the 2026 Advancement of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine National Award from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. A sought-after women's health expert, Dr. Safdar has been interviewed by leading publications including The New York Times, NPR, Politico, STAT, WTNH, and beyond. She completed her MD at Aga Khan University (Pakistan), residency and chief residency at Yale, and earned her MSc from Harvard.