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{{Short description|Pakistani-American infectious diseases physician and professor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dr. Adeel Ajwad Butt
| image              = Dr._Adeel_A.Butt_display_picture.jpg
| caption            = Butt in 2022
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| nationality        = American/Pakistani
| alma_mater         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Aga Khan University]] (M.B.B.S.)
*[[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]] (M.S and Certificate in Clinical Research)
* [[Mount Sinai School of Medicine]] (Internal Medicine Residency)
* [[LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans]] (Infectious Disease Fellowship)}}
| occupation         =  [[Physician-scientist]]
}}
'''Adeel Ajwad Butt''' is a Pakistani–American [[infectious diseases]] physician, Professor of [[Medicine]] and Population Health Sciences at the [[Weill-Cornell Medical College]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr. Adeel A. |title=MBBS, MS, FACP, FIDSA |url=https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-aab2005 |website=vivo.weill.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref>
He is also the founder president and CEO of Innovations in Healthcare Advocacy, Research and Training (I-HART).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=President and CEO |url=https://appna.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04_COVID-19-APPNA.pdf |website=APPNA |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
==Education==
Butt obtained his MBBS from The [[Aga Khan University]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=AKU faculty and alumnus appointed to top public health body |url=https://www.aku.edu/news/Pages/News_Details.aspx?nid=NEWS-002492 |website=www.aku.edu |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> and then moved to the U.S. to pursue his postgraduate studies. He completed his residency in [[Internal Medicine]] at the [[Mount Sinai School of Medicine]] affiliated hospitals in New York and then a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the [[LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans]] in New Orleans. He also holds a Certificate in Clinical Research and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Effectiveness and [[Health Services]] Research from the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]] in 2006.<ref name="Qwc">{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Speaker |url=https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/event/industry-academia-alliances/speakers/profile/adeel-ajwad-butt |website=qatar-weill.cornell.edu |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
==Career highlights==
He held the position of Chair of Medicine at [[Sheikh Khalifa Medical City]], Abu Dhabi, UAE (SKMC).<ref name="sku">{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=AIMS Brochure |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/36122416/aims-brochurepdf-sheikh-khalifa-medical-city |website=yumpu.com |access-date=4 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently he was appointed as the first Chief Quality Officer(I) at [[Hamad Medical Corporation]] (HMC) and the inaugural Director of Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute in Qatar. Adeel Butt has provided advice and training to numerous governments, non-governmental organizations, and academic health systems across the globe. He is a member of the Board of Governors in [[National Institute of Health]] Pakistan and a member of several advisory committees at the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar. He serves on the Advisory Board of [[Infectious Diseases Society of America]] (IDSA) Global Health Taskforce and as Chair of International Advisory Panel for [[Electronic Health Record]] (EHR) implementation at the Aga Khan University over 4 countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Titles |url=https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-aab2005 |website=vivo.weill.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref>  He is also a life member of the [[Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America]] (APPNA), where he has been a pioneer of numerous programs and initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Founding President |url=https://akuaana.org/staff-members/adeel-butt/ |website=Aga Khan University Alumni Association of North America}}</ref>
==Research career==
Adeel Butt’s research focus has been [[hepatitis C virus]](HCV) infection and [[HIV]] coinfection and emerging infectious diseases of global importance. He was also involved in National Institutes of Health sponsored [[AIDS]] Clinical Trials Network, where he was a member of the Viral Hepatitis Transformative Science Group and led several key clinical trials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Research Focus |url=https://veteranshealthfoundation.org/researchers/adeel-butt-md/ |website=Veterans Health Foundation |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> More recently his research focus has been on Emerging [[Infectious Diseases]] and [[antimicrobial resistance]]. in 2018 he led the care and investigation of [[MERS-CoV]] outbreaks in the UAE and served as a [[WHO]] consultant for this infection. He also led an initiative studying the evolving antimicrobial resistance in the UAE and its impact upon clinical outcomes. More recently, Adeel Butt has been actively involved in the [[COVID-19]] pandemic response and COVID-19 research in Qatar and in the United States and has published more than 90 key papers on this topic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Adeel A. Butt: H-index & Awards - Academic Profile |url=https://research.com/u/adeel-a-butt |website=Research.com |access-date=4 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He is also leading key clinical trials to streamline appropriate use of antibiotics in both inpatient and outpatient settings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06135376|title=ClinicalTrials.gov|website=clinicaltrials.gov}}</ref>
==Academic appointments==
*Professor of Medicine at the [[Weill Cornell Medical College]]. (2015–present)<ref name="wcmq.org">{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Professor |url=https://wcmq.cloud-cme.com/assets/wcmq/Uploads/3667/Documents/3667_Bio.pdf |website=WCMQ |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
*Professor of Population Health Sciences at the Weill Cornell Medical College. (2017–present)<ref name="wcmq.org" />
*Director, Clinical Epidemiology Research unit at the [[Hamad Medical Corporation]], Doha, Qatar. (2016-2021)<ref name="wcmq.org" />
*Vice Chair, Department of Medicine at the Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. (2014-2021)<ref name="wcmq.org" />
*Corporate Chief Quality Officer (I) at the Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. (2015-2016)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Chief Quality Officer (I) |url=https://jointcommission.new-media-release.com/2016_jci_hamad_medical_corporation/index.html |website=jointcommission |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
*Director at the Hamad Health Care Quality Institute, Qatar. (2015-2016)<ref name=":0" />
*Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. (2014-2017)<ref name=":0" />
*Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE. (2012-2014)<ref name="sku"/>
*Chair, Department of Medicine at the [[Sheikh Khalifa Medical City]], UAE. (2011-2013)<ref name="sku"/>
*Director, ID and HIV Clinics at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA. (2001-2011)<ref name=":0" />
*Program Director at the International Scholars Program. (2003-2011)<ref name="Qwc"/>
*Assistant Professor at the University of [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]]. (2002-2008)<ref name=":0" />
==Honors==
*Listed in Stanford List’s World’s Top 2% most influential scientists in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023<ref>{{cite news |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=top scientists |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/684851/Six-HMC-researchers-named-in-global-list-of-top-sc |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=Gulf-Times |date=16 February 2021 |language=ar}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* Member, Board of Governors, National Institutes of Health, Pakistan, 2021-2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://akuaana.org/awards-achievements-and-distinctions/aku-alumnus-dr-adeel-butt-appointed-to-the-board-of-governors-of-the-national-institute-of-health-pakistan/ | title=AKU Alumnus Dr. Adeel Butt appointed to the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Health, Pakistan | date=4 April 2021 }}</ref>
*Recipient of Pakistan Society of Hepatology Distinguished Academics Award in 2020<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Hepatology award |url=https://medicine.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2021-02_id_news.pdf |website=Medicine- WC |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
*Recipient of Best Publication Award, Medical Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar in 2019<ref name="Qwc"/>
*Recipient of Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Research Excellence Award in 2018<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Gulftimes : HMC Research Day celebrates achievements, showcases research |url=https://m.gulf-times.com/story/617732/HMC-Research-Day-celebrates-achievements-showcases-research |website=www.gulf-times.com |date=28 December 2018 |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
*Recipient of Hamad Medical Corporation Excellence in Health Services Research Award in 2015<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Research Award |url=https://www.hamad.qa/EN/All-Events/ard2016/Awards/Pages/default.aspx |website=www.hamad.qa |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
*Recipient of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) Research Award in 2012<ref name=":0" />
*[[Fulbright Scholar]] in 2009<ref name=":0" />
*National Talent Pool Scholar in 2007<ref name=":0" />
*Yale-Johnson & Johnson Scholar in International Health in 2006<ref name=":0" />
*Recipient of US Department of State International Education Award in 2006<ref name="award">{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=award |url=https://www.ibcq2021.com/speakers/ |website=2nd IBCQ INTERNATIONAL BIOBANKING CONFERENCE}}</ref>
*Recipient of [[Florida Sea Grant]] Faculty Award in 2006<ref name="award"/>
*Recipient of [[Career Development]] Award, NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2008<ref name="award"/>
*Recipient of Outstanding Research Award in 2003<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=Awards, Achievements and Distinctions Archives |url=https://akuaana.org/category/awards-achievements-and-distinctions/ |website=Aga Khan University Alumni Association of North America |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
==Selected publications==
Butt has over 280 research papers in peer reviewed journals. He has an h-index of 77 and his work has been cited more than 22,000 times.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=My Bibliography - NCBI |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1pOGwItkM6N5b/bibliography/public/ |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He also has more than 90 research papers on COVID to his credit including more than 12 publications in the New England Journal of Medicine and key papers in Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA Int Med, Nature Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigations, and many more.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butt |first1=Dr.Adeel A. |title=COVID Research |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=36179099%2C36177014%2C35994264%2C35945213%2C35903580%2C35880233%2C35853026%2C35788085%2C35752687%2C35704396%2C35654888%2C35639932%2C35604692%2C35601034%2C35511586%2C35404391%2C35263534%2C35245940%2C35139269%2C35139265%2C35139175%2C35136602%2C35087035%2C35046626%2C34935861%2C35081294%2C35045222%2C34914711%2C34910864%2C34893812%2C34763694%2C34728831%2C34724027%2C34657152%2C34653228%2C34622294%2C34618693%2C34614327%2C34591920%2C34521903%2C34476395%2C34458388%2C34375762%2C34280332%2C34244681%2C34192020%2C34056566%2C34052241%2C34050372%2C33951357%2C33937733%2C33900174%2C33848889%2C33737535%2C33711522%2C33643638%2C33534931%2C33352320%2C33315061%2C33208182%2C33126120%2C33033033%2C33006798%2C32949777%2C32919838&filter=years.2020-2022&sort=date&size=200 |website=PubMed |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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