Costs of War
Mimi Syed
Board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Washington and Washington State University, Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Biography
Dr. Mahmooda “Mimi” Syed is a board-certified emergency medicine physician from the U.S. with extensive experience in managing trauma and critically ill patients in both urban and rural settings. She is an assistant clinical professor at University of Washington and Washington State University and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Syed served months in Gaza in 2024 at both al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital, where she documented severe injuries from drone strikes. She has firsthand experience treating civilians targeted by the IDF.