Dr. Basant Eltaher joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026.
Dr. Eltaher was born and raised in Egypt and completed her medical education at Ain Shams University Hospital in 2019. Following medical school, she completed a one-year internship at Ain Shams University Hospital. During that time, which coincided with the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she developed a strong interest in inpatient hospital medicine and triaging acute cases in the emergency department. In parallel, she was also actively involved in COVID-19 related research projects, with a particular focus on potential therapeutic strategies.