Mutahar Fauzia

Who is Mutahar Fauzia?

Dr. Mutahar Fauzia is an American reproductive endocrinologist and OB/GYN of Pakistani origin. Dr. Fauzia was born into a well-to-do business family in Lahore, Pakistan. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart School for Girls and later on attended Fatima Jinnah Medical College. She immigrated to the United States in 1981 and completed her OB/GYN residency at New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Subsequently, Dr. Fauzia completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Dr. Fauzia now runs a reproductive endocrinology and OB/GYN private practice in Falls Church, Virginia.

She made headlines in July 2001 for delivering the third set of septuplets known to live past infancy, the Qahtani septuplets. Dr. Fauzia has received much press from the delivery of the septuplets, appearing on the NBC Morning Show with Katie Couric, NPR All Things Considered and WABC Washington DC Channel 7. The story was additionally covered by the major media networks, including CNN, the New York Times, The Washington Post, the LA Times, and the Arab News. She was also interviewed by Voice of America Urdu in February 2009 and in April 2010 in regards to the rising U.S. cesarean delivery rate.