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Zara Butte, MD

Zara Butte, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Medical Doctorate

Basic Information

  • Full Name: Zara Butte, MD

  • Professional Title(s): Internal Medicine physician

  • Current Role at Hims & Hers: Clinical Advisor / Medical Advisor

Credentials & Background

  • Education:

  • Training:

    • Internal Medicine: Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco, 2022–2025

  • Medical Licenses:

    • California, 2022

  • Board Certifications:

    • Pending examination (August 2025)

  • Affiliations & Memberships:

Experience & Expertise

  • Specialties & Areas of Focus:

    • Longevity medicine, functional medicine, integrative medicine

  • Years of Experience: 3

  • Previous Work Experience:

    • Clinical advisor - Anteros Bio (present)

    • Clinical advisor - Superpower (2024)

    • Clinical fellow - Elaborate (2019–2022)

  • Publications & Research:

    • Butte Z, Parikh RV, Lloyd Jones D, Wilkins J, Go AS, Allen N, Shields C, Apostol-Largeteau M, Goonewardena S, Murthy VL, Jacobs D, Duprez D, Yi SY, Lima J, Bhatt AS. Association of serum Lipoprotein (a) and progression of structural heart disease: Insights from the CARDIA study. Poster accepted to National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions 2025. Manuscript in progress.

    • Butte Z, Ambrosy AP. Acetazolamide as a decongestion strategy in acute decompensated heart failure: Balancing fluid removal and electrolyte disturbances. Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Aug;25(8):1320–1322. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2935. Epub 2023 Jun 27. PMID: 37323079.

    • Mansour A, Steele A, Terrasse W, Butte Z, Kincaid H, Wallace S, Miller N, Miles M, Wojcik R, Murphy RX. Incidence of Complications Associated With Lipectomy Techniques and Patient Body Mass Index: An Institutional and National Analysis Using the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Jun 1;90(6S Suppl 5):S526-S532. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003532. Epub 2023 Mar 8. PMID: 36921329.

    • Butte Z, Tanaka K, Andaya V, Zimel M, O’Donnell RJ, Wustrack R. Risk of Endoprosthetic Infection and Impact of Health-Related Quality of Life in patients with Osteosarcoma and Giant Cell Tumor of Bone; A Retrospective Case-Control Study. Annals of Joint, July 2020 – Vol 5.

    • Chan JP, Staab TA, Wang H, Mazzasette C, Butte Z, Sieburth D. Extrasynaptic Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Neuronal Cell Bodies Regulate Presynaptic Function in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Journal of Neuroscience, August 2013, 33 (35), p. 14146–1415.

Why I Practice Medicine

  • As a physician, I have the privilege of working with people individually to improve their health so they can continue doing what matters most to them, longer. By working with innovative companies, I am able to make a broader impact on population health and change the way we view care.

  • Hobbies & Interests:

    • Golf, tennis, ocean swimming, trying any new boutique fitness trend

Contact & External Profiles

Published: August 23, 2025

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