Mitchell Blenden, MD, MBA

Mitchell Blenden, MD, MBA, is a second-year administration fellow at Yale University. 

He earned his medical degree from the University of Central Florida and completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University before continuing his administration fellowship training at Yale through 2026. 

His professional interests include operations, administration, and observation medicine. In his current fellowship role, Dr. Blenden focuses on patient experience and observation medicine, pairing operational leadership work with ongoing interest in academic emergency medicine. 

His emergency medicine service has also included national and organizational leadership. He is a former secretary-treasurer of SAEM's Residents and Medical Students program and has served on SAEM boards and committees, including the Operations Committee, where he chaired the didactics work, as well as the awards and program committees. He also previously chaired the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Technology, Telehealth, and Informatics Committee.