Paul Byers, M.D.
Deputy State Epidemiologist
570 East Woodrow Wilson
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Background
Paul Byers, M.D, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Millsaps College in Biology. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Mississippi, with training in internal medicine in 1992. Dr. Byers has been employed with the Mississippi State Department of Health since 1993 in the position of Medical Director for the Copiah County and Hinds County Health Departments. He became the Deputy State Epidemiologist in 2012 after serving as Acting State Epidemiologist for Mississippi for two years.
