Acting 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 is currently the Deputy
State Epidemiologist, Office of Communicable Diseases, Division of Epidemiology.
