Paul Elliott (epidemiologist)
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Paul Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1954 (age 71) |
| Title | Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Epidemiologist |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
Paul Elliott (born April 1954) is a British epidemiologist and academic. He has been Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at Imperial College London since 1995. He is director of REACT (Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission), a community coronavirus testing programme.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is also director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit for Chemical and Radiation Threats & Hazards.[7]
He studied medicine and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, graduating with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees. He then studied epidemiology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), graduating with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1983. He remained at LSHTM and completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1991; his doctoral supervisor was Professor Geoffrey Rose.[8]
Elliott was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to scientific research in public health.[9] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2024.[10] He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).[8]
