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 has previously served as the Deputy State Epidemiologist and Acting State Epidemiologist.