Dr. Elizabeth Talbot

Dr. Talbot is an infectious diseases- and tropical medicine-trained internist, who has had extensive experience in international and domestic infectious disease control through outbreak investigation, clinical projects, research, and consultation. She trained at Duke University and with the Epidemic Intelligence Service during which she was stationed in Botswana with the CDC then the World Health Organization before coming to Dartmouth where she is a Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth. Her primary research interest is infectious disease diagnostics, especially for global tuberculosis control. She has published more than a hundred research projects, reviews and book chapters. Since 2003, Dr. Talbot has been New Hampshire’s Deputy State Epidemiologist, where she is currently engaged in leadership for COVID-19 pandemic response.