Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

For more than 25 years at BUSM/BMC, Dr. Barnett has been a clinical and academic leader who has achieved international prominence in Travel and Tropical Medicine with a particular focus on refugee health and the medical needs of new immigrant families. She has served as the PI of the BMC Refugee Health Assessment Program for more than 20 years and also is Site Director for the GeoSentinel Program in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control. In addition, Dr. Barnett has studied the safety and dissemination of childhood immunizations and is a leader in the BMC Center for Immunization Safety and Assessment.

Nationally recognized for her work in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Dr. Barnett is a member of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the body that publishes the Red Book, which is the authoritative text for the treatment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She has published more than 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts and presented at numerous national and international meetings and seminars.

Dr. Barnett completed her pediatric residency at Boston City Hospital (BCH) and Children’s Hospital, Boston. After serving as a Chief Resident in the Department of Pediatrics, she completed fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at BCH under the direction of Drs. Pelton and Jerome Klein.

Publications

  • Published 12/17/2024

    Reifler K, Campbell JI, Barnett ED, Bourque DL, Hamer DH, Samra H, Camelo I. Diagnosing Chagas in Pregnancy and Childhood: What's Old and New. Clin Lab Med. 2025 Mar; 45(1):73-86. PMID: 39892939.

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  • Published 11/12/2024

    Siegert TF, Gladding SP, Walker PF, Tupesis JP, Steenhoff AP, Doobay-Persaud AA, Barnett ED, Sanders JW, Hendel-Paterson BR. Core Content, Competencies, and Accreditation in US Global Health Fellowships: A Survey of Leaders' Perspectives. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Jan 08; 112(1):226-233. PMID: 39531724.

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  • Published 10/17/2024

    Brewer SE, Zeidan AJ, Dawson-Hahn EE, Agrawal P, Talavlikar R, Barnett ED, DiVito BM, Hauck FR, Wieland ML, Gren LH, Karaki FM, Payton C. Development of a Refugee Health Research Agenda in North America. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Feb; 27(1):53-61. PMID: 39419935.

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  • Published 8/24/2024

    Sher LD, Boakye-Appiah JK, Hill S, Wasserman E, Xu X, Maldonado Y, Walter EB, Muñoz FM, Paulsen GC, Englund JA, Talaat KR, Barnett ED, Kamidani S, Senders S, Simões EAF, Belanger K, Parikh V, Ma H, Wang X, Lu C, Cooper D, Koury K, Anderson AS, Türeci Ö, Sahin U, Swanson KA, Gruber WC, Gurtman A, Kitchin N, Sabharwal C. Bivalent Omicron BA.4/BA.5 BNT162b2 Vaccine in 6-Month- to <12-Year-Olds. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Aug 24; 13(8):421-429. PMID: 38860591.

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  • Published 1/19/2024

    Reifler KA, Wheelock A, Hall SM, Salazar A, Hassan S, Bostrom JA, Barnett ED, Carrion M, Hochberg NS, Hamer DH, Gopal DM, Bourque D. Chagas cardiomyopathy in Boston, Massachusetts: Identifying disease and improving management after community and hospital-based screening. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Jan; 18(1):e0011913. PMID: 38241361.

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Education

  • Boston University, MD
  • Brown University, SB/ScB

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