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 9/30/2025

    Reifler KA, Sharma SS, Bergren NA, Barnett ED, Chen LH, Goad JA, Macleod WB, Kogelman L, Hamer DH. Ready for takeoff? exploring United States health care providers' pretravel consultation priorities, gaps, barriers, and opportunities. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025 Sep 30; 68:102911. PMID: 41038602.

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  • Published 9/27/2025

    Campbell PM, Ess GJ, Lale A, Talaat KR, Barnett ED, Pelton SI, Schlaudecker EP, Staat M, Stockwell MS, LaRussa PS, Walter EB, Smith MJ, Halsey NA, Klein NP, McNeil MM, Broder KR, Shimabukuro TT, Crist MB, Fairlie TA, Sharma S, Creech CB, Edwards KM. Clinical immunization safety assessment (CISA) project: COVID-19 vaccine consultations and case reviews. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 24; 65:127781. PMID: 41016231.

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  • Published 9/15/2025

    Chen LH, Barnett ED, Goad J, Schofield S, Shlim DR, Wilson ME. The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Trustworthy Travel Vaccine Guidance and Politics. J Travel Med. 2025 Sep 15. PMID: 40971795.

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  • Published 7/7/2025

    Reifler K, Wheelock A, Hall SM, Dauphinais M, Roytburd S, Maiullari M, Salazar A, Maldonado A, West HM, Köhler JR, Barnett ED, Gopal DM, Hamer DH, Bourque DL. Antitrypanosomal therapy for Chagas disease: A single center experience with adverse drug reactions and strategies for enhancing treatment completion. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jul; 19(7):e0013218. PMID: 40622934.

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  • 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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Education

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

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