Saad Omer

Saad B. Omer is an epidemiologist who currently serves as the founding dean of the School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Educated at the Aga Khan University Medical College and later at Johns Hopkins University, Omer's research includes studies of vaccines and immunization across Asia, Africa, North America, and Oceania. Before becoming a dean at UT Southwestern, he held appointments in the public health schools of Emory University and Yale University. He became a member of the American National Academy of Medicine in 2022.