Paul Offit — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine.
Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Member of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.
Author of books on vaccines, vaccination, and antibiotics, including 'Tell Me When It's Over'.
Elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2023.
Earned M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Biography

Paul A. Offit is an American pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, vaccines, immunology, and virology. He serves as the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.