About
Paul Elkington is a clinician scientist with a subspecialty interest in tuberculosis. He delivers inpatient care on the respiratory wards and outpatient tuberculosis care, and has a broad teaching portfolio. Paul leads the tuberculosis research group, studying an infection that continues to kill four thousand people every day. The group conducts cross-disciplinary research using bioengineering approaches to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to address a global epidemic that is second only to COVID-19, and has killed more humans than any other infection. In addition, Paul initiated and co-directed the Personal Respirator Southampton (PeRSo) project, providing highly efficacious and sustainable PPE during waves 1 and 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul was awarded an MBE for services to medicine in 2020.
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