Satesh Bidaisee

Satesh Bidaisee, DVM, MSPH, EdD

Professor and Associate Dean for School of Graduate Studies, Interim Chair, Department of LAMS

Satesh Bidaisee is a professor of public health and preventive medicine and associate dean for graduate studies at St. George’s University.

As a research investigator, Dr. Bidaisee supports community-based participatory research and service activities that interconnects with interests including emerging infectious diseases, zoonoses, food safety and food security, and the pursuit of the “One Health” concept. Dr. Bidaisee’s research projects have covered topics including “Human Behavior, Climate Change and Viral Infections,” “Zoonoses and One Health,” and Vector Borne Disease outbreaks. He is board certified by the U.S. National Board of Public Health Examiners and holds fellowships to the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH), Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FRSTMH), the International Society on Infectious Diseases, and the Society of Biology.

Dr. Bidaisee has previously held positions at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and the Ministry of Health in Trinidad and Tobago. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of the West Indies, his Master of Science in Public Health degree in public health from St. George’s University, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.