Thomas E. Dobbs

Thomas E. Dobbs
State Health Officer of Mississippi
In office
1 November 2018  31 July 2022
Acting: 1 November 2018 – 13 December 2018
GovernorPhil Bryant
Tate Reeves
DeputyDaniel Edney
Preceded byMary Currier
Succeeded byDaniel Edney
Deputy State Health Officer of Mississippi
In office
July 2018  December 2018
Personal details
EducationEmory University (BS)
University of Alabama (MPH) (MD)
Occupation
  • Physician
  • Academic
  • Civil Servant

Thomas E. Dobbs III is an American physician currently serving as dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dobbs previously served as State Health Officer of Mississippi, where he became widely known as the namesake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the court held, in June 2022, that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion. Dobbs himself had no involvement in the case.