Alysse G. Wurcel, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Her internal medicine residency was at Massachusetts General Hospital and infection disease fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and Tufts Medical Center. In addition to her work as an inpatient ID doctor, Dr. Wurcel has an outpatient clinic where she specializes in HIV, HCV, and substance use disorder care. In April 2020, she began work as the COVID-19 ID consultant for the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, overseeing COVID-19 prevention and mitigation in the state's jails. She has received funding to investigate health disparities in access to COVID-19 testing for health care workers.