Alysse G Wurcel MD, MS
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-5951awurcel@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Biography
Dr. Alysse G. Wurcel is a physician-scientist and public health leader whose research centers on infectious diseases, health equity, and the intersection of medicine and the criminal-legal system. She earned her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and infectious diseases fellowships at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and Tufts Medical Center. Additionally, she holds a Master's in Clinical Research from Tufts University.
Currently, Dr. Wurcel serves as a physician at Boston Medical Center where she focuses on the following key research areas: HIV and Hepatitis C Care, Infectious Disease Management in Carceral Settings, Substance Use and Infectious Diseases, and Health Disparities and Policy Reform. Her achievements include, but are not limited to, being recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Correctional Health Care, authoring 160 peer-reviewed publications, being selected as Multiple Principal Investigator on two National Institutes of Health R-level grants and as a liaison for the COVID-19 Liaison Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, and on the Executive Board of the Academic Consortium for Criminal Justice Health (ACCJH).
Education
MD, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical and Translational Science, MS, Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Publications
Jack HE, Wolfer-Jenkins C, Senter Z, Ahsan E, Arif S, Porter KM, Duenas DM, Saloner B, Wurcel A, Berk J. US jail and prison institutional research policies: a lever in access to research for incarcerated people. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2026 Nov; 63:101631. PMID: 42763519.
Published on 9/1/2026Wurcel A, Crabtree D, Asupoto O, Eippert M, Ngassa Y, Tam R, Kohut I, Foong KS, Stone V, Daudelin D, Bartels S, Blumenthal KG. Strategies to Increase Equitable Access to Penicillin Allergy Delabeling Interactions: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2633825. PMID: 42742941.
Published on 8/10/2026Hedden-Clayton B, Roddy AL, Roddy JK, Ngassa Y, Pickard B, Tam RA, Wurcel AG. An assessment of Correctional Officers' health beliefs in relationship to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy. SAGE Open Med. 2026; 14:20503121261476907. PMID: 42582729.
Published on 8/4/2026Evans LA, Jaffe K, LeClair AM, Batchelder AW, Socrates B, Thomas CM, Wurcel AG, Evans EA. Street-level bureaucracy and relational autonomy in HIV status-neutral care implementation: A study of jail staff and incarcerated individuals. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Oct; 406:119673. PMID: 42574869.
Published on 7/16/2026Quaye AN, Richard JM, Craig WY, Scharnetzki E, Wurcel AG. An Institutional Provider Survey Evaluating Access and Implementation of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. J Addict Med. 2026 Jul 16. PMID: 42460618.
Published on 7/16/2026Fine DR, Sevilla C, Ma A, Little B, Sporn N, Baggett TP, Wurcel A. "Everybody thinks that it won't happen to them": A mixed-methods study of HIV prevention strategies among people experiencing homelessness who use drugs. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 Sep; 155:105429. PMID: 42462343.
Published on 7/10/2026SantaBarbara NJ, Louis JS, Comulada WS, Cantrell J, Finlayson HA, Wurcel AG, Erlandson KM. A qualitative study to explore perceptions of exercise as a smoking cessation tool among people with HIV who smoke cigarettes. Tob Prev Cessat. 2026; 12. PMID: 42445614.
Published on 7/1/2026Puller HF, Jiang B, Eippert ML, Norton DT, Stone VE, Bartels SJ, Wurcel AG, Blumenthal KG. Penicillin Allergy Documentation Completeness in a Large US Healthcare System. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026 Oct; 14(10):2276-2281. PMID: 42386152.
Published on 6/23/2026Foong KS, Wilk S, Tam R, Taylor L, Wurcel A. Penicillin allergy labels and antibiotic prescribing in carceral settings: expanding evidence from a statewide cohort. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2026; 6(1):e186. PMID: 42375662.
Published on 5/27/2026Fine DR, Ma A, Regan S, Sporn N, Gaeta J, Wurcel A, Baggett TP. Methamphetamine Use and HIV Risk Behaviors in a Cohort of Homeless-Experienced Adults Who Use Drugs. AIDS Behav. 2026 May 27. PMID: 42201478.
Media Mentions
Published on 6/11/2026
'Double punishment': Mass. inmates and physicians fight for better diabetes care in prisons, jails
Published on 1/23/2026
Odds for penicillin allergy delabeling in Black patients differ by health care system
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