J. Jacques Carter, MD, MPH '83

Dr. Carter currently serves as a senior physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.  He also serves as the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.  He has earned degrees from Howard and George Washington Universities and received his medical degree from Georgetown University, all in Washington, D.C. 

Dr. Carter completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  This was followed by a graduate program at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he received his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.  He then completed a clinical fellowship in Primary Care Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital.  Since completing his training, Dr. Carter has held a number of clinical and administrative positions, including Medical Directorships of several local and national health care organizations.  A former director of one of the major clinical clerkships, he now serves as a teacher, advisor and mentor for students at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health.  Dr. Carter has been active in a number of civic and community organizations, including  past president of the board of Family Service of Greater Boston  and past chairman of the Brookline Advisory Council on Public Health.   He regularly gives talks on medical and health related issues to community groups and students throughout the greater Boston area.  He also lectures nationally and internationally on medical and public health topics. 

Dr. Carter serves as a medical consultant and resource for members of the print and electronic media.  He is immediate-past President of the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Association and a current director of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).  Dr. Carter is a founding member of the Georgetown University African American Advisory Board.  His biography has been included in “Who’s Who in the East, "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare", Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and "Who's Who in America".