Dr. Jacques Carter currently serves as an attending physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. ‍‍From 2005 to 2014, he also served as the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Dr. Carter serves as a medical advisor for PHEN and a member of its board of directors.

Dr. Carter has been active in a number of civic and community organizations, including past board president of the Family Service of Greater Boston and past chair of the Brookline Advisory Council on Public Health.

He has earned degrees from Howard and George Washington Universities and received his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Carter completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Then, Dr. Carter completed 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 healthcare organizations.

As former director of one of the major clinical clerkships, he now serves as a teacher, advisor, and mentor for students at Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, and the School of Public Health. He regularly gives talks on medical and health-related topics 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.