## About Tara C. Bouton, MD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an assistant professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Bouton's research interests include the impact of HIV infection on the evolution and transmission of drug resistant tuberculosis and improving outcomes in both diseases. She is ... also working to better understand transmission and viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants. She has lived and worked in Brazil, Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa.Read More - ### Departments [Infectious Diseases](/departments/infectious-diseases) - ### Specialties HIV, drug resistant tuberculosis, transmission and viral dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants - ### Contact [617.414.4290](tel:617.414.4290) - ### Primary Location 725 Albany Street 9th Floor, Suite 9B Boston, MA 02118 - ### Administrative Title Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine - ### Residency Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 2012-2015 - ### Fellowship Infectious Diseases, Brown University, 2015-2017 - ### Education Tulane University School of Medicine, 2012 - ### Board Certifications Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Tara.Bouton) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/profile/tara-bouton/) ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Tara.Bouton) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/profile/tara-bouton/)