Helen Boucher graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She went on to earn her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Currently, Dr. Boucher serves as the Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, and as the Director of the Ventricular Assist Device Infectious Diseases Program. Dr. Boucher is also an attending physician at Tufts Medical Center (TMC) and she holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Boucher’s clinical interests include infections in immune-compromised patients and S. aureus infections. Her research interests focus on treatment-resistant bacteria and the development of new anti-infective agents. Dr. Boucher also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Physicians of TMC and she is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross.