Dr. Barocas’ research focuses on the comparative- and cost-effectiveness of interventions to identify and treat the infectious complications of drug use using simulation modeling and clinical epidemiology. Dr. Barocas earned a BA from Washington University in St. Louis (2003), an MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Public Health (2010), and completed a residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin (2010-2014) before moving to Boston for his infectious diseases fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2015-2017).