Carly Guss

Carly Guss is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and serves as Co-Medical Director of the Boston HIV Adolescent Provider and Peer Education Network for Services (HAPPENS), alongside being an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with clinical and academic affiliations at multiple locations including 333 Longwood Avenue.

Education:

• Graduate School: Yale University (2006)
• Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2011)
• Internship/Residency: Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University (2012-2014)
• Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital (2017)

Research Interests: Dr. Guss focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescents and young adults, transgender health care, and improving clinical practices in adolescent medicine. Her work integrates public health strategies with medical education to address gaps in preventive care and health equity. Recent studies emphasize engagement strategies for marginalized groups and optimizing electronic decision-support tools for HIV prevention.

Publications: Her recent work highlights themes such as HIV knowledge gaps among transgender youth, transgender reproductive care, and tools for adolescent history-taking. These publications reflect a blend of clinical innovation and community-focused research.

Certifications:

• American Board of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
• American Board of Pediatrics (General)

Labs/Teams: Central to her work is the Boston HAPPENS Program, which bridges clinical care and public health initiatives to combat the HIV epidemic among youth.