Nicole Mushero, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a geriatrician with experience in the outpatient ambulatory, SNF and inpatient settings. I am a passionate educator and teach medical students, residents and fellows and have extensive experience developing curricula. Most recently, I am the recipient of a Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) which protects much of my time to work around incarcerated older adults, a growing, and particularly vulnerable group of older adults. My goal is improve care for this population through educational interventions both within and outside carceral institutions. Additionally, my work focuses on medical parole and decarceration.

Publications

  • Published 10/28/2025

    Dayanim G, Junkin R, Bergsneider B, Watson B, Shaw D, Tsamourtzis K, Prost S, Suh M, Mushero N, Martin M, Berk J. Nursing home availability for incarcerated persons granted compassionate release. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 28; 15(1):37676. PMID: 41152318.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/2/2025

    Mushero N, Spencer M. Compassionate Release Reform-Moving Medical Parole to Medical Professionals. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Sep 02. PMID: 40892423.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/15/2025

    Kler JS, Victory A, Chao S, Suh M, Mushero N. Retrospective review of deaths in the Massachusetts department of corrections after passage of medical parole. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 15; 25(1):2465. PMID: 40665310.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/10/2024

    Stover C, Le A, Onyeali R, Mushero N. The State of Medical Education on Criminal Justice Health: A Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Mar; 40(4):892-917. PMID: 39656370.

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  • Published 7/17/2024

    Mushero N, Haber LA, Williams BA. Detained and Cognitively Impaired: Reevaluating Screening Recommendations in Carceral Settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec; 39(16):3339-3341. PMID: 39020224.

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
  • Brandeis University, PhD
  • Boston University, BA

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