Lisa B. Caruso, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Caruso received her MD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and her MPH at Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and 2-year Geriatric Medicine fellowship at Boston Medical Center. She is currently the Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety for the Department of Medicine. At Boston Medical Center, she provides care to older adults in the Geriatric Ambulatory Practice, the geriatric inpatient, long-term care and sub-acute rehab settings. Expertise and interests include: Resident and Medical Student training in Quality Improvement; Dementia; Delirium; Diabetes in older adults; Transitions of care; Long term care.

Publications

  • Published 1/13/2026

    Caruso LB, Maestri D, Kossenkov A, Goldman AR, Cassel J, Soldan S, Lieberman PM, Tempera I. Lamin A/C maintains genome topology and regulates transcriptional programs essential for virus-driven B cell activation. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 13. PMID: 41648489.

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  • Published 10/14/2025

    Preston-Alp S, Wang Y, Bergonzoni M, Kossenkov A, Soldan S, Caruso LB, Maestri D, Lieberman PM, Gewurz B, Tempera I. Integrated transcriptomic and methylome analysis reveals retinoic acid pathway activation after decitabine treatment in EBV associated gastric cancer. bioRxiv. 2025 Oct 14. PMID: 41280003.

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  • Published 2/20/2025

    Gore S, Mattie K, Schworm K, Murphy S, Googins C, Caruso L, Slavin M, Young D. Implementing an Activity and Mobility Promotion Approach to Improve Patient Mobility. Am J Nurs. 2025 Mar 01; 125(3):48-55. PMID: 39972588.

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  • Published 9/5/2023

    Volandes AE, Zupanc SN, Lakin JR, Cabral HJ, Burns EA, Carney MT, Lopez S, Itty J, Emmert K, Martin NJ, Cole T, Dobie A, Cucinotta T, Joel M, Caruso LB, Henault L, Dugas JN, Astone K, Winter M, Wang N, Davis AD, Garde C, Rodriguez PM, El-Jawahri A, Moseley ET, Das S, Sciacca K, Ramirez AM, Gromova V, Lambert S, Sanghani S, Lindvall C, Paasche-Orlow MK. Video Intervention and Goals-of-Care Documentation in Hospitalized Older Adults: The VIDEO-PCE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 05; 6(9):e2332556. PMID: 37695586.

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  • Published 5/5/2023

    Shankar KN, Dugas J, Jaiprasert S, Nentwich L, Caruso L, Dobie A, Whalen D, Macip-Rodriguez P, Rao S, Mitchell SE. Evaluation of an Emergency Department-based Palliative Care Extender Program on Hospital and Patient Outcomes. West J Emerg Med. 2023 May 05; 24(3):637-643. PMID: 37278788.

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Other Positions

  • Vice Chair, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD
  • Wellesley College, BA

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