Nicole Mushero MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 638-8383musheron@bu.edu
Sections
Geriatrics
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.
Education
MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
PhD, Brandeis University
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, BA, Boston University
Publications
Mushero N, Moore A, Williams B. End-of-Life and Hospice Care for People Who Are Incarcerated. JAMA. 2026 Jun 24. PMID: 42340686.
Published on 6/19/2026Mushero N, Stover C, Kumar N, Day H. Introducing Residents to Advocacy for Aging Incarcerated People: A Compassionate Release Pilot Elective. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jun 19. PMID: 42317075.
Published on 11/13/2025Suh M, Chao S, Shanabrook K, Kler JS, Mushero N. Key characteristics of medical parole applications in Massachusetts in 2022-2023. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 13; 15(1):39736. PMID: 41233559.
Published on 11/1/2025Mushero N, Spencer M. Compassionate Release Reform-Moving Medical Parole to Medical Professionals. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Nov 01; 185(11):1301-1302. PMID: 40892423.
Published on 10/28/2025Dayanim 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.
Published on 7/15/2025Kler 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.
Published on 12/10/2024Stover 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.
Published on 7/17/2024Mushero 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.
Published on 3/10/2022Robertson ML, Mushero N, Demers L, Goroncy A, Chippendale R. Inequities in the care of older adults: Identifying education gaps in geriatric medicine fellowship. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2023; 44(2):254-260. PMID: 35272580.
Published on 3/2/2022Mushero N, Demers LB, Chippendale R. An Interactive Workshop on Managing Dysphagia in Older Adults With Dementia. MedEdPORTAL. 2022; 18:11223. PMID: 35309254.
Media Mentions
Published on 9/4/2025
Published on 5/17/2025
He was dying, they sent him back to prison anyway
Published on 5/12/2025
He was dying, Alabama sent him back to prison anyway
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