Lisa B. Caruso, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Geriatrics

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



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 Director 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.


Enhancing the Quality of Care for Urban Elders
09/29/2002 - 09/29/2007 (PI)
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  1. Lakin JR, Zupanc SN, Lindvall C, Moseley ET, Das S, Sciacca K, Cabral HJ, Burns EA, Carney MT, Itty J, Lopez S, Emmert K, Martin NJ, Lambert S, Polo J, Sanghani S, Dugas JN, Gomez M, Winter MR, Wang N, Gabry-Kalikow S, Dobie A, Amshoff M, Cucinotta T, Joel M, Caruso LB, Ramirez AM, Salerno K, Ogunneye Q, Henault L, Davis AD, Volandes A, Paasche-Orlow MK. Study protocol for Video Images about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators (VIDEO-PCE): a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of older patients admitted to the hospital. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 25; 12(7):e065236.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35879001; PMCID: PMC9328081; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065236;
     
  2. Nadjarian A, LeClair J, Mahoney TF, Awtry EH, Bhatia JS, Caruso LB, Clay A, Greer D, Hingorani KS, Horta LFB, Ibrahim M, Ieong MH, James T, Kulke MH, Lim R, Lowe RC, Moses JM, Murphy J, Nozari A, Patel AD, Silver B, Theodore AC, Wang RS, Weinstein E, Wilson SA, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Validation of a Crisis Standards of Care Model for Prioritization of Limited Resources During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis in an Urban, Safety-Net, Academic Medical Center. Crit Care Med. 2021 10 01; 49(10):1739-1748.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34115635; PMCID: PMC8439631; DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005155;
     
  3. Lau-Ng R, Caruso LB, Perls TT. Reply to Comment on COVID-19 Deaths in Long Term Care Facilities - A Critical Piece of the Puzzle. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 12; 68(12):2748.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32835433
     
  4. Lau-Ng R, Caruso LB, Perls TT. COVID-19 Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Critical Piece of the Pandemic Puzzle. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 09; 68(9):1895-1898.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32501537; PMCID: PMC7300761; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16669;
     
  5. Levine SA, Chao SH, Caruso LB, Jackson AH, Russell ML, Young ME, Brett B. Chief Resident Immersion Training in the Care of Older Adults: A Successful National Replication of an Interspecialty Educational Intervention. Acad Med. 2018 09; 93(9):1341-1347.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29877915
     
  6. Caruso LB, Thwin SS, Brandeis GH. Following up on clinical recommendations in transitions from hospital to nursing home. J Aging Res. 2014; 2014:873043.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24678422; PMCID: PMC3941200; DOI: 10.1155/2014/873043;
     
  7. Oates DJ, Kornetsky D, Winter MR, Silliman RA, Caruso LB, Sharbaugh ME, Hardt EJ, Parker VA. Minimizing geriatric rehospitalizations: a successful model. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Jan-Feb; 28(1):8-15.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22684011; DOI: 10.1177/1062860612445181;
     
  8. Caruso LB, Silliman RA. Chapter 8: Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult in Care of the Elderly: Clinical Aspects of Aging. Cambridge Press. Cambridge. 2009.
  9. Levine SA, Chao SH, Brett B, Jackson AH, Burrows AB, Goldman LN, Caruso LB. Chief resident immersion training in the care of older adults: an innovative interspecialty education and leadership intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jun; 56(6):1140-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 18410320; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01710.x;
     
  10. Caruso LB, Silliman RA. Chapter 9: Geriatric Medicine in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 2008.
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The Right Way to Recover From a Fall

Consumer Reports 1/9/2023

Hospitals align care with new state requirements for patients with dementia

Betsy Lehman Center 10/18/2022

Managing the Impact of Social Isolation in Nursing Homes Due to COVID-19

HealthCity 6/10/2021

Mobility Problems: What to Do When a Loved One Has Trouble Getting Around

AARP 11/6/2019
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dementia
diabetes
EBM
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