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Jonathan Musher
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Family Practicioner, Geriatrician, Diplomat, Medical Director, America's Top Family Doctor Distinction
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Jonathan Musher, MD, CMD - Family Practitioner and Fellowship-trained Geriatrician | Private Practice

Dr. Musher is a family practitioner and a fellowship-trained geriatrician. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pain Management as well as a charter Certified Medical Director through the American Medical Director's Association. Dr. Musher is currently in private practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Prior to establishing his private practice Dr Musher served for 10 years as the Vice President of Medical affairs for Beverly Healthcare, the largest nursing home company in the world. Dr Musher received his medical degree from the University of Bologna School of Medicine in Bologna, Italy and completed his residency training at a Cornell affiliate in New York City.

Dr. Musher is President of Metropolitan Physicians' Practice, Chair of Family Medicine at Suburban Hospital a Johns Hopkins Hospital, and is actively involved in family medicine and geriatrics. Dr. Musher has over 25 years of clinical hands-on medical experience. His expertise spans the spectrum of acute care and long-term care services, from inpatient and ambulatory care through home and hospice care to skilled nursing care. He has published and lectured extensively in the areas of Geriatrics, Long Term Care, and Medical Direction. Dr. Musher is a Past President of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), Immediate Past Chair of the AMDA Foundation, a member of the AMDA Public Policy Committee, and was a recent delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. He is a member of several Medical Boards and Committees and was a member of the National Assisted Living Task Force. Dr Musher also participated on the Obama Healthcare transition team Washington DC workgroup and was recently named Top Doctor by The Washingtonian Magazine and one of America's Top Family Doctors by the Consumer Research Council of America. Dr Musher has participated and consulted on various committees and task forces as well as given testimony to Congress on issues related to health care and long term care medicine.