Sharon Bushi

Sharon Bushi, MD, is an attending rehabilitation physician and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical interests lie in comprehensively caring for her patients who’ve experienced brain injuries, including traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury such as stroke, tumor and neurodegenerative processes. Dr. Bushi takes an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on maximizing patient wellness and function. She believes in the continuum of care, practicing in inpatient and outpatient settings.

After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in biology from The College of New Jersey in 2011, Dr. Bushi earned her Doctor of Medicine at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) in 2015. She then completed a preliminary year internship in internal medicine at Morristown Medical Center in 2016 before completing her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Rutgers-NJMS in 2019, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Bushi remained at this institution to complete a brain injury fellowship in 2020.

Dr. Bushi’s research has focused on the aging population and brain injury concerns within this population, with an additional focus on the experience of caregivers of patients. Education is also a passion for Dr. Bushi, as she trains residents and fellows and engages in evidence-based approaches to teaching/education. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications, and she has given national poster presentations.

Dr. Bushi is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2023, Dr. Bushi was named “Teacher of the Year: Inpatient” by Montefiore Einstein.