Nicholas F. Maston, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Contact Information

maston

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-503-6339
215-955-0640 fax

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Research & Clinical Interests

Dr. Maston is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and works for Jefferson Health in the Division of Geriatric Medicine as a geriatrician and clinician-educator. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Thomas Jefferson University Department of Family & Community Medicine and is the Program Director for Jefferson’s Geriatric Medicine fellowship program. He additionally serves as the associate medical director for The Hill at Whitemarsh, a CCRC in Lafayette Hill, PA. His clinical and educational interests include exploring transitional care spaces, such as the process of discharge from hospital to nursing facility, with an emphasis on the role of humanism in medicine particularly with respect to teaching effective feedback strategies, communication skills, and fostering a sense of connection to the work that we do.

Education

Medical School

MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY - 2016

Residency

Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC - 2019

Fellowship

Geriatric Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL - 2024

Awards

  • Best Teacher Award, awarded by a vote of the medical residents for excellence in clinical teaching, UPMC Mercy Department of Medicine - 2022
  • Fisher Award, awarded by medical students for excellence in medical student education, University of North Carolina Internal Medicine Residency - 2017
  • The Paul Sherlock Prize in Internal Medicine, for compassion and humanism in patient care, Weill Cornell Medical College  - 2016