
Nicole D. Goulet is a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon in NYC. Nicole earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College. She completed her medical education and residency at University of Connecticut. She then went on to complete her Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship and her first year in practice at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ before she began working at NYU in 2018. She served as the Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Brooklyn, NY for the past three years.
Nicole is one of the founders of the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) and the current Founding President. She is also a member of several trauma organizations including the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) as well as the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) where she serves on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees. She has published several articles on diversity and equity in surgery which is her primary research focus.
Selected publications from PubMed
Initiating advance care planning at admission: a brief intervention to increase goals of care discussions in geriatric trauma patients in an urban level I trauma center.
Hwang F, Son J, Ensor K, Goulet N, Brown A, Victory J, Tyrie L
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023;8(1):e001058 doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001058.
Equity on the frontlines of trauma surgery: An #EAST4ALL roundtable.
Tung L, Long AM, Bonne S, Tseng ES, Bruns B, Joseph B, Williams BH, Stein D, Freischlag JA, Goulet N, Khandelwal C, Kiselak E, Hoofnagle M, Gelbard R, Rattan R, Joseph D, Bernard A, Zakrison TL, Equity, Quality, and Inclusion in Trauma Surgery Practice Ad Hoc Task Force of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Jan 1;90(1):129-136 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002965.

The Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) is proud to work with the AIS Channel to present a discussion on the diverse experiences of LGBTQI+ surgeons and trainees. In this event, you will hear from trainees and attending surgeons on the challenges of being LGBTQI+ in surgical specialties. We will also discuss what individual allies, departments, and institutions can do to alleviate some of these challenges and foster a supportive environment for LGBTQI+ individuals. We will explore how working towards building an inclusive surgical workforce enriches the working environment and enhances the care of the diverse populations that we serve.
With AOSA
Published
Sep 2024

The intersection of historical systemic policies and healthcare disparities has yet to be fully explored. In this two part-series, the causal link of identity-based historical systemic policies resulting in health care disparities will be explored followed by a discussion of targeted solutions aimed to dismantle and eliminate those disparities to achieve health equity among surgical patients.
With American College of Surgeons
Published
Jul 2023

It is essential that we focus a bright spotlight on diversity, equity and inclusion, to assure that our ''House of Surgery'' welcomes those from all different backgrounds in order to accept and support all surgeons and surgeons in training as they are. The Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) is a new affinity group; today we have brought together panelists at all levels of their careers, from resident to Chair of Surgery, to discuss AOSA and also how all of us—AOSA, LGBTQIA+ colleagues and our allies—can work together to best support LGBTQIA+ trainees and faculty and thereby promoting a safe and diverse surgical community.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Nov 2022
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