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Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health!

The Department of Emergency Medicine is a large department, staffing five emergency departments and an Urgent Care Center across the health care system. With more than 100 clinical providers, our team serves a variety of patient population providing the full spectrum of clinical care, from high complexity tertiary and quaternary care services, to community and urgent care services.

Our mission is to be one of the preeminent Departments of Emergency Medicine in the country by delivering excellent healthcare, with respect and dignity to all patients needing emergent or urgent care services; conducting groundbreaking research that enhances public health; and developing innovative educational programs for all levels of health care providers.

With warm regards,

Gregory Volturo, MD, FACEP
Richard V. Aghababian Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine


UMass Chan News

Getting Results…
  • Junior Faculty Development Program celebrates 28 graduates

    Junior Faculty Development Program celebrates 28 graduates

    The 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who completed the Junior Faculty Development Program this year graduated from the program on June 9. 

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  • Women’s Faculty Awards honor excellence in education, service, patient care

    Women’s Faculty Awards honor excellence in education, service, patient care

    Eight UMass Chan faculty members were honored during the 26th annual Women’s Faculty Committee Awards on May 21.

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  • UMass Chan, UMass Amherst leading MassHealth waiver study to close critical gaps in opioid treatment after jail release

    UMass Chan, UMass Amherst leading MassHealth waiver study to close critical gaps in opioid treatment after jail release

    Ekaterina Pivovarova, PhD, is a principal investigator on a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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eScholarship publications by Emergency Medicine Department

This collection showcases journal articles and other publications written by faculty and researchers of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Click here to view recent publications via eScholarship.


PubMed Publications

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