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Division of Research

Division Mission:

To foster emergency medicine research through building and maintaining a pro-research culture, a robust and accessible research infrastructure, transdisciplinary and transinstitutional collaborations, and effective mentorship. 

The Research Division continues with its strong track record of internationally recognized research.  We currently have several NIH-funded investigators, which is very rare in departments of emergency medicine; in 2023 three of our faculty were in the top 50 for NIH funding (Drs. Edwin Boudreaux, Stephanie Carreiro, & John P. Haran); source: Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.  Also in 2023, UMass Chan Medical School ranked in the top 10 NIH-funded Clinical Science Department for Emergency Medicine departments in the country at #7. UMass Chan Department of Emergency Medicine has ranked in the top 10 for the last eleven years! source: Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

Using highly innovative research strategies and the latest in advanced technology, our investigators have targeted a range of significant domains, including substance abuse, toxicology, tobacco, suicide prevention, bio-behavioral informatics, industrial engineering and process improvement, emergency ultrasound, emergency cardiology, critical care, and sepsis.  In addition to completing their own research, the faculty has mentored medical students, residents, and fellows, in research design, methodology, statistics, grantsmanship, and scientific writing.

Emergency Medicine Research News

Getting Results…
  • Science for Living: Gut microbiome offers clues to chronic disease

    Science for Living: Gut microbiome offers clues to chronic disease

    Researchers in UMass Chan Medical School’s Center for Microbiome Research are exploring the causal mechanisms by which bacteria in the gut influence chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Crohn’s disease and in autoimmune disorders and other conditions.

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  • PODCAST: Understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s

    PODCAST: Understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s

    In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, John P. Haran, MD’07, PhD’18, and Ethan Loew, MD/PhD student, shed light on their ongoing research to better understand the connection between the gut microbiome and cognitive health, particularly how it impacts older people.

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  • Tech-based tools for suicide prevention in emergency department offer promise, pilot study finds

    Tech-based tools for suicide prevention in emergency department offer promise, pilot study finds

    A pilot study of technology-based interventions for emergency department patients at risk of suicide found patients rated the interventions highly, leading to further studies on clinical efficacy and potential for sustainable use.

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Executive Vice Chair

Edwin D. Boudreaux, PhD
Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, and Population & Quantitative Health Sciences

Directors 

John P. Haran, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Microbiology, and Physiological Systems
Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research

Stephanie Carreiro, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Director 

Chad E. Darling, MD, MSc, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine

Main Office

UMass Chan Medical School
UMass Memorial Medical Center 
University Campus
Department of Emergency Medicine
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, Mass. 01655 
emed@umassmed.edu 
Phone: 508-421-1400
Fax: 508-856-5911