ALS at U. Massachusetts Medical School
Research in Neurology
The Neurology Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has renewed its commitment to expand and invigorate research in Neurology throughout central Massachusetts and New England.
Learn MoreLocal Doctors Develop Vibrating Mattress To Improve Baby's Breathing
Our own Dr. David Paydarfar invented a new vibration-based prevention technology tested in a NICU reduces apneic events and improves critical clinical parameters in prematurely born infants. Watch full story below.
Lou Gehrig brought awareness to ALS with his closely tracked decline in power hitting, from batting for home runs to singles.
Watch our Department Chair Robert H. Brown, Jr., DPhil, MD and the UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins, MD taking on the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Clinical Care
UMass Medical School works in conjunction with our clinical partner, UMass Memorial Medical Center. For important service and treatment information, please see their website.
Michael Green and Allan Jacobson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two distinguished scientists from UMass Medical School—Michael Green, MD, PhD, and Allan Jacobson, PhD—have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2018. They join a group of 213 individuals elected this year that includes Barack Obama and 2018 UMMS Commencement speaker Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD.
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