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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

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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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  • UMass Chan faculty, medical students aim to improve health through reducing hospital waste

    UMass Chan faculty, medical students aim to improve health through reducing hospital waste

    As part of an initiative to help reduce unnecessary waste, students, faculty and staff participated in a 24-hour trash audit at UMass Memorial Medical Center.  

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  • Ekaterina Pivovarova leading multistate study to improve collaboration between drug courts, treatment providers

    Ekaterina Pivovarova leading multistate study to improve collaboration between drug courts, treatment providers

    The five-year study is funded by a $3.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health. 

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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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