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Endowments

Endowments at UMass Chan Medical School provide permanent support dedicated to scientific discovery and teaching. In doing so, they help to enhance existing programs or support promising new programs that might otherwise go unfunded.

Endowments are also powerful in attracting and retaining the most talented and sought-after researchers, physicians and educators, which in turn helps to attract the brightest and most accomplished students.

For the donor, establishing an endowment creates a lasting connection to the person for whom the endowment is named, and to the continuing achievements of the program that it supports.

Endowments are held permanently by the University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation overseen by a Board of Directors. The Foundation is responsible for managing, investing and administering all endowments.

At UMass Chan Medical School, we offer several types of endowed funding options:

Faculty Chair: $1.5 million
Graduate Fellowships: $250,000 (full) and $100,000 (partial)
Scholarship: $25,000

Donors may create an endowed fund now through an outright gift, or in the future through a bequest or life income gift, such as a charitable remainder trust.

For more information on establishing an endowed fund, please contact:

Heather Maykel

Director of Individual Giving
Heather.Maykel@umassmed.edu
508-856-6530

Prescott Stewart

Interim Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Prescott.Stewart@umassmed.edu
508-856-2745

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Endowed Chairs and Their Holders

Established 1985

Harry M. Haidak Professorship in Surgery

H. Brownell Wheeler, MD · 1985–1999; Emeritus, 1999–2016
William C. Meyers, MD · 1999–2001
Dana K. Andersen, MD · 2002–2005
Demetrius E. M. Litwin, MD, MBA · 2005–

Established 1988

Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor in Medical Education

Gerald L. Haidak, MD · 1988–2000
Aaron Lazare, MD · 2001–2010
Terence R. Flotte, MD · 2010–2025
Anne C. Larkin, MD · 2025-

Established 1991

Richard M. Haidack Professorship in Medicine

Neil R. Blacklow, MD · 1991–1999
Robert W. Finberg, MD · 2001–2021
David D. McManus, MD'02, MSc'12 · 2021–

Established 1997

Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Chair in Psychiatry

Anthony J. Rothschild, MD

William and Doris Krupp Professorship in Medicine

Aldo A. Rossini, MD · 1997–2008
David M. Harlan, MD · 2010–

Dr. John Meyers Professorship in Primary Care Medicine

Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD

Established 1999

George F. Booth Chair in the Basic Sciences

George B. Witman III, PhD · 1999–2020
Brian Lewis, PhD · 2021–

Eleanor Eustis Farrington Chair in Cancer Research

Peter J. Quesenberry, MD · 1999–2001
Dario C. Altieri, MD · 2003–2010
Melissa J. Moore, PhD · 2011–2017
Jonathan M. Gerber, MD · 2018–2024
Richard I. Gregory, PhD · 2024

Arthur M. Pappas, MD, Endowed Chair of Orthopedics

David C. Ayers, MD · 2003–

H. Arthur Smith Chair in Cancer Research

Richard B. Vallee, PhD · 1999–2002
Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS · 2002–

Vitold Arnett Professorship of Cell Biology

Thoru Pederson, PhD

Edward Budnitz, MD, Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine

Joel M. Gore, MD · 1999–2018
Jane E. Freedman, MD · 2018–2021
Vaikom S. Mahadevan, MD · 2023–

David J. Freelander Memorial Professorship in AIDS Research

Mario Stevenson, PhD · 1999–2010
Jeremy Luban, MD · 2011–

Gerald L. Haidak, MD, and Zelda S. Haidak Professorship in Cell Biology

Gary S. Stein, PhD · 1999–2012
Allan S. Jacobson, PhD · 2012–

Established 2001

Lambi and Sarah Adams Chair in Genetic Research

Michael R. Green, MD, PhD · 2001–2023
John E. Harris, MD, PhD’05 · 2023–

Gladys Smith Martin Chair in Oncology

Timothy C. Wang, MD · 2001–2004
Azra Raza, MD · 2005–2007
Alan G. Rosmarin, MD · 2008–2016
Justin A. Maykel, MD · 2017–2019
Celia Anne Schiffer, PhD · 2019–2022
Sharon B. Cantor, PhD · 2022–

Barbara Helen Smith Chair in Preventive & Behavioral Medicine

Judith K. Ockene, PhD – 2001 - 2024
Stephenie C. Lemon, PhD 2024 -

Higgins Family Professorship in Neuroscience

Steven M. Reppert, MD · 2001–2017
Neil Aronin, MD · 2017–

David J. and Barbara D. Milliken Professorship in Preventive Cardiology

Ira S. Ockene, MD · 2001–2024
Kevin Donahue, MD · 2023–

Established 2002

Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professorship in Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology

C. Robert Matthews, PhD · 2002–2021
Celia A. Schiffer, PhD · 2022–

Established 2003

Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine

Craig C. Mello, PhD

Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism

Jean A. Frazier, MD

Established 2005

Gretchen Stone Cook Chair in Biomedical Sciences

Phillip D. Zamore, PhD

Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research

Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD · 2012–2022
Jeanne B. Lawrence, PhD · 2022–

Ali and John Pierce Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Peter E. Newburger, MD · 2005–2017
Jason M. Shohet, MD, PhD · 2018–2023

Joy McCann Professorship for Women in Medicine

Linda F. Weinreb, MD · 2005–2008
Patricia D. Franklin, MD, MBA, MPH · 2008–2011
Julia D. Andrieni, MD · 2011–2014
Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd · 2014–2017
Heather Campbell Forkey, MD · 2017–2020
Jennifer A. Reidy, MD · 2020–2023
Jeannette M. Wolfe, MD · 2023–

Established 2006

Isadore and Fannie Foxman Chair in Medical Research

Michael P. Czech, PhD

Established 2008

Silverman Chair in Natural Sciences

Victor R. Ambros, PhD

Established 2009

Penelope Booth Rockwell Chair in Biomedical Research

Guangping Gao, PhD

Established 2010

Mary C. DeFeudis Chair in Biomedical Research

Michael L. Blute, MD · 2010–2012
John F. Keaney Jr., MD · 2014–2019
Alan Mullen, MD, PhD · 2022–

Established 2012

Melvin S. and Sandra L. Cutler Chair in Biomedical Research

Catarina I. Kiefe, MD, PhD

Established 2013

Dr. Eileen L. Berman and Stanley I. Berman Foundation Chair in Biomedical Research

Dale L. Greiner, PhD · 2013–2023
Elinor K. Karlsson, PhD · 2023–

Myles J. McDonough Chair in Rheumatology

Ellen M. Gravallese, MD · 2013–2019
Roberto Caricchio, MD · 2022–

Established 2014

The Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research

Silvia Corvera, MD

Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair I

Vivian Budnik, PhD · 2014–2023
Danny G. Winder, PhD · 2023–

Established 2015

Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research

Douglas T. Golenbock, MD · 2015–2020
Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD · 2020–

The Stoddard Chair of Pediatrics

Mary M. Lee, MD · 2015–2018
Lawrence M. Rhein, MD, MPH · 2019–

UMass Memorial Health Care Chair in Biomedical Research

Katherine Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD

Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair II

Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD · 2015–2019
Beth A. McCormick, PhD · 2019–

Established 2016

Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience

Joel D. Richter, PhD

Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair III

Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD

Timothy S. and Elaine L. Peterson Chair in Rheumatology

Jonathan Kay, MD

The Joseph J. Byrne Chair in Biomedical Research

Job Dekker, PhD

Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research

Fen-Biao Gao, PhD

Established 2017

The Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Research

Brian Silver, MD

The Maroun Semaan Chair in Neurosurgery

Mark Damone Johnson, MD, PhD

The Maroun Semaan Chair in Biomedical Research

Marian Walhout, PhD

Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation

Michael J. Thompson, MD · 2017–2021
Dale L. Greiner, PhD · 2023–

Established 2018

The Li Weibo Chair in Biomedical Research

Zhiping Weng, PhD

Established 2019

Joseph M. Streeter and Mary Streeter DeFeudis Chair in Surgery

Justin A. Maykel, MD

Established 2021

Richard V. Aghababian, MD’74, Chair in Emergency Medicine

Gregory A. Volturo, MD

Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD’97, Chair in Health Equity

Milagros C. Rosal, PhD

Neil and Margery Blacklow Chair in Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Douglas T. Golenbock, MD

Remondi Family Chair in Biomedical Research

Anastasia Khvorova, PhD

The Katz Family Chair in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Kimberly A. Yonkers, MD

Established 2022

Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Biomedical Sciences

Mary Ellen Lane, PhD

Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Neurosciences

Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD

Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Nursing

Joan M. Vitello-Cicciu, PhD, RN, FAAN

Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD'00, MPH

Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Orthopedics

Michael P. Stauff, MD

Our Danny Cancer Fund in Biomedical Research I

Michelle A. Kelliher, PhD

Our Danny Cancer Fund in Biomedical Research II

Eric Baehrecke, PhD

Established 2023

Cutler Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Andres Schanzer, MD

Harvey A. Shultz Chair in Diabetes

Michael A. Brehm, PhD

Established 2024

Paul J. DiMare Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease

Daryl A. Bosco, PhD

Joseph D. Early Chair in Biomedical Research

Fernando Martinez, MD, MS

Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology I

Paul Thompson, PhD

Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology II

Oliver Rando, MD, PhD

UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Biomedical Research

Kenneth L. Rock, MD

Molly McGovern Chair in Biomedical Research

Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD

UMass Memorial Kaur Chair in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

J. Matthias Walz, MD

UMass Memorial Ledwith Chair in Family and Community Medicine

M. Diane McKee, MD

UMass Memorial Chair in Neurology

A.M. Barrett, MD

UMass Memorial Chair in Radiation Oncology

Thomas J. FitzGerald, MD’80

UMass Memorial Chair in Radiology

Max P. Rosen, MD, MPH

Jack M. Wilson Chair in Biomedical Research

Anil Chandraker, MD

Established 2025

Arlene Ash Chair in Health Services Research

TBD

Arlene Ash Chair in Biostatistics

TBD

Dickson Family Chair in Emergency Medicine

TBD

Elisabeth Chair for the Dean of Medicine

Terence R. Flotte, MD

Elisabeth Chair I

Craig L. Peterson, PhD

Elisabeth Chair II

Christopher M. Sassetti, PhD

Established 2026

Brudnick Family Chair in Neuropsychiatry

Andrew Tapper, PhD

Meyers Chair in Geriatric Medicine

David Michael Dosa, MD, MPH