Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Sushrut Waikar for presenting "CKD in 2026: Moving away from Passive Observation to Precision and Intervention" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for Medical Grand Rounds titled "CKD in 2026: Moving away from Passive Observation to Precision and Intervention." We hope to see you there! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Sandus Khan, MD, an infectious disease fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Khan by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 110
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In this month’s Chair Spotlight, we feature Shrinkhala Khanna, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Khanna by reading the full spotlight below! ⬇️ www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Jessi Gold for presenting "Human, First: Rethinking How We Care for Ourselves and Each Other in Healthcare" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "Human, First: Rethinking How We Care for Ourselves and Each Other in Healthcare." We hope to see you there! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CAR T cell therapy continues to show promise for people living with lupus. Talaya Reid started chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy to treat severe symptoms caused by lupus nephritis, and since then, her quality of life has improved dramatically. Learn more below! ⬇️ 011
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Fernando Martinez for presenting "From Guesswork to Precision: The Story of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment" at today's Medical Grand Rounds! We hope to see everyone next week! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us at noon today, in person and via Zoom, for our Medical Grand Rounds presentation titled "From Guesswork to Precision: The Story of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment." We hope to see you there! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Department of Medicine wishes those celebrating a wonderful Yom Kippur! 000
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Chancellor David McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, presented his inaugural address and UMass Chan Medical School faculty were recognized during UMass Chan’s Convocation and Investiture ceremony: direc.to/p4JM @umassmedicine.bsky.social @capessuicideprev.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.social 011
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Department of Medicine would like to thank Dr. Shyam Patel for presenting "Clonal Hematopoiesis: From Principles to Practice" at our first Medical Grand Rounds of the school year. We hope to see everyone next week! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for our first Medical Grand Rounds presentation of the new school year, featuring Dr. Shyam Patel. We hope to see you there! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Department of Medicine invites you to join us as we honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. 001
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A multidisciplinary UMass Chan research team has received $14.7 million to develop new models and gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic defect which causes severe loss of lung function: bit.ly/4cEbJj7 #GeneTherapy @xueumass.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.socialumassmed.eduUMass Chan receives $14.7 million grant to develop gene therapies for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyScientists receive $14.7 million to improve vector design for gene therapies targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 023
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Please join us in recognizing our own Drs. Wang, Malkani, and Dosa, who were recently named to endowed chairs at UMass Chan. Learn more in the article below! 010
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Department of Medicine wishes all of our physicians, faculty, and staff a very happy Labor Day! We thank you for your endless dedication and hard work! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Avery Gulino, MD, a second-year, categorical Internal Medicine Resident at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Gulino by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Nivedha Balaji, DO, a nephrology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Balaji by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In this month’s Chair Spotlight, we feature Allen Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Systems Science, Clinical Informatics section. Learn more about Dr. Chang on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo... 000
Reposted by Department of MedicinePitarresiLab @pitarresilab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I am very grateful to NIH staff for their support and efforts in helping us secure this R56 award from the NCI. I'm especially appreciative of my PO for championing our work on a novel driver of pancreatic cancer metastasis that has revealed exciting therapeutic vulnerabilities! 0124
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The UMass Cancer Walk returns to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Chancellor David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, shares four ways you can support cancer research and lifesaving clinical trials happening here at UMass Chan Medical School: direc.to/pQzq #CancerResearch @uofmass.bsky.socialdirec.toUMass Cancer Walk supports access to lifesaving clinical trialsProceeds from the UMass Cancer Walk, returning to Polar Park on Sunday, Sept. 27, support cancer research and clinical trials at UMass Chan. 021
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Department of Medicine is excited to share that Gregory Leslie, MD, chief and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, has been named to the Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty Class of 2026! Learn more in the article below! 🎉 ⬇️ 010
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In this month’s Researcher Spotlight, we feature David Smelson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the Division of Health Systems Science. Learn more about Dr. Smelson by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/res... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Gillian Kasper, MD, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Kasper by reading the full spotlight on our website below! t.co/gW1YE8qu2A 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Our own Fiachra Humphries, PhD, was recently awarded nearly $8 million to explore potential treatments for Parkinson's disease, lupus, and sepsis. Learn more in the UMass Chan News article below! 010
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Mauricio Leitao, MD, a rheumatology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Leitao by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In this month’s special edition of the Chair’s Spotlight, we are proud to introduce our newly appointed Chief Internal Medicine Residents for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. Learn more about our new chief residents on our website! t.co/20QegHIwdp 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Sonal Singh, MD, MPH, of the Division of Health Systems Science, is leading a two-year engagement project on patient-centered comparative effectiveness research for patients and caregivers of people living with dementia. Learn more in the article below! ⬇️ 010
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Our own Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, recently received a $3 million NIH award to test a hypothesis that host cells have evolved mechanisms to survey for the presence of an active infection rather than infectious bacteria. Learn more below! ⬇️ 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/07/2026In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Darya Herscovici, MD, a third-year Internal Medicine Resident on the Research track at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Herscovici by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 100
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/07/2026In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Benjamin Cook, MD, a palliative care fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Cook by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 10/07/2026In this month’s Chair’s Spotlight, we feature Kathryn Edmiston, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Learn more about Dr. Edmiston by reading the full spotlight on our website below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Our own Roberto Caricchio, MD, and Apurv Soni, MD, PhD, are developing a remote patient monitoring system to improve continuity of care for people with lupus. Learn more by reading the UMass Chan news story below! ⬇️ 020
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The Department of Medicine wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! 🎆🎇 000
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026UMass Chan and Elicio Therapeutics have teamed up to show how a new vaccine platform creates a robust immune response, opening up new avenues for vaccinations against pathogens such as malaria and tuberculosis: direc.to/oBZx #vaccine #immunity #malaria #TB @fitzgeraldkate.bsky.socialdirec.toUMass Chan research shows exciting step forward in innate immune stimulation and vaccine platform developmentAMP modified vaccine adjunct activates robust T cell response. 111
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Margret Chang, MD, and Stephen Cina, DAIH, explain the growing evidence behind the benefits of acupuncture and why it’s becoming an increasingly important part of integrative medicine in our Science for Living story: direc.to/oBoC #acupuncture #ChronicPain #PainManagement #ScienceForLivingdirec.toScience for Living: How acupuncture is earning its place in modern medicineUMass Chan researchers discuss the growing evidence behind acupuncture’s role in modern integrative medicine and how it is helping to reduce chronic pain. 111
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The next chapter of UMass Chan Medical School has officially begun. David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, stepped into the role of chancellor today, becoming the first alumnus to lead the institution. Get to know him here: direc.to/oCCB #UMass @uofmass.bsky.social @martymeehan.bsky.socialdirec.toFrom medical student to chancellor: David McManus charts UMass Chan’s next chapterDavid D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, has officially stepped into the role of chancellor of UMass Chan. 032
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Nisha Fahey, DO, MSc’21, is leading two pilot studies evaluating virtual lactation support and an AI-powered infant sleep application through a collaboration with UMass Chan’s Program in Digital Medicine: direc.to/oC4R #InfantHealth #pediatrics #DigitalMedicine #AI @uofmass.bsky.socialdirec.toUMass Chan research of digital tools show promise in supporting infant feeding, sleepResearchers at UMass Chan are studying whether digital tools for infants can improve health outcomes and expand access to support for families. 021
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Before we kick off the summer, the Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce our Spring 2026 Physician/Faculty, APP, and Staff Citizen Award recipients! Please join us in congratulating our colleagues below! ⬇️👏 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The Department of Medicine wishes all the dads out there a great Father's Day! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 19/06/2026This Juneteenth, the Department of Medicine reflects on the historic milestone marking the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. We invite you to join us in honoring and celebrating this powerful moment in history. 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, in person and via Zoom, for our Graduation Grand Rounds, a ceremony honoring our graduating senior residents and our teaching faculty. We hope to see you there! 000
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026View the list of the 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who graduated from the Junior Faculty Development Program on Tuesday: direc.to/oHPL #UMassChan #UMassChanMedicalSchool #FacultyDevelopment @umassmedicine.bsky.social @rti-umasschan.bsky.socialdirec.toJunior Faculty Development Program celebrates 28 graduatesThe 28 UMass Chan Medical School faculty members who completed the Junior Faculty Development Program this year graduated from the program on June 9. 011
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The Department of Medicine would like to thank Drs. Brian Banker and Caroline Alper for presenting "Why is Healthcare so Expensive?" at today's Grander Rounds! 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We invite members of the UMass community to join us today at noon, via Zoom only, for our Grander Rounds presentation titled "Why is Healthcare so Expensive?" We hope to see you there! 000
Reposted by Department of MedicineUMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There is no single test doctors can use to diagnose long COVID, or to determine if a patient recovers. Infectious disease expert Sandeep Jubbal, MD, associate professor of medicine at UMass Chan, told @wbur.org that he still treats new patients seeking care for long COVID: direc.to/oHnT #LongCOVIDdirec.toThe scope of long COVID is bigger than we think, Mass. researchers sayThe disease has always been tricky to define. A study from Mass General Brigham suggests the healthcare system is missing millions of long COVID cases. 054
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026In this month’s Resident Spotlight, we feature Robert Yuan, MD, a second-year Internal Medicine Resident on the Research track at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Yuan by reading the full spotlight on our website below. www.umassmed.edu/medicine/edu... 000
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026In this month’s Fellow Spotlight, we feature Tina Zhang, MD, a hematology/oncology fellow at UMass Chan. Learn more about Dr. Zhang by reading the full spotlight below! t.co/MRhAUi8ODI 220
Department of Medicine @umassmedicine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026In this month’s Chair Spotlight, we feature Elizabeth Murphy, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Learn more about Dr. Murphy by reading the full spotlight below! www.umassmed.edu/medicine/abo... 000