McCance Center for Brain Health
Brain Health Clinic
About Our Clinic
Our goal at the McCance center is to help you understand your current brain health and provide you with the tools you need to keep your brain healthy for life.
Learn about our translational approachYour First Appointment
At your first appointment, you and your doctor will use a baseline physical exam, cognitive testing, extensive interviewing and a thorough assessment of risk factors including personal and family history to create an individualized care plan to optimize your brain health now and in the future. During your visit, your physicians will help you to compute a personalized McCance Brain Care Score™, which measures what you are already doing to protect your brain and prolong your brain health – exercise, sleep, social interactions, lowering blood pressure and more. We will work with you to achieve your highest score so you can maximize your potential for maintaining your brain health as you grow and thrive.
- Based on what we learn about you, your family, your lifestyle and the stresses you face, we will determine what laboratory, imaging and other tests will be helpful to measure your risk of brain disease.
- A core part of your visit is extensive counseling and education regarding your risk factors and your opportunities for risk reduction.
- Your doctors will also offer motivational coaching as they engage with you around lifestyle changes, what matters to you the most and your commitment to make those changes over time.
Ongoing Support
Being connected to the McCance Center, you will have access to our comprehensive network of brain health programs, including:- Integrative therapies
- Diet & nutrition
- SMART Program at the Benson-Henry Institute
- Other innovative services at Mass General
Access to Research
McCance Center patients are at the core of our longitudinal research, helping us to learn how to eradicate brain disease before it starts. We look forward to introducing you to our research programs and our Biobank.Follow-up Visits
Most patients return for annual appointments in order to reassess their brain care score in light of changes in their health and wellbeing and be evaluated for any novel preventive treatmentsOur Doctors
At the McCance Center for Brain Health, we are privileged to have a culturally rich workforce and we are honored to serve, support, and provide services to a diverse community. We respect and value the cultural differences among one another and we strongly believe that the success of our mission depends on inclusivity.
Support Our Work
The McCance Center for Brain Health has embraced a radically new approach to preventing brain disease and promoting brain health across the lifespan. We convene the best in research and clinical care in order to identify and integrate crucial scientific discoveries that to reduce the incidence and suffering of brain disease around the globe.