MGH’s Pet Therapy Program Sparks Smiles
For years, MGH Volunteer Services Pet Therapy dogs have played an important role within the hospital offering comfort and connection to patients and staff.
For 80 years the Department of Psychiatry has provided the highest quality care to adults, children and adolescents, along with pioneering research and education.
Maurizio Fava, MD, Chief of Psychiatry
John B. Herman, MD, Associate Chief
Jeff Huffman, MD, Associate Chief for Clinical Services
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, Chief of Psychology
Timothy E. Wilens, MD, Chief of Child Psychiatry
Janet Wozniak, MD, Associate Chief for Quality and Safety
Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, Associate Chief of Psychiatry
Felicia Smith, MD, Associate Chief for Psychiatry and Medicine
Susan Sprich, PhD, Director of Psychology Training
Isabel Lagomasino, MD, Program Director, MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residence
Deborah Blacker, MD, MSc, Associate Chief for Research
Roy Perlis, MD, Associate Chief for Research
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, MSc, Associate Chief for Research
Lee Cohen, MD, Associate Chief for Philanthropy and Department Communication
Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, Associate Chief for Public and Community Psychiatry
Olivia I. Okereke, MD, MS, Director of the MGH Psychiatry Center for Racial Equity and Justice
A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH, Director for Faculty Development
Joy B. Rosen, Vice President
Laurie Ansorge Ball, Executive Director
U.S. News & World Report rates Mass General Psychiatry among the top in the nation.
Resources for patients and families including educational programs and information about mental health issues from the Department of Psychiatry.
Advances in Motion highlights the latest breakthroughs, research and clinical trials from Mass General.
For years, MGH Volunteer Services Pet Therapy dogs have played an important role within the hospital offering comfort and connection to patients and staff.
“More than 1,100 volunteers come through the doors of Mass General annually,” says Jackie Nolan, director of MGH Volunteer Services. “They’ve been part of the fabric of this hospital since 1821. They become an extension of the staff.” Learn more about MGH's Volunteer Services.
Mass General Brigham has the unique ability to make significant economic and social impacts in greater Boston. One way it does so is through the Anchor Program, aimed at breaking down barriers to systemic change by creating more opportunities and promoting racial, gender and economic equality.
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Researchers from the Krantz Center for Cancer Research wanted to see if they could increase the number of new cancer drivers that could be targeted by uncovering what proteins were druggable across cancer.
Researchers found that a person with a diagnosis of Down syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia had six times the odds of having a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status ordered at hospital admission.
Neuroscience Advances in Motion is an update for health care professionals from specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital on research and clinical advances in psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery.