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About the chancellor

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David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, professor of medicine, renowned clinical and research cardiologist, and expert in digital medicine, is the chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School. Dr. McManus was appointed in April 2026 and began his tenure in June 2026.

He is the first alumnus to lead UMass Chan.

McManus is the founding director of UMass Chan’s Program in Digital Medicine and has secured more than $140 million in National Institutes of Health funding. He has published more than 400 scientific papers focused on digital health and cardiovascular care. Throughout his career, he has led efforts to train the next generation of healthcare innovators and researchers through programs funded by the NIH and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has advised and mentored more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, research staff, postdoctoral trainees and faculty members.

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  • Fellowship award highlights Melanie Barbini’s mastery in research, clinical studies

    Fellowship award highlights Melanie Barbini’s mastery in research, clinical studies

    Barbini credits her success to her co-mentors, Chancellor David McManus and Dorothy Schafer.

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  • From medical student to chancellor: David McManus charts UMass Chan’s next chapter

    From medical student to chancellor: David McManus charts UMass Chan’s next chapter

    David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, has officially stepped into the role of chancellor of UMass Chan.

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  • Massachusetts lawmakers approve $10M pilot scholarship for UMass Chan medical students entering family medicine

    Massachusetts lawmakers approve $10M pilot scholarship for UMass Chan medical students entering family medicine

    UMass Chan has received state funding for a pilot scholarship program aimed at boosting the number of family medicine physicians.

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  • David D. McManus appointed chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School

    David D. McManus appointed chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School

    The UMass Board of Trustees unanimously approved UMass President Marty Meehan’s nomination of David D. McManus, MD’02, ScM’12, MBA, as the next chancellor of UMass Chan.

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  • UMass Chan teams up with Red Cell Partners to test AI health care products

    UMass Chan teams up with Red Cell Partners to test AI health care products

    The two-year agreement will allow UMass Chan to test, evaluate and certify health care AI products.

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  • Digital medicine expert David McManus appointed to serve as chair of medicine

    Digital medicine expert David McManus appointed to serve as chair of medicine

    David D. McManus, MD'02, MSc'12, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine, beginning next month. He will also be invested as the Richard M. Haidack Professor of Medicine and serve as founding director of the Program in Digital Medicine.

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