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University of Maryland School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Hospital (The Daily Record file photo/Maximilian Franz)
Feb 17, 2026

MD health networks prioritizing athlete performance and health

Sports medicine and cardiology programs at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland protect athletes with advanced screenings and research.

Lead medical assistant Maria Teresa Diocales administers a measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to 1-year-old Lena Kuang as mother Huanyu Zhen, left, covers her eyes at International Community Health Services on Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Oct 9, 2025

Amid measles outbreaks, MD remains mostly untouched. But one county is at risk.

Kent County’s kindergarten MMR vaccination rate — measles, mumps and rubella — lags behind the rest of Maryland.

Roberto Machado
Jul 22, 2025

Roberto Machado | University of Maryland School of Medicine

Dr. Roberto Machado has been named Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Lawrence Faucette sits with his wife, Ann, in the school's hospital in Baltimore in September 2023, before receiving a pig heart transplant. Two days after the transplant, Lawrence was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, doctors said Sept. 22, 2023. (Deborah Kotz/University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)
Feb 2, 2024

Maryland surgeons look forward to third opportunity for pig-to-human heart transplant

The University of Maryland surgeons who conducted the world’s first pig-to-human heart transplants say they are ready to perform a third operation.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine will manage the $46.4 million four-year research project administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) and more than a dozen universities and biotech companies. (File photo)
Feb 6, 2023

UMSOM bringing artificial blood product one step closer to reality

A University of Maryland School of Medicine physician-scientist will head a new federally funded research program to develop and test a whole blood product.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine will manage the $46.4 million four-year research project administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) and more than a dozen universities and biotech companies. (File photo)
Dec 16, 2022

University Of Md. School of Medicine launches Md. Institute for Neuroscience Discovery

The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced plans to launch a new neuroscience institute.

New center for medical innovations in extended reality launched at UM, UMSOM 
Sep 11, 2022

New center for medical innovations in extended reality launched at UM, UMSOM 

The Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality aims to accelerate the development of technologies to use in clinical trials and eventually more broadly in medical care.

UM School of Medicine lands $1M donation from entrepreneur
Jul 22, 2022

UM School of Medicine lands $1M donation from entrepreneur

The University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive a new $1 million gift from Maurice N. Reid, CEO and medical director of ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers.

UMD Medicine launches study to create state’s largest research database
Jun 27, 2022

UMD Medicine launches study to create state’s largest research database

University of Maryland Medicine launched an initiative called My Healthy Maryland Precision Medicine Research.

Next dean, VP of medical affairs for UM School of Medicine selected
Apr 20, 2022

Next dean, VP of medical affairs for UM School of Medicine selected

University of Maryland, Baltimore President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, has appointed the next dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, David Bennett Jr., right, stands next to his father's hospital bed in Baltimore on Jan. 12, 2022, five days after doctors transplanted a pig heart into Bennett Sr., in a last-ditch effort to save his life. (University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)
Mar 9, 2022

Man who got 1st pig heart transplant in Maryland hospital dies after 2 months

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced.

UMD Medicine, Vibrent Health to partner on precision health research study
Sep 17, 2021

UMD Medicine, Vibrent Health to partner on precision health research study

University of Maryland Medicine announced a partnership to create a statewide digital platform for studies examining how genes and other factors affect health.

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