Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- Italian
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Merit E Cudkowicz
Dr. Merit Cudkowicz is the Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS, Chief of Neurology at Mass General, Director and the Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cudkowicz’s research and clinical activities are dedicated to the study and treatment of people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Cudkowicz is one of the founders and past Co-Chairs of the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS), a group of over 134 clinical sites in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East dedicated to performing collaborative clinical trials and research in ALS. She has brought innovations to accelerate the development of treatments for people with ALS, including senior role in first antisense oligonucleotide treatment for a neurological disorder (SOD1 ALS), adaptive trial designs, central IRB - all with goal to bring the best treatments rapidly. Dr. Cudkowicz is Principal Investigator of the Clinical Coordination Center for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Neurology Network of Excellence in Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT). Dr. Cudkowicz is launching the first platform trial initiative in ALS, the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, a program that will greatly accelerate therapy development in ALS.
Dr. Cudkowicz received the American Academy of Neurology 2009 Sheila Essay ALS award, the 2017 Forbes Norris Award from the International MND Alliance, the 2017 Pinnacle Award from the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the 2019 Ray Adams American Neurological Association Award. A dedicated educator, Dr. Cudkowicz mentors many young neurologists in clinical investigation of ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Cudkowicz completed her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and obtained a medical degree in the Health Science and Technology program of Harvard Medical School. She served her internship at Beth Israel Hospital in New York and her neurology residency and fellowship at MGH. She also obtained a master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.
Locations
- Massachusetts General Neurology Clinic
- 165 Cambridge Street, Floor 6, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-724-3914
- fax: 617-724-7290
- Massachusetts General Neurology Clinic
- 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 8th Floor, Suite 835, Boston, MA 02114
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- phone: 617-724-3914
- fax: 617-724-7290
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurodegenerative Disorders, 1996
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, 1994
- Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1991
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 1990
Board Certifications
- Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1995
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
57 ratings, 29 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 2/7/2026
Dr. Cudkowicz always takes her time in listening to my health status and answering my questions. For being such a superstar in her field her patience and bedside manner are amazing.
- Reviewed on 1/18/2026
World class as always.
- Reviewed on 11/30/2025
Everyone my wife and I met with were wonderful to talk to . Dr. Merit was everything I thought she'd be, caring, kind and trustworthy. I'm beyond thrilled that I'm going to Mass General!
- Reviewed on 11/25/2025
Every person I came across during my 2 day visit was exceptional.
- Reviewed on 11/23/2025
It was satisfying, relieving and made me feel good afterwards
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
The BEST!
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
Great team! All were respectful and worked to bring comfort to me during the visit.
- Reviewed on 11/10/2025
I had a great experience.
- Reviewed on 10/22/2025
Excellent care
- Reviewed on 10/3/2025
Dr. Merit Cudkowicz and her team of nurses and others are wonderful, efficient, professional, kind, caring, friendly, and make you feel very welcome and understood. I am so grateful for them.
- Reviewed on 9/29/2025
We are beyond grateful for Dr Merit and her entire team. True experts!
- Reviewed on 9/22/2025
Awesome.
- Reviewed on 9/22/2025
The practitioner delivered excellent, professional treatment in a friendly and pleasant manner
- Reviewed on 9/21/2025
Dr. Merit explained everything to me.
- Reviewed on 8/25/2025
Dr. Merit was very attentive and professional. She patiently answered all my questions and was very compassionate.
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
My doctor was fantastic. I thought she was smart, warm, kind, everything good. And the whole care team was great. I couldn't be happier with that.
- Reviewed on 8/6/2025
Dr. Cudkowicz and [redacted] are keen geniuses and have helped both me and my family. We're very blessed. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 8/4/2025
Dr Merit was fantastic. She was respectful, empathetic as needed, and is probably one of the best experts for my disease and I'm appreciative that I got to meet with her.
- Reviewed on 8/3/2025
Dr. Cudkowicz knows all the latest therapies.
- Reviewed on 7/28/2025
The provider was extremely kind and very knowledgeable. Listened to our concerns and explained everything very clearly
- Reviewed on 7/23/2025
I can't say enough about the fantastic AOS team at Mass General. Dr. Cudkowicz was fantastic. Everyone in the support team, you know, from the very first receptionist to our last test at the end of the day, treated us with dignity and respect. And we were able to get everything done in one day, which was huge. since we were up in Boston from Florida for this day of clinical interaction. So highest marks possible, and we thank the folks at Mass General for taking such good care of us.
- Reviewed on 7/22/2025
Dr merit were proffesional, empathic and spend a lot of time with us. I was impressed by her wide knolwedge in her specialty. [redacted]
- Reviewed on 7/17/2025
Dr Cudcowicz is attentive, caring, and so knowledgable. we are grateful for all her efforts in the field of ALS She is amazing and we worry she works too hard.
- Reviewed on 6/18/2025
He is the best, number one, the best.
- Reviewed on 6/15/2025
She is the best!
- Reviewed on 6/5/2025
I am so grateful to be seen and by the team at MGH and left my visit with renewed hope and energy. Thank you all!
- Reviewed on 5/18/2025
I felt she was very thorough and looked into all option options available for my care
- Reviewed on 5/1/2025
This is a great team
- Reviewed on 4/21/2025
She was very kind, very thoughtful, very helpful, and very nice.