Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a large, specialized teaching hospital in Boston with a research-intensive, clinically embedded character and a primary teaching role for Harvard Medical School ophthalmology. Its model places investigators, physicians, trainees, and patients in close proximity, supporting translational research and access to specialty clinical populations. Clinical research operations provide budget planning and support for federal and industry trials, while shared facilities offer biobanking, imaging, genomics, bioinformatics, and engineering resources. Its affiliation with Harvard and Mass General Brigham connects researchers to a broad academic-health system and regional innovation ecosystem. Research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and other competitive federal funding.