Dr. Merit Cudkowicz is a Professor of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cudkowicz completed medical training at the Health Science and Technology program of Harvard Medical School, and she was a resident in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She obtained a Master's degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health in June, 1996. She was a fellow in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clinical Investigator Training Program from 1994 to 1996.

Dr. Cudkowicz’s research and clinical activities are dedicated to the study and treatment of patients with neurodegenerative disorders, in particular amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Cudkowicz directs the MGH ALS clinic and co-directs the Neurology Clinical Trials Unit at MGH. She is one of the founders and co-chairs of the Northeast ALS Consortium. , Dr. Cudkowicz received the American Academy of Neurology 2009 Sheila Essay ALS award. She is actively mentoring young neurologists in clinical investigation. Dr. Cudkowicz is on the medical advisory board for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association.