Isabelita Bella

Dr. Isabelita Bella is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School (formally University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. Her primary research focuses on neuromuscular disorders, integrating clinical, electromyographic, and pathological perspectives. She leads the UMass arm of a multicenter study investigating arrhythmias in myotonic muscular dystrophy.

• Education:
• B.A. in Biology, Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)
• M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pittsburgh, PA)

Her clinical expertise includes neuromuscular disease diagnosis and management, with a particular emphasis on electromyography and pathological correlations. Ongoing research explores cardiac complications in neuromuscular conditions, advancing translational insights into myotonic dystrophy pathophysiology.