Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Michael J. Stephen is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care. He sees patients in Center City Philadelphia.

Clinical Certifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2009)
• Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania (2009)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (2006)

Awards and Honors

• Abstract Award, Developing an MRI model for Interstitial Lung Disease. Respiratory and Structure Foundation, American Thoracic Society, San Diego (2009)

Memberships

• American Thoracic Society

Selected Grants Funded

"Developing an MRI model for Interstitial Lung Disease"
Prior R21 Grant Supported
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Program for Adult Care Excellence (2010)

Selected Publications

"Quantitative Assessment of Lung Ventilation and Microstructure in an Animal Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis"
M. Stephen, K. Emami, J.M. Woodburn, E. Chia, S. Kadlecek, J. Zhu, S. Pickup, M. Ishii, R. Rizi, and M. Rossman
Academic Radiology, 17:1433-43 (2010)

"The New Lung Allocation Score for Lung Transplantation: What Has Changed and Why?"
M. Stephen and D. Hadjiliadis
Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 16:45-50 (2009)

"Quantitative assessment of lung using hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging"
K. Emami, M. Stephen, S. Kadlecek, R.V. Cadman, M. Ishii, and R. Rizi
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 6:431-8 (2009)

"Simultaneous measurement of pulmonary partial pressure of oxygen and apparent diffusion coefficient by hyperpolarized 3He MRI"
J. Yu, M. Law, S. Kadlecek, K. Emami, M. Ishii, M. Stephen, J.M. Woodburn, V. Vahdat, and R. Rizi
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 61:1015-21 (2009)

"Hyperpolarized 13C MRI of the Pulmonary Vasculature and Parenchyma"
M. Ishii, K. Emami, S. Kadlecek, J.S. Petersson, K. Golman, V. Vahdat, J. Yu, R.V. Cadman, J. MacDuffie-Woodburn, M. Stephen, D.A. Lipson, and R. Rizi
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 57:459-463 (2007)

Dr. Stephen is an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. Before joining Drexel, he was an instructor of medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

• Pulmonary Medicine
• Critical Care
• General Internal Medicine

• Critical care
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung disease
• Lung transplant
• Sarcoidosis

• Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (2001-2002)

• Medicine - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (2002-2004)

• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2005-2008)

Selected Presentations

"Hyperpolarized 3He in the Assessment of Two Rat Interstitial Lung Disease Models of IPF"
Mini-Symposium, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA (2009)

"Assessment of Pre- and Post-Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Changes in Lung Function and Structure - A Rat Emphysema Model"
Mini-Symposium, American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada (2008)