Michael Stein
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Michael D. Stein, MD

Chair and Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1956
mdstein@bu.edu
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Biography

Recognized among the top one percent of NIH grant recipients over the past two decades, Dr. Stein has worked at the intersection of behavioral medicine and primary care. His outcomes research has moved between substance use disorders and HIV/AIDS, sleep and pain, mental health disorders, and the determinants of risk-taking. He has published more than 450 scientific journal articles. Dr. Stein graduated from Harvard College and received his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. After medical residency at New England Medical Center, he completed a National Research Service Award Fellowship at Brown University. He was director of HIV Services at Rhode Island Hospital for two decades. He worked for years as a consultant to tech start-ups. He is also the award-winning author of six novels and nine books of non-fiction, and his writings have been noted in the Best American essay series, and appeared in many magazines and newspapers. Recent books, "Me vs. Us: A Health Divided" and "Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Notes on Empathy," were published in 2022. His newest book, "A Living: Working Class Americans Talk to Their Doctor", was published in 2025. He is Executive Editor of the online magazine Public Health Post.

Education

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Harvard College, BA Field of Study: Biology

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Publications

  • Published on 8/25/2025

    Abrantes AM, Browne J, van 't Wout-Frank M, Carpenter LL, Stein MD, Uebelacker LA, Audet D, Desaulniers JA, Garnaat S. Feasibility of combining tDCS with exercise for increasing physical activity in people with depression. Front Physiol. 2025; 16:1597234. PMID: 40926883.

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  • Published on 8/18/2025

    Chavarria MA, Ortiz-Escobar LM, Bacca-Cortes B, Romero-Cano V, Villota I, Muñoz Peña JK, Londoño Sánchez JR, Campo O, Suter S, Cabrera-López JJ, Sanchez Patiño MF, Caicedo-Bravo EF, Stein M, Hurst S, Schönenberger K, Rivas Velarde M. Challenges and Opportunities of the Human-Centered Design Approach: Case Study Development of an Assistive Device for the Navigation of Persons With Visual Impairment. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2025 Aug 18; 12:e70694. PMID: 40825539.

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  • Published on 7/23/2025

    Taghian NR, Palfai TP, Winter MR, Kim TW, Magane KM, Saitz R, Stein MD. Pain and alcohol consumption among people living with HIV: examining the moderating roles of depression and social support. Alcohol. 2025 Nov; 128:13-20. PMID: 40712846.

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  • Published on 7/9/2025

    Brown JL, Larochelle MR, Fanucchi LC, Calvert DC, Campbell ANC, Chandler RK, Feaster DJ, Glasgow LM, Gibson EB, Holloway J, Lofwall MR, Mack A, Mack N, Nunes EV, Talbert JC, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Villani J, Asman K, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bagley SM, Battaglia TA, Blevins D, Bridden C, Cheng DM, Christopher M, Cogan LW, Cunningham CO, Eggleston B, Fareed N, Fernandez S, Freedman DA, Freiermuth CE, Freisthler B, Gilbert L, Hammerslag L, Harris D, Hunt T, Hussain S, Huynh P, Jackson RD, Kauffman EB, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lefebvre RC, Levin FR, Massatti R, McAlearney AS, Morgan JR, Lopez RM, Lounsbury DW, Newman L, Nickels K, Oga EA, Oller DA, Parran TV, Quinn M, Ramsey KS, Rapkin BD, Salsberry P, Stein M, Taylor JL, Teater J, Walters ST, Zarkin GA, El-Bassel N, Winhusen TJ, Samet JH, Walsh SL. Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112785. PMID: 40684522.

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  • Published on 6/23/2025

    Mandavia AD, Fonda JR, Banducci AN, Ameral VE, Sistad Hall RE, Loeffel LB, Roth CE, Simpson TL, Stein MD, Marx BP, Hyde J, Davenport M, Meng F, Livingston NA. Sex and race-ethnicity influences on opioid overdose deaths among veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder between 2016 and 2021. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112764. PMID: 40578052.

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  • Published on 6/18/2025

    Wilson JD, Klipp SP, Leon K, Liebschutz JM, Merlin J, Murray-Krezan C, Nolette S, Phillips KT, Stein M, Weinstock N, Hamm M. "To not feel fake, it can't be fake": co-creation of a harm reduction, peer-delivered, health-system intervention for people who use drugs. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Jun 18; 22(Suppl 1):108. PMID: 40533741.

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  • Published on 4/3/2025

    Jayasinghe T, Drainoni ML, Walley A, Grella C, Majeski A, Rolles A, Cogan A, Venkatesan G, Stein MD, Larochelle M, Samet JH, Kimmel SD. "Every Time I Go in There, It Gives Me Time to Reflect": A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on Substance Use, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, and Harm Reduction Following Hospitalization for Serious Injection-Related Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 May; 12(5):ofaf201. PMID: 40352630.

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  • Published on 3/19/2025

    Mandavia AD, Banducci AN, Simpson TL, Marx BP, Hawn SE, Hyde J, Ameral VE, Sistad Hall RE, Roth CE, Sarpong AA, Davenport M, Meng F, Stein MD, Livingston NA. Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder. Womens Health Issues. 2025; 35(3):196-204. PMID: 40113455.

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  • Published on 1/7/2025

    Callaghan T, Motta M, Stein M, Goidel K. The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions. Health Econ Policy Law. 2025 Jan 07; 1-14. PMID: 39763244.

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  • Published on 1/2/2025

    Auty SG, Frakt AB, Shafer PR, Stein MD, Gordon SH. Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder Enrolled in Medicaid. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2453303. PMID: 39777443.

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