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 425 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 seven books of non-fiction, and his writings have been noted in the Best American essay series, and appeared in many magazines and newspapers. His latest books, "Me vs. Us: A Health Divided" and "Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Notes on Empathy," were published in 2022. HIs forthcoming book with Sandro Galea, "The Turning Point: Reflections on a Pandemic" will be out in 2024. 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 10/3/2023

    Stein MD, Krause C, Rodgers E, Silwal A, Helme D, Slater M, Beard D, Lewis N, Luster J, Stephens K, Lefebvre C. Lessons Learned from Developing Tailored Community Communication Campaigns in the HEALing Communities Study. J Health Commun. 2023 Oct 03; 28(10):699-705. PMID: 37752882.

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  • Published on 9/27/2023

    Bahji A, Hathaway J, Adams D, Crockford D, Edelman EJ, Stein MD, Patten SB. Cannabis use disorder and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort analysis of adults from Alberta, Canada. Addiction. 2023 Sep 27. PMID: 37766508.

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  • Published on 9/8/2023

    Biondi BE, Freibott CE, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Lioznov D, Rateau L, Patts GJ, Bendiks S, Gnatienko N, Tindle HA, Freiberg MS, Krupitsky E, Samet JH, Stein MD. Healthcare Utilization Among Persons with HIV and Unhealthy Alcohol Use in St. Petersburg, Russia. AIDS Behav. 2023 Sep 08. PMID: 37682403.

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  • Published on 6/30/2023

    Hayaki J, Cinq-Mars H, Christopher PP, Anderson BJ, Stewart C, Stein MD. Gender Differences in Civil Commitment Hearing Experience for Persons Who Use Opioids. J Addict Med. 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37389955.

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  • Published on 5/18/2023

    Timko C, Cucciare MA, Lor MC, Stein M, Vest N. Patient-Concerned Other Dyads' 12-Step Involvement and Patients' Substance Use: A Latent Class Growth Model Analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 May 18. PMID: 37219032.

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  • Published on 3/30/2023

    Phillips KT, Phillips MM, Lalonde TL, Stein MD. Momentary Craving, Craving Variability, and Cannabis Use: Associations With THC Concentrates and Sex. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Jul; 84(4):530-534. PMID: 37014655.

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  • Published on 3/22/2023

    Yeh JC, Uebelacker LA, Pinkston MM, Anderson BJ, Busch AM, Abrantes AM, Baker JV, Stein MD. Strategies Used to Manage Chronic Pain in HIV-Disease: Comparing Persons Prescribed Opioids Versus Persons not Receiving Opioids. AIDS Behav. 2023 Mar 22. PMID: 36947302.

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  • Published on 3/22/2023

    Yeh JC, Uebelacker LA, Pinkston MM, Anderson BJ, Busch AM, Abrantes AM, Baker JV, Stein MD. Strategies Used to Manage Chronic Pain in HIV-Disease: Comparing Persons Prescribed Opioids Versus Persons not Receiving Opioids. AIDS Behav. 2023 Oct; 27(10):3239-3247. PMID: 36947302.

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  • Published on 2/3/2023

    Uebelacker LA, Pinkston MM, Busch AM, Baker JV, Anderson B, Caviness CM, Herman DS, Weisberg RB, Abrantes AM, Stein MD. HIV-PASS (Pain and Sadness Support): Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Health Intervention for Interference Due to Pain in People Living With HIV, Chronic Pain, and Depression. Psychosom Med. 2023 Apr 01; 85(3):250-259. PMID: 36799731.

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  • Published on 11/28/2022

    Borges A, Caviness C, Abrantes AM, Herman D, Grimone K, Agu E, Stein MD. User-centered preferences for a gait-informed alcohol intoxication app. Mhealth. 2023; 9:6. PMID: 36760789.

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