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 6/9/2026

    Bernier LB, Anderson BJ, Stein MD, Winter MR, Kratzer MPL, Abrantes AM, Quintiliani LM, Bellamy SL, Slayton HA, Palfai TP. HIV-related Stigma and Alcohol Involvement Among People with HIV Who Engage in Unhealthy Drinking. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jun 09. PMID: 42262691.

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  • Published on 6/9/2026

    Kim TW, Erlandson KM, Magane KM, Winter MR, Stein MD. Prevalence and clinical correlates of frailty among adults with HIV infection and unhealthy alcohol or drug use. AIDS. 2026 Jun 09. PMID: 42262480.

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  • Published on 5/29/2026

    Biondi BE, Shafer PR, Epstein RL, Stein MD, Daw JR, Gordon SH. Association of Continuous Medicaid Eligibility With Postpartum Coverage and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. Am J Prev Med. 2026 May 29; 108392. PMID: 42213013.

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  • Published on 3/19/2026

    Hsaio C, Jeon S, DiMeola KA, Walker K, Akhiwu O, Stein MD, Madden LM, Redeker NS, Scheinost D, Fiellin DA, Yaggi HK, Barry DT. Latent classes of sleep deficiency and correlates among patients receiving methadone treatment: A longitudinal study. Addiction. 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41852290.

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  • Published on 3/17/2026

    Benz MB, Stein MD, Clifford C, Gaudiano BA. Too Many Pills, Too Little Attention: Emphasizing Psychotropic Polypharmacy in the Overdose Conversation. J Addict Med. 2026 Mar 17. PMID: 41839785.

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  • Published on 2/17/2026

    Freibott CE, Major E, Vest N, Stein MD, Lipson SK. Approaches to preventing opioid-related harms in US higher education: A PRISMA-guided scoping review. J Am Coll Health. 2026 Feb 17; 1-12. PMID: 41700947.

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  • Published on 1/18/2026

    Rich ZC, Tindle HA, Cheng DM, Stein MD, Gnatienko N, Bendiks S, Forman L, Patts GJ, Krupitsky E, Freiberg MS, Samet JH. Assessing the impact of nicotinic partial agonists compared to NRT on opioid and cigarette use: A secondary analysis investigating treatment outcomes for co-occurring nicotine and opioid use. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 May; 184:209904. PMID: 41558587.

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  • Published on 1/5/2026

    Sheinin J, Brothers TD, Stein MD, Winter MR, Palfai TP, Magane KM, Bellamy S, Asbridge M, Kim TW. Cocaine Use, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Pain Interference Among People with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan 05. PMID: 41491897.

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  • Published on 12/17/2025

    McCann NC, de Cuba SE, Hofman M, Pauly T, Ashe E, Younossi Y, Stein MD, Shafer PR, Hsu HE. Validation of an Electronic Health Record Algorithm for Identifying Housing-Related Needs in a Safety-Net Health System. Health Serv Res. 2026 Apr; 61(2):1-9. PMID: 41405363.

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  • Published on 11/25/2025

    Uche SC, Agu E, Grimone K, Herman DS, Abrantes AM, Stein MD. DUI Detection From Gait Using a Multichannel 1DCNN-Attention-BiLSTM Framework. IEEE Access. 2025; 13:200861-200882. PMID: 41473808.

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