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Scott Stephens, MD
Pulmonology
Hematology Oncology
Medical Oncology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Scott Stephens
Professional Titles
- Director, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Critical Care
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. R. Scott Stephens is an associate professor of medicine and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Critical Care at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. His expertise is in critical care medicine, with clinical and research focus on severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute respiratory failure after hematopoietic stem cell transplant, refractory circulatory shock, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory and circulatory failure.
Dr. Stephens has extensive experience in the management of septic shock, neutropenic sepsis, life-threatening oncologic complications, and pulmonary embolism. In addition, he has expertise in cardiac surgical critical care, including the critical care of heart transplant, lung transplant, and ventricular assist device patients.
Dr. Stephens is a highly regarded clinician and is a member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins. He is a fellow of the American Thoracic Society (ATSF) and is an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, and the American Physiologic Society.
Centers and Institutes
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Oncology
Research Interests
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Failure, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Oncologic Critical Care, Pulmonary Endothelial Antioxidant Regulation, Pulmonary Endothelial Barrier Function, Respiratory Failure after Bone Marrow Transplant
Research Summary
Dr. Stephens was trained as a basic scientist studying acute lung injury and the role of protein kinase G and c-Abl kinase-mediated signaling in lung endothelial antioxidant regulation.
He has recently shifted his focus to clinical and translational research in acute respiratory failure, and has two primary areas of interest. The first lies in the management of severe ARDS, with particular focus on the role of advanced modalities such as ECMO. His second research focus is in acute respiratory failure after bone marrow transplant, particularly non-myeloablative haploidentical bone marrow transplantation.
He is an active participant in the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Research Network (formerly the United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group), and was a member of the steering committee of the Discovery-Program in Emergency Preparedness (PREP). In addition, he is a member of the North American ECMO Research Network and is on the executive committee of the Oncology Critical Care Research Network (ONCCC-R-NET).
Selected Publications
Fornwalt RA, Brigham EP, *Stephens RS. Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient. Critical Care Clinics. 2021 Jan. 37(1):29-46. PMID:33190774
Gutierrez C, Brown AR, Herr MM, Kadri S, Hill B, Rajendram P, Duggal A, Turtle C, Patel K, Lin Y, May HP, Gallo de Moraes A, Maus M, Frigault M, Brudno J, Athale J, Shah N, Kochenderfer JN, Dharshan A, Beitinjaneh A, Arias S, McEvoy C, Mead E, Stephens RS, Nates J, Neelapu S, Pastores S. The Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Intensive Care Unit (CAR-ICU) Initiative: Surveying Intensive Care Unit Practices in the Management of CAR T-Cell Associated Toxicities. Journal of Critical Care. 2020 Aug; 58:58-64. PMID: 32361219
Sahetya SK, Brower RG, *Stephens RS. Survival from Severe ARDS Managed Without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. American Journal of Critical Care 2018 May. 27(3): 220-227. PMID: 29716909
Schmidt M, Pham T, Arcadipaine A, Agerstrand C, Ohshimo S, Pelligrino V, Vuylsteke A, Guervilly C, McGuinness S, Pierard S, Breeding J, Stewart C, Ching SSW, Camuso JM, Stephens RS, King B, Herr D, Schultz MJ, Neuville M, Zogheib E, Mira J-P, Roze H, Pierrot M, Tobin A, Hodgson C, Chevret S, Brodie D, Combes A. Mechanical Ventilation Management During ECMO for ARDS. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019. Oct 15. 200(8):1002-1012. PMID: 31144997
Courses & Syllabi
"Advanced Critical Care Clerkship," Genes to Society: A Curriculum for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Honors
- Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, 4/15/19
- Outstanding Achievement in Education Award (Educational Program), Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education, 1/1/13
Lectures & Presentations
"Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine", Grand Rounds Program, Johns Hopkins Community Grand Rounds Program
Memberships
- American Physiologic Society
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
Professional Activities
- Director, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Critical Care
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, 2010Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Medicine, 2006University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2003Board Certifications
Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)