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Scott Stephens

Scott Stephens, MD

Pulmonology

Hematology Oncology

Medical Oncology

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

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

Heart and Vascular Institute

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

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, 2010

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Residency, Medicine, 2006

    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 2003

    Board Certifications

    Critical Care Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011

    Pulmonary Disease

    American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010

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