Michael W. Sims, MD, MSCE
Michael W. Sims, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Department: Medicine
Contact information
120 PHI Building
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8585
Fax: 215-243-4643
Fax: 215-243-4643
Email:
michael.sims@uphs.upenn.edu
michael.sims@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Music; Pre-Medicine)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1993.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1998.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Music; Pre-Medicine)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1993.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1998.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Sims has a strong interest in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a focus on mechanisms of lung inflammation and disease progression. He is currently the principal investigator of a K23 award from the NIH/NHLBI investigating surfactant protein D as a modulator of lung inflammation and COPD pathogenesis. He has completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and his Master’s Thesis focused on functional consequences of secondary pulmonary hypertension in patients with severe COPD. In addition, as Director of Clinical Research for the Airways Biology Initiative, he is actively involved in ongoing clinical translational research on biomarkers associated with COPD and asthma and bronchoscopic treatments for severe emphysema.Description of Clinical Expertise
COPD/EmphysemaLung Volume Reduction Surgery Evaluation
Procedural Treatments for Emphysema