| Michael D. Stein | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1960 |
| Birth Place: | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Fields: | Substance use disorders Public health Mental health HIV/AIDS |
| Workplaces: | Boston University School of Public Health |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard College Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Spouse: | Hester Kaplan |
Michael D. Stein (born January 15, 1960) is an American physician, health policy researcher, and author. He currently serves as the Chair and Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health.[1] For the past three decades, Dr. Stein has produced work that has spanned the topics of sleep and pain, addiction and HIV/AIDS, mental health and behavioral risk-taking, health care access and quality.[2]
Stein's research expertise spans behavioral medicine, primary care, substance use disorders, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and the determinants of risk-taking behavior. Before joining Boston University, Stein spent 28 years at Brown University as a general internist and Professor of medicine. He directed HIV services at Rhode Island Hospital for two decades and then led behavioral medicine at Butler Hospital.[3] He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Stein has authored numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction. His fiction has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His first nonfiction book "The Lonely Patient," won the Christopher Award.[4] [5] [6] His recent books about public health topics have included "The Turning Point: Reflections on a Pandemic" (2024),[7] co-authored with Sandro Galea. Stein is also the executive editor of Public Health Post, Boston University's acclaimed population health online magazine.[8]
In 2024, Stein was appointed interim dean of the SPH beginning in 2025.[9]