MichaelWSimsMD
Pulmonology • Philadelphia, PACritical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
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Office
3737 Market Street, 10th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-8766Fax+1 215-243-3265
Summary
- Dr. Michael Sims is a pulmonologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in treatment of advanced COPD, emphysema, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and serves as Clinical Director of the COPD Program for the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania, CCEBMSCE, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2002 - 2004
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2001 - 2004- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 90 citationsImpact of pulmonary artery pressure on exercise function in severe COPD.Michael W. Sims, David J. Margolis, A. Russell Localio, Reynold A. Panettieri, Steven M. Kawut
Chest. 2009-08-01 - 35 citationsExpression and activation of the oxytocin receptor in airway smooth muscle cells: Regulation by TNFα and IL-13Yassine Amrani, Farhat Syed, Conway C. Huang, Katherine Li, Veronica Liu
Respiratory Research. 2010-07-29 - 14 citationsAerosol Therapy for Obstructive Lung Diseases: Device Selection and Practice Management IssuesMichael W. Sims
Chest. 2011-09-01
Grant Support
- Surfactant Protein D As Modulator Of Lung Inflammation And COPD PathogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2012
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