Michael D. Stephens, MD

Education
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS Biology w/Honors, 1984
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1988
Internship: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1989
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1991

Board Certification
American Board of Family Practice, 1991-2004

Employment
Arden Family Health Center since 1994

Special Interests in Medicine
Pediatrics/Adult Medicine/Geriatrics/Computers in Medicine

Procedures
1. Skin surgery and cryotherapy
2. Colposcopy for evaluation of abnormal PAP smears
3. Flexible sigmoidoscopy for colon cancer screening
4. X-ray and Bone Density
5. Pulmonary function testing and treatments
6. EKG
7. Joint injections

Other special interests in office practice
Working with entire families, newborn to elderly

Other medical interests outside office practice
Hospital rounds at Mission + St. Joseph's
Medical Director of the Family Health Centers

Practice Philosophy
I find that computers and the internet have made the most recent medical knowledge much more accessible to both patients and physicians. I enjoy the challenge of working with patients to determine what information is helpful to them for improving their health. I am quite interested in developing systems within the practice for the safe and effective delivery of the highest quality health care, not just for my own patients, but for everyone enrolled in the practice. Above all, I enjoy getting to know entire families and participating in their health care needs through all the transitions happen in everyday life.

Personal
I value time with my 2 children, travel, photography, hiking, camping, computers, and gardening. I'm glad to be part of quality group practice to allow for family time.