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Dr. Michael Pohlen is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the cardiothoracic imaging division. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geosciences from Texas A&M University. He earned his medical degree with High Honor at Baylor College of Medicine, where he completed the Space Medicine Pathway and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Stanford University before continuing for completion of a dual fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Imaging. He has more than 25 research publications and presentations, with work focusing on artificial intelligence applications in thoracic imaging and the adaptation of imaging modalities for human spaceflight. He has clerked at NASA Johnson Space Center and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and The Radiological Society of North America.

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  1. X-Ray and Ultrasound for Human Spaceflight Using the NASA IMPACT Conditions List. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2026 Mar; 97(3):176-184. Boyle MJ, Pohlen M, Lehnhardt K, Parmar P, Easter B. PMID: 41698667.
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  2. Evaluating Large Language Models on Aerospace Medicine Principles. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):44S-52S. Anderson KD, Davis CA, Pickett SM, Pohlen MS. PMID: 40289627.
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  3. SPOCUS©: Spaceflight Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Curricula for Crew Medical Officers. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):3S-6S. Fischetti C, Rajagopal AB, Frisch EH, Steller J, Pissaris A, Clark K, Nelson A, Pohlen M. PMID: 40262095.
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  4. Space Radiology: Emerging Nonsonographic Medical Imaging Techniques and the Potential Applications for Human Spaceflight. Wilderness Environ Med. 2025 Sep; 36(1_suppl):113S-122S. Pohlen M. PMID: 39360501.
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  5. Volumetric Analysis: Effect on Diagnosis and Management of Indeterminate Solid Pulmonary Nodules in Routine Clinical Practice. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 48(6):906-913. Lim RS, Rosenberg J, Willemink MJ, Cheng SN, Guo HH, Hollett PD, Lin MC, Madani MH, Martin L, Pogatchnik BP, Pohlen M, Shen J, Tsai EB, Berry GJ, Scott G, Leung AN. PMID: 38968327.
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  6. From Stanford to the Stars: A Resident's Experience With the Emerging Frontier of Space Radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 01; 222(1):e2330454. Pohlen MS. PMID: 37910037.
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  7. X-Ray Imaging in the Simulated Microgravity Environment of Parabolic Flight. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023 Oct 01; 94(10):786-791. Lerner D, Pohlen M, Wang A, Walter J, Cairnie M, Gifford S. PMID: 37726905.
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  8. Overview of lunar dust toxicity risk. NPJ Microgravity. 2022 Dec 02; 8(1):55. Pohlen M, Carroll D, Prisk GK, Sawyer AJ. PMID: 36460679; PMCID: PMC9718825.
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  9. Just-in-time Training with Remote Guidance for Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Intervention. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2022 Dec 01; 93(12):882-886. Lerner DJ, Pohlen MS, Apland RC, Parivash SN. PMID: 36757240.
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  10. Haemorrhagic conversion of infectious myelitis in an immunocompromised patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Dec 02; 2017. Pohlen MS, Sunwei Lin J, Wang KY, Ghasemi-Rad M, Lincoln CM. PMID: 29197841; PMCID: PMC5720289.
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  11. Imaging spectrum of immunomodulating, chemotherapeutic and radiation therapy-related intracranial effects. Br J Radiol. 2018 Feb; 91(1082):20170553. Lincoln CM, Fata P, Sotardi S, Pohlen M, Uribe T, Bello JA. PMID: 29039692; PMCID: PMC5965791.
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  12. Pharmacoresistance with newer anti-epileptic drugs in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. Epilepsy Res. 2017 11; 137:56-60. Pohlen MS, Jin J, Tobias RS, Maheshwari A. PMID: 28941835; PMCID: PMC5650939.
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