Joshua Stephens, MD

Compassionate Physician known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in patient diagnosis, treatment planning, and medical research. Excel in communication, empathy, and problem-solving to enhance patient care outcomes.

• MSM Institutional Merit Scholarship, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA(2017-2018)
• Ambulatory Adult Medicine Award, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, (2022)
• Emerging Leader Award: Morehouse School of Medicine (2025)

• American Medical Association, 2017 - 2025
• American College of Physicians, 2017 - 2025
• Association of Black Cardiologists, 2017 - Present
• American College of Cardiology, 2022 - Present

• Heartbeats in Distress: Unveiling Cardiac Sarcoidosis Through Palpitations, Tobun TA, Udongwo N, Stephens J, et al., Cureus, 01/23/24, 10.7759/cureus.52833
• A Rare Case of Refractory Electrical Storm Requiring Urgent Orthotopic Heart Transplantation, Amah, C, Sanyi, A, Udongwo, N. et al., JACC, 04/24, 83, 13_Supplement, 2943, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04933-7

• A Rare Case of Refractory Electrical Storm Requiring Urgent Orthotopic Heart Transplantation, American College of Cardiology Conference, 2024

• Emory School of Medicine, Department of Pulmonology, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Summer Research Fellow. Analyzed HIV surface protein Gp120 on human primary lung fibroblast to determine its potential role in pulmonary fibrotic change.
• Morehouse College, Department of Biology, Atlanta, GA, Laboratory Assistant. Guided students through the annotation of phage genomes and assisted them in developing gene function reports for the Phage Hunters Laboratory course.
• Morehouse College, Department of Biology, Atlanta, GA, Research Internship. Improving the efficiency of stem cell differentiation in vitro. Used cherry picker expression vector to observe gene expression of pax-7 and myostatin to improve stem cell differentiation.
• Ogunniyi Research Group, Clinical Researcher. Present, A research group under the leadership of Dr. Ogunniyi, a Cardiologist with Emory University School of Medicine. In this role, I participated in academic lecture series on various topics in clinical research, various research projects, peer mentoring, and community engagement activities.