Michael Eberlein, MD, PhD

Professor 
Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

What is your primary professional focus as it relates to our mission areas (clinical, research and/or medical education)?  
I have the privilege to guide patients and their families through their lung transplant journey as a transplant pulmonologist. My research focus is on evidence-based advancements in donor to recipient organ size matching metrics and approaches to the peri-transplant management to improve access to transplant and outcomes. I am passionate about medical education and enjoy teaching and mentoring.

What drew you to UW–Madison and the Department of Medicine?   
I am so excited to join the best lung transplant program in the nation! The great culture and the great people at UW–Madison and in the Department of Medicine make it a joy and a privilege to come to work every day.

What are you most excited about during your first year with the department in this role?  
I am excited to be of service to the patients and families that the lung transplant team has the privilege to take care of. I am looking forward to contributing to the lung transplant team, the team’s mission, and to the research and education missions of the Department of Medicine and UW–Madison.

What do you enjoy doing when you’re not working?  
Going for a walk with my wife Mayy, my daughter Raneem (15), my son Sami (13) and our two dogs (Beagle named Valor and Cockapoo named Zoe). I enjoy biking and am so excited about the phenomenal bike trails in Madison! I enjoy watching soccer games and am excited to cheer for “Forward Madison FC” now.

Favorite piece of advice from a mentor or inspiring figure in your life?  
I am very grateful to the many mentors I had the privilege to learn from. Dr. David Bruce Hellmann inspired me to always keep the principle that medicine is a public trust in mind, and to always incorporate the Oslerian notion that the foundation to being a great physician is knowing your patient well and knowing him or her as a person.