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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.