Penn Medicine Provider
Pulmonary Medicine
Michael W. Sims, MD, MSCE
he/him/his
5.0
(199)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center University City
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-8766

About me

  • Clinical Director, COPD Program
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

200 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
this is a dct that listens when you speak. that's extremely important.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
of all the doctors i have and i have a lot, dr sims is my favorite. he always takes his times listens to your concerns no matter what they are and trust his best to solve any problems you have.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
i feel he's very comfortable to talk to , etc
April 2025
5.0
5.0
he was excellent and very patient. i learned a lot about my condition from the dr.sims.

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Sims is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Gary E Weissman, Jasmine A Silvestri, Folasade Lapite, Isabelle S Mullen, Nicholas S Bishop, Tyler Kmiec, Amy Summer, Michael W Sims, Vivek N Ahya, Shreya Kangovi, Tamar A Klaiman, Julia E Szymczak, Joanna L Hart A Qualitative Study Identifying the Potential Risk Mechanisms Leading to Hospitalization for Patients With Chronic Lung Disease , Chest Pulmonary, 2(3): 2024,100060

Jacob A. Martin, Andrew Crane-Droesch, Folasade C. Lapite, Joseph C. Puhl, Tyler E. Kmiec, Jasmine A. Silvestri, Lyle H. Ungar, Bruce P. Kinosian, Blanca E. Himes, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Joshua M. Diamond, Vivek Ahya, Michael W. Sims, Scott D. Halpern, Gary E. Weissman Development and validation of a prediction model for actionable aspects of frailty in the text of clinicians' encounter notes , J Am Med Inform Assoc, 29(1): 2021,109-19

Atochina-Vasserman EN, Guo C-J, Abramova E, Golden TN, Sims MW, James ML, Beers MF, Gow AJ, Krymskaya VP Surfactant dysfunction and lung inflammation in the female mouse model of lymphangioleiomyomatosis , American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 53(1): 2015,96-104

Sims MW Acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , The Intensive Care Unit Manual, 2nd Edition: 2014,715-22

Lipson DA, Holsclaw D, Imbesi G, Ferrin M, Sims MW, Miller S, Tal-Singer R, Hadjiliadis D Evidence of Elevated CXCR2 Agonists in Stable Outpatients with Cystic Fibrosis Compared with Healthy Controls , Journal of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 3(3): 2013,149

Sims MW Bullous lung disease , Clinical Decision Support in Medicine - Epub: 2013

Sims MW Aerosol therapy for obstructive lung diseases: device selection and practice management issues , Chest, 140(3): 2011,781–788

Sims MW, Panettieri RA Profile of aclidinium bromide in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , International Journal of COPD, 6(1): 2011,457-66

Sims MW, Beers MF, Ahya VN, Kawut SM, Sims KD, Lederer DJ, Palmer SM, Wille K, Lama V, Shah PD, Orens JB, Bhorade S, Crespo M, Weinacker A, Demissie E, Bellamy S, Christie JD, and Ware LB for the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group Effect of Single versus Bilateral Lung Transplantation on Plasma Surfactant Protein D Levels in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis , Chest, 140(2): 2011,489-96

Amrani Y, Syed F, Huang C, Li K, Liu V, Jain D, Keslacy S, Sims MW, Baidouri H, Cooper PR, Zhao H, Siddiqui S, Brightling CE, Griswold D, Li L, Panettieri RA Expression and activation of the oxytocin receptor in airway smooth muscle cells: Regulation by TNFalpha and IL-13 , Respiratory Research, 11(1): 2010,104