Michael Pohlen, MD

Senior Vice President

Dr. Michael Pohlen is a practicing board-certified radiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego 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. He has authored more than 30 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.