Michael Aref MD PhD, MBE (He/Him)

Addiction Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Assistant Medical Director of Palliative Medicine at Carle Hospital and Physician Group

Summary

Dr. Michael Aref is an internal medicine specialist based in Urbana, IL, with subspecialties in addiction medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, and hospital medicine. He completed his medical education and training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and Carle Foundation Hospital. He also holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois. Dr. Aref is currently the Assistant Medical Director at Carle Foundation Hospital and a Clinic Supervising Attending at Carle Physician Group, with previous roles at Indiana University Health and the Veterans Health Administration Hospital. He has extensive experience in chronic pain management, health communication, teaching, and patient advocacy. Dr. Aref has contributed to several publications, particularly in the field of magnetic resonance imaging. He has received multiple honors, including being named a Fellow of Hospital Medicine and the American College of Physicians.

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2012
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Carle Foundation HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2006
University of IllinoisPh.D, Nuclear Engineering, 2000 - 2003
UIUCM.S, Nuclear Engineering, 1996 - 2000
UIUCB.S, Engineering Physics, 1993 - 1995

PubMed

23 citations
Comparison of tumor histology to dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging-based physiological estimates
Michael Aref, Amir R. Chaudhari, Keith L. Bailey, Susanne Aref, Erik C. Wiener
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2008-11-01
5 citations
Spatial and temporal resolution effects on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance mammography
Michael Aref, Josh D. Handbury, Jim Ji, Susanne Aref, Erik C. Wiener
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2007-01-01
3 citations
Integrating Parallel Imaging with Generalized Series for Accelerated Dynamic Imaging
Dan Xu, Erik C. Wiener, Michael Aref, Leslie Ying, Jim Ji
Conference Proceedings. 2005-01-01

Journal Articles

Comparison of tumor histology to dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging-based physiological estimates.
Aref M, Chaudhari AR, Bailey KL, Aref S, Wiener EC, Magn Reson Imaging.26(9):1279-93
Spatial and temporal resolution effects on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance mammography.
Aref M, Handbury JD, Ji JX, Aref S, Wiener EC., Magn Reson Imaging. 25(1): 14-34
Integrating parallel imaging with generalized series for accelerated dynamic imaging.
Xu D, Wiener EC, Aref M, Ying L, Ji JX, Liang ZP, Med. and Biol Soc 2:1434-1437
Identifying tumor vascular permeability heterogeneity with magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.
Aref M, Brechbiel M, Wiener EC, Invest Radiol. 37(4):178-92
Specific targeting of folate-dendrimer MRI contrast agents to the high affinity folate receptor expressed in ovarian tumor xenografts.
Konda SD, Aref M, Wang SJ, Brechbiel M, Wiener EC, MAGMA,12(2-3):104-113
Development of a tumor targeting magnetic resonance contrast agent utilizing the high affinity folate receptor—work in progress.
Konda SD, Aref M, Brechbiel M, Wiener EC, Invest Radiol,35(1):50-7
Clinicopathological Conference: Odynophagia in a 29-year-old Male Prisoner with HIV.
Jakoby M, Kumar J, Aref M, Alcaraz R, Carle Selected Papers,51(1): 44-47
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

Effect of reduced encoding dynamic data size on permeability- surface area estimation.
Aref M, Handbury JD, Ji JX, Bailey KL, Liang ZP, Wiener EC, Proc. ISMRM 12th Annual Meeting 2004. p. 2378, Kyoto, Japan
Inferior vena cava compression due to biloma: a case report.
Jamma S, Aref M, Batey A, Huber T, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course P402, Philadelphia, PA
Dancing to a different tune.
Aref M, Sovari AA, Wang M, Yekkirala L, UICOM-UC Clinical Vignette Competition
I’m swelling. Topic: Interesting patient cases.
Aref M, UICOM- UC Medicine Grand Rounds, UICOM- UC
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
Aref M, Zama I, Selzer DJ, Research Symposium p. 10, UICOM-UC
Insulin and dextrose in the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis.
Jacobson BL, De D, Sovari AA, Aref M, Bobat I, Ramkumar D, Yekkirala L, Clinical Vignette Poster Session,UICOM-UC Research Symposium,p. 24
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Lectures

ABCDs of Chest Pain.
UICOM-UC
Inflammatory Arthritis.
UICOM-UC
The spectrum of radiology.
UIUC
Mass transport modeling of tumor contrast enhancement.
UIUC
The physics and physiology of the chest x-ray.
UIUC
Virtual cancer pathology: resolution limits of dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
UICOM-UC
Frequencies for diagnosis and treatment.
UIUC
Animal experimentation: a researcher's perspective, Introduction to Medical Ethics.
UIUC
Determination of permeability-surface area products of Gd- DTPA and PAMAM-TU-DTPA G = 4 magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents in mammary tumors.
UIUC
Medical uses of radiation: diagnosis and treatment.
UIUC
How To Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism.
UICOM-UC
Imaging in infection: pulmonary system.
UICOM-UC
Ongoing research during residency: Cancer imaging.
UICOM- UC
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