Steven Hays

MD

Pulmonologist
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Dr. Steven Hays, a pulmonologist, is medical director of the UCSF Lung Transplant Program, which is known for accepting patients with complex conditions while maintaining superior survival rates. His expertise is in caring for patients with end-stage lung disease who proceed through the lung transplant process. He treats conditions that include cystic fibrosis, emphysema associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and interstitial lung disease.

In research, Hays focuses on studying how airway remodeling occurs in the transplanted lung.

Hays earned his medical degree at the University of Kansas. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he served as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UCSF. He also completed a lung transplant fellowship at Stanford Health Care.

  • Education

    University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1995

  • Residencies

    University of Kansas Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1998

  • Fellowships

    UCSF Medical Center, Pulmonary Medicine, 2003

    Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lung Transplant, 2004

  • Board Certifications

    Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

    Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Spanish

Where I see patients (2)

    My reviews

    5.0

    Overall Experience
    140 Ratings
    About our process
    May 28, 2023
    Dr Hays is amazing
    May 03, 2023
    Dr Stephen Hays is wonderful. This was a 2nd opinion and I feel like he really carefully reviewed all of the reports and findings as well as listened to my recount of symptoms and treatment so far.
    Apr 19, 2023
    Great Dr.
    Mar 17, 2023
    Dr. Hays is very professional knowledgeable and friendly. He is easy to understand and a joy to be with.
    Dec 16, 2022
    Dr. Steve Hays is beyond superb. I count him as one of the absolute top lung transplant pulmonologists in the country. And I have seen many others so my opinion is based on true patient experience. I am a very complex triple-organ patient with a complicated auto-immune disease. There is not one aspect of my overall health that Dr. Hays hasn't addressed researched advised on appropriate MD referrals etc. Clinically professionally and personally he is a gem.
    Nov 04, 2022
    Dr. Hays has been fantastic over the last two years. He has always been very interested in my care and has given me great advice. I will see him again and appreciate what he has done for me.
    Oct 31, 2022
    Dr. Hays is the best doctor I have ever had! He is always attentive and knows so much about Alpha I and the treatments needed! I am very lucky to have him as my doctor!!
    Oct 19, 2022
    Exceptional physician
    Sep 26, 2022
    Good experience
    Sep 14, 2022
    Dr. Hays is tremendous doctor. He so caring and thoughtful of my situation. He tries his best to take into consideration of the distance I live from San Francisco. I consider myself very lucky to have Dr. Hays as my doctor.
    Sep 09, 2022
    Great doctor
    Aug 27, 2022
    Knowledgeable about my health and progress
    Aug 10, 2022
    Dr.Hays took care of my problem and understood the frustrations I had with Kaiser
    Jul 31, 2022
    Dr. Hays was thorough and answered all my questions.
    May 30, 2022
    We always seem to walk away with more questions to ask because we learn more!!
    Apr 28, 2022
    So fortunate to have such fantastic doctors and nurse practitioners. Dr. Hays left me energized and full of determination.
    Mar 30, 2022
    Excellent provider
    Jan 15, 2022
    Best
    Dec 14, 2021
    I have literally had hundreds of Doctors in my lifetime and Dr. Hays (as well as most of the Doctors at UCSF) are definitely at the top of my list of greatest Doctors!
    Dec 09, 2021
    Great!!!
    Nov 08, 2021
    Like I said I felt great when I finished the appointment.
    Nov 05, 2021
    My condition is still in question but treatment is proceeding. The most immediate concern was establishing oxygen here at my new home and that has been troublesome. Dr. Hays did check in with assigned Nurse and while she told him there was a "glitch" I wish he had asked for specifics to inform me. I finally spoke to nurse and realize I had given her a wrong number she didn't have time to call me. I could have easily resolved it and prescription could have been filled if I knew that.
    Nov 02, 2021
    Dr Stephen Hays is simply the best physician I've ever had. Smart compassionate and gives me an honest assessment of my condition. He literally saved my life pre transplant by getting me focused on my condition ( I was in denial) and post transplant is on top of every item that pertains to my condition.
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    "We have patients who we’ve been following for over twenty years. We’re going to grow old together."

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    Selected research

    Decorative Caduceus

    Inhaled Sirolimus in Lung Transplant Recipients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.

    Time to Progression Free Survival (PFS) Level 1, defined as the earliest of the following: Absolute decrease in FEV1 from baseline of > 10% Death from respiratory failure

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Efficacy + Safety of Liposome Cyclosporine A to Treat Bronchiolitis Obliterans Post Single Lung...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Efficacy + Safety of Liposome Cyclosporine A to Treat Bronchiolitis Obliterans Post Single Lung...

    Recruiting

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