Anne M. Stevens MD, PhD

Dr. Stevens started seeing my daughter, Jackie, when she was 4 years old. Her diagnoses was Systemic Scleroderma. Dr. Stevens was able to control her illness using different treatments over the years. When Jackie started high school her Scleroderma had flared up in her lungs causing them to calcify. Dr. Stevens took aggressive action and used a high dose chemotherapy and later smaller dosages to treat her. This treatment was highly effective and Jackie has been in total remission for about four years now! When Jackie was 15, we asked Dr. Stevens if Jackie would be able to have children due to the years of steroid medications and so on. She asked Jackie if she wanted to preserve an egg, just in case. My daughter said no due to the fact that she would have to take medications, to do this. I was very sad but I wanted my daughter to decide. In March 2012, Jackie gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. We think of Dr. Stevens often. No words could ever describe my thoughts and gratitude when it comes to her. She saved my daughters life and gave us life. Dr. Stevens is constantly doing her own research and she found this treatment and used it. She has a lot of passion for her work and truly cares about her patients.