KENNETH E. STEPHENS, Ph.D., D.O.

East Lansing Office
Tuesday and Wednesday – 8:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Friday – 8:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Kenneth E. Stephens is board certified in osteopathic medicine and surgery, specializing in hand and upper extremity orthopedic conditions. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in 1972. He received his Master and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1979 and 1982 respectively. He graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University in 1988. After graduation from Michigan State University he served his internship at Mt. Clemens General Hospital. He completed his residency at Mt. Clemens Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity at the University of Chicago Hospital in 1994.

His professional associations include

Dr. Stephens has authored books and numerous journal articles, book chapters and abstracts including the following:

Books

Training Techniques for Ice Hockey. In preparation.

Waterskiing. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1972.

Canadian Water Ski Instructors= Manual. Sport Ontario, 1972.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Stephens, K.E., Ross, R., and Meisel, R.: Anomalous Radial Artery Distribution to the Hand. For submission to the Journal of Hand surgery. 1995.

Stephens, K.E., Kurowski, T., and Anderson, D.: Alterations in Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in Prepubertal and Pubertal Athletes. For submission to the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1995.

Stephens, K.E., Kurowski, T., and Jakubiak, D.: Isokinetic Evaluation of Elite Age Group Distance Runners. For submission to the American Journal of Sports Medicine. 1995.

Downs, J.R., Stephens, K. E., Van Huss, W.D., Seefeldt, V., and Anderson D.: Physiological Testing of Senior Elite Athletes. Journal of Osteopathic Sports Medicine. 1(1):16-18, 1987.

Van Huss, W.D., Evans, S., Kurowski, T., Anderson D., Allon, R. And Stephens, K.E.: Physiological

Characteristics of Male and Female Age-Group Runners. CIC Symposium Proceedings. Champaign, IL:Human Kinetics Publishers, 1987.

Downs, J.R., Stephens, K.E., and Kimball, R.G.: Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Young Runners. In D. Gould and M. Weiss (Eds.), The 1984 Olympic Scientific Congress Proceedings. 10:255-258, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1986.

Van Huss, W.D., Stephens, K.E., Vogel, P., Anderson, D., Kurowski, T., Janes, J., and Fitzgerald, C.: Physiological and Perceptual Responses of Elite Age-Group Distance Runner during Progressive Intermittent Work to Exhaustion. In D. Gould and M. Weiss (Eds.), The 1984 Olympic Scientific Congress Proceedings, 10: 239-246, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1986.

Stephens, K.E., Van Huss, W.D., Olson, H.W., and Montoye, H.J.: The Longevity, Morbidity, and Physical fitness of Former Athletes - An Update. In H. M. Eckert and J. J. Montoye (Eds.), Exercise and Health, American Academy of Physical Education Papers, 17:101-110, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1984.

Tweedle, C. D. and Stephens, K. E.: Development of Complexity in Motor Nerve Endings at the Rat Neuromuscular Junctions. Neuroscience, 6:81657-1662, 1981.

Olson, H.W., Montoye, J.J. Sprague, H., Stephens, K.E. and Van Huss, W.D.: The Longevity and Morbidity of College Athletes. The Physician and Sports Medicine, 6:8:62, 1978.

Abstracts

Downs, J.R. and Stephens, K.E.: Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring during Maximal Stress Testing of Elite Ice Hockey Players. Workshop on Blood Gas Sensor and Measurement Technology Abstracts, May1982.

Stephens, K.E. and Tweedle, C.D.: Maturation Changes in Motor Nerve Endings in Normal and Exercised Rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 7:770, 1981.

Stephens, K.E., Tweedle, C.D., and Roy, R. R.: Alterations in Motor Endplate Morphology in Fast - and Slow-Twitch Muscle and Maturation and Endurance Exercises. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 80:3:117, 1980.

Stephens, K. E., Tweedle, C. D., and Roy, R. R.: Motor Endplate Morphology in Normal, Aged, and Exercised Rats. Federation Proceedings, 37:3:650, 1978.

Ho, K.W., Tweedle, C.D., Stephens, K.E., Roy, R.R., Heusner, W.W., and Van Huss, W.D.: Muscle Fiber Splitting and Exercise in Rats. Federation Proceedings, 37:3:786, 1978.

Roy, R. R., Tweedle, C. D., Stephens, K. E., and Ho, K. W.: Alterations in Terminal Innervation Ratios in Sprint and Endurance Trained Rats. Medicine and Science in Sports. 10:1:67, 1978

Dr. Stephens has also given numerous presentations including the following:

Downs, J. R. And Stephens, K. E.: Physiological Testing of the Senior Elite Athlete. Presented to the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1986.

Stephens, K. E., Stringer, K. D., Kimball, R. G., Kurowski, T., Jakubiak, D., and Rafferty, J.: Isokinetic Evaluation of Knee and Ankle Joints of Elite Age Group Distance Runners. Presented to the 1984 Olympic Scientific Congress, Eugene, Oregon, July 1984.

Van Huss, W. D., Stephens, K. E., Vogel, P., Anderson, D., Kurowski, T., Janes, J., and Fitzgerald, C.: Physiological and Perceptual Responses of Elite Age-Group Distance Runners During Progressive Intermittent Work to Exhaustion. Presented to the 1984 Olympic Scientific Congress, Eugene , Oregon, July 1984.

Downs, J. R., Stephens, K. E., and Kimball, R. G.: Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Young runners.

Presented to the 1984 Olympic Scientific Congress, Eugene, Oregon, July 1984.

Babcock, R.I., Stephens, K. E., Downs, J. R., Kimball, R. A., and Anderson, D. J.: Physiological Evaluation of Female Collegiate Field Hockey Players. American Osteopathic Association/National Osteopathic Foundation Research Conference, Colorado springs, Colorado, March 1984.

Stephens, K. E., Van Huss, W. D., Olson, H. W., and Montoye, H. J.: The Longevity, Morbidity, and Physical Fitness of Former Athletes - An Update. Presented to the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1983.

Stephens, K. E.: Fitness and Testing. Presented to the American Academy of Family Physicians Exercise and Sports Symposium, East Lansing, Michigan, March 1983.

Stephens, K.E. and Tweedle, C.D.: Maturational Changes in Motor Nerve Endings in Normal and Exercised Rats. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Meetings, Los Angeles, California, October 1981.

Tweedle, C. D., and Stephens, K. E.: Complexity of Motor Nerve Endings in Neonatal and Maturing Rat Muscles. Presented at the Third Biannual Symposium on Regeneration, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 1981.

Tweedle, C. D. and Stephens, K. E.: Development of Complexity in Motor Nerve Endings at the Rat Neuromuscular Junctions. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Meetings, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1980.

Tweedle, C. D. and Stephens, K.E.: Development of Complexity of Rat Neuromuscular Junctions.

Presented at the Michigan Neuroscience Meetings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1980.

Stephens, K. E., Tweedle, C. D., and Roy, R. R.: Alterations in Motor Endplate Morphology in Fast - and Slow-Twitch Muscle with Maturation and Endurance Exercise. Presented to the American Osteopathic Association Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 1980.

Stephens, K. E., Tweedle, C. D., and Roy, R. R.: Motor Endplate Morphology in Normal, Aged, and Exercised Rats. Presented to the American Physiological Society, Federation Meetings, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 1978.

Roy, R. R., Tweedle, C.D., Stephens, K. E., and Ho, K. W.: Alterations in Terminal Innervation Ratios in Sprint and Endurance Trained Rats. Presented to the American College of Sports Medicine Convention, Washington, D.C., May 1978.

Ho, K. W., Tweedle, C. D., Stephens, K E., Roy, R.R., Heusner, W.W., and Van Huss, W.D.: Muscle Fiber Splitting and Exercise in Rats. Presented to the American Physiological Society, Federation Meetings, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 1978.

Stephens, K.E., Tweedle, C. D., Ho, K.W., Roy, R. R., Heusner, W. W., and Van Huss, W.D.: Alterations in Motor Endplate Morphology in Aged and Exercised Rats. Presented to the American College of Sports Medicine, Midwest Region Conference, Boyne Mountain, Michigan, February 1978.

Olson, H. W., Montoye, H. J., Sprague, H., Stephens, K. E., and Van Huss, W. D.: The Longevity and Morbidity of College Athletes. Presented to the Board of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1977.

Olson, H. W., Montoye , J. J., Sprague, H., Stephens, K. E., and Van Huss, W. D.: The Longevity and Morbidity of College Athletes. Presented to the American College of Sports Medicine Convention, Chicago, Illinois, May 1977.

Dr. Stephens is married and resides in Okemos, Michigan.