Ann Chen
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 300 Pasteur Drive H0262F, MC 5244 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 736-5555 Fax (650) 498-6323GI Endoscopy 300 Pasteur Drive Rm H0262B MC 5244 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 736-0433 Fax (650) 498-5174
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 736-0431Administrative Assistant Carlos Perez Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-721-0431Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Gastroenterology
- pancreatic cancer
- gastric cancer
- esophageal cancer
- Barrett's Esophagus
- colon cancer
Administrative Appointments
- Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010 - present)
- Chairperson, Annual Scientific Program Committee (EUS section), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2012 - 2013)
- Chairperson, EUS/MRI/Cross-sectional Imaging section, American Gastroenterological Association (2013 - 2014)
- Clinical Instructor, University of California, Irvine (2006 - 2007)
Honors and Awards
- Distinction in Transplant Immunology Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2000)
- Most Promising Young Investigator's Award, 5th Congress of the International Xenotransplantation Association (1999)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institiute Research Fellow, Harvard Med School / Massachusetts General Hospital (1997-1998)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | California Pacific Medical Center CA (2006) |
| Residency: | California Pacific Medical Center CA (2003) |
| Internship: | California Pacific Medical Center CA (2001) |
| Fellowship: | University of California, Irvine CA (2007) |
| Board Certification: | Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
| MD: | UC Irvine, Advanced Endoscopy and Endo Ultrasound (EUS) (2007) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Chen's research focus includes various advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures with focus on premalignant and malignant gastrointestinal diseases. Specifically, she is interested in early detection and treatment of pancreatic-biliary and gastrointestinal diseases utilizing interventional procedures such as endoscopic ultrasound, radiofrequency and cryoablation therapy, confocal microscopy, and small bowel enteroscopy.
Publications
- Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013
- Endoscopic mucosal resection with an over-the-counter hyaluronate preparation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012; (5): 1040-4
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: radiographic calcifications correlate with grade and metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012; (7): 2295-303
- Cryotherapy for Barrett's esophagus: Who, how, and why? Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2011; (1): 111-8
- Suppurative (phlegmonous) gastritis presenting as a gastric mass. Dig Dis Sci. 2010; (1): 11-3
- Double balloon enteroscopy detects small bowel mass lesions missed by capsule endoscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2008; (8): 2140-3
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