Key Documents
Ann Chen
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 450 Broadway St MC 6341 Pavilion C, 4th Fl Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 723-8068 Fax (650) 723-8305
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 721-7217Administrative Contact Michael Ignacio Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work (650)721-7217Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Gastroenterology
- Endoscopic Ultrasonography
- pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic Cyst
Administrative Appointments
- 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
| Board Certification: | Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
| MD: | UC Irvine, Advanced Endoscopy and Endo Ultrasound (EUS) (2007) |
| Fellowship: | University of California Irvine, CA (2007) |
| Fellowship: | California Pacific Medical Center, CA (2006) |
| Board Certification: | ABIM, Gastroenterology (2006) |
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
- 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
- Predictive Value of Pancreatic Ductal Dilation on Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2007; (5): AB298
- What is the learning curve associated with double-balloon enteroscopy? Technical details and early experience in 6 U.S. tertiary care centers. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006; (5): 740-50
- Porcine stem cell factor facilitates long-lasting porcine hematopoietic engraftment in murine recipients. Transplant Proc. 2000; (5): 1047
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