


Edward P. Chen, MD
PDF of Dr. Chen's CV
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of
Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Clinical Appointment
- Medical Director of Perfusion Services, Emory University Hospital
Telephone
404.778.3484
Affiliations
Board Certification
- American
Board of Surgery
- American
Board of Thoracic Surgery
Medical School
Duke University, Durham, NC, MD received 1992
Postgraduate Training
- Internship, General Surgery Residency, University of California, San Francisco,
1992-1994, 1997-2000
- Research Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke
University Medical Center, 1994-1997
- Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic
Surgery, 2000-2001, Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2001-2003, Emory
University School of Medicine
- Fellowship in Aortic Surgery, Department
of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas, Houston,
2003
Honors and Awards
- Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Residents Research Award, Society
Of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 1997
- Young Investigator Award, American
College Of Chest Physicians, Northbrook, IL, 1996
- National Research Service
Award, National Institutes Of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1996
Current Organizational Memberships
- American
College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow
- Howard C. Naffziger Surgical Society
- American
College of Cardiology
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic
Surgical Association
Clinical Interests
- Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
- Aortic root surgery
- Surgery of
the thoracic aorta (including ascending, arch, descending and thoracoabdominal
aneurysms as well as acute and chronic aortic dissection)
- Minimally
invasive aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement
- Endovascular therapy
for aortic aneurysms
- Off-pump coronary bypass surgery
Research Interests
- Patient outcome and satisfaction in stentless aortic valve replacement
- Long term durability of valve-sparing aortic root replacement
- Neurologic protection in ascending and transverse arch aneurysm repair
- Renal protection in descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Outcomes research and quality of life comparison in the cardiac surgical population
- Comparison of mitral valve repair versus replacement in long term patient quality of life outcome
Year Joined Emory as a Faculty
Member
2004
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