Clinical Focus

• Gastroenterology

Administrative Appointments

• Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010 - present)
• Member, Annual Scientific Program Committee (EUS section), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2010 - 2013)
• Abstract Reviewer, EUS/MRI/Cross-sectional Imaging section, American Gastroenterological Association (2010 - 2011)
• 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

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.

Clinical Trials

• Perfusion CT as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Patients with Rectal Cancer Recruiting

Publications

• Cryotherapy for Barrett's esophagus: Who, how, and why? Chen AM, Pasricha PJ. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2011; 21 (1): 111-8
• Suppurative (phlegmonous) gastritis presenting as a gastric mass. Munroe CA, Chen A. Dig Dis Sci. 2010; 55 (1): 11-3
• Double balloon enteroscopy detects small bowel mass lesions missed by capsule endoscopy. Ross A, Mehdizadeh S, Tokar J, Leighton JA, Kamal A, Chen A, Schembre D, Chen G, Binmoeller K, Kozarek R, Waxman I, Dye C, Gerson L, Harrison ME, Haluszka O, Lo S, Semrad C. Dig Dis Sci. 2008; 53 (8): 2140-3
• Predictive Value of Pancreatic Ductal Dilation on Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Nguyen W, Chen AM, Chen W, Lee J, Muthusamy V, Mclaren C, Chang K. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2007; 65 (5): AB298
• What is the learning curve associated with double-balloon enteroscopy? Technical details and early experience in 6 U.S. tertiary care centers. Mehdizadeh S, Ross A, Gerson L, Leighton J, Chen A, Schembre D, Chen G, Semrad C, Kamal A, Harrison EM, Binmoeller K, Waxman I, Kozarek R, Lo SK. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006; 64 (5): 740-50