Yi-Ren Chen, MD
Yi-Ren grew up in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States in ninth grade. After double majoring in biology and history at Stanford, he received his MD from Stanford and MPH from Johns Hopkins. His research interests include studying eye movement as a precise measurement of brain function, disease progression and treatment in patients with neurological disorders and evaluating predictors for poor clinical outcomes after neurosurgery. Outside of the hospital, Yi-Ren enjoys playing jazz, mountain biking, cooking, and pencil sketching.
Education:
| 2012-present | Neurosurgery Residency, Stanford Hospital & Clinics |
| 2007-2012 | MD, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| 2010-2011 | MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| 2003-2007 | BS Biological Sciences, BA History, Stanford University |
Program Completion: 2019
Research interests: Infrared oculography, mechanisms of neuronal loss in paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia, health policy, neurosurgical quality/outcomes research
Honors/Awards:
| 2010-2012 | Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Medicine in the Community Continuation Grant |
| 2010 | French-American Foundation for Medical Research and Education (FFMRE) Scholarship |
| 2010 | Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) Fellowship |
| 2010 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award |
| 2009 | Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society Research Fellowship |
| 2009 | Ferguson Medical Scholars Year-Long Fellowship – Stanford Medical School |
| 2009 | David & Patricia Bernstein Public Health Scholarship |
| 2009 | Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Public Health Grant |
| 2009 | National Eye Institute Award – Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) |
| 2009 | Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Scholarship |
| 2009 | Paul Ambrose Scholar – Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) |
| 2009 | Stanford Community Cancer Education & Outreach Grant |
| 2009 | Gilead Healthcare Grant |
| 2008 | Stanford Service-Learning Initiative Fund |
| 2008 | Peter E. Haas Community Action Grant |
| 2008 | Future Leaders in Preventive Medicine Award – American College of Preventive Medicine |
| 2008 | Goodrich Medical Scholars Fellowship – Stanford Medical School |
| 2008 | Valley Foundation Community Health Fellowship |
| 2008 | Stanford Biomedical Informatics Research Grant |
| 2007 | Stanford Asian American Community Service Award |
| 2007 | University Distinction, Stanford University |
| 2004 | Stanford Research Programs Major Grant |
| 2004 | Governor’s Scholars Award |
Publications:
- Veeravagu A, Lieberson RE, Mener A, Chen YR, Soltys SG, Gibbs IC, Adler JR, Tian AG, Chang SD. CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2012.
- Chen YR*, Veeravagu A*, Lieberson R, Lober RM, Chang SD. Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis, Diagnosis and Management. Contemporary Neurosurgery 2012 (*Authors contributed equally).
- Chen YR. Chinese Hospital: A Case Study on Minority Healthcare in the 1900s. AOA The Pharos 2012.
- Chen YR*, Boakye M*, Arrigo RT, et al. Morbidity and Mortality of C2 Fractures in the Elderly: Surgery and Conservative Treatment. Neurosurgery 2011; 70(5): 1055-1059. PMID: 22157549 (*Authors contributed equally).
- Boakye M, Arrigo RT, Kalanithi PS, Chen YR. Impact of Age, Injury Severity Score and Medical Comorbidities on Early Complications after Fusion and Halo-Vest Immobilization for C2 Fractures in the Elderly: a Propensity Score Matched Retrospective Cohort Study. Spine 2011; 37(10): 854-859. PMID: 21971133.
- Chen JJ, Chang ET, Chen YR, Bailey MB, So SK. A Model Program for Hepatitis B Vaccination and Education of Schoolchildren in Rural China. International Int J Public Health 2011; 57(3): 581-588. PMID: 21845405.
- Liao YJ, Safe P, Chen YR, Sobel AR, Barrett FC, Boyden SE, Tsien RW. Anti-Ca2+ Channel Antibody Attenuates the Ca2+ Currents and Mimics Cerebellar Ataxia in vivo. PNAS 2008; 105(7): 2705-2710. PMID: 18272482.
- Tsien RW, Barrett FC, Safe P, Chen YR, Boyden SE, Liao YJ. Genetic and Acquired Neural Diseases Involving Voltage-gated Calcium Channels. J Gen Physiol 2008; 132(1): 3a-28a. PMID: PMC2442181.
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