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Esther H. Chen, MD

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Location: UCSF San Francisco & Oakland
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Biography

Education:
BA: Stanford University
MD: SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine
Training: University of Pennsylvania - Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine

 

Research and Academic Interests: 

  • Clinical evaluation of abdominal pain patients
  • ​Simulation training to decrease medical errors
  • The effect of crowding on patient care

 

Dr. Esther H. Chen is an emergency care doctor who cares for patients at UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. She also serves as associate program director for UCSF's residency program in emergency medicine. Her particular interests are medical education and the selective use of diagnostic imaging.

After receiving her undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Stanford University, Chen earned her medical degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Publications

Inadequate Exposure to Patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department - In Reply.
Esther H. Chen, Jill M. Baren
Ten must-read medical education articles of 2023.
Chen EH, Preiksaitis C, Suh M, Gottlieb M, Jordan J, Promes SB
The write of passage: Overcoming barriers to academic writing during emergency medicine fellowship training.
Zvonar I, Tabatabai N, Chen EH
Sustainability in Action: A Financial Incentive for Trainees Embracing Environmentally Friendly Quality Improvement Projects.
Chen EH, Fuentes-Afflick E
Beyond the numbers: Reimagining procedural proficiency in emergency medicine residencies.
Suh MI, Preiksaitis C, Chen E
Perception of Quiet Students in Emergency Medicine: An Exploration of Narratives in the Standardized Letter of Evaluation.
Quinn JK, Mongelluzzo J, Nip A, Graterol J, Chen EH
Executive summary of the SAEM 2022 consensus conference to address racism in emergency medicine clinical research, training, and leadership.
Chen EH, Dessie AS, Druck J, Norman M, Raukar N
Reporting race and ethnicity in medical research: you can't fix what you don't know.
Dessie AS, Chen EH
The Standardized Letter of Evaluation: How We Perceive the Quiet Student.
Quinn JK, Mongelluzzo J, Addo N, Nip A, Graterol J, Chen EH
An Injury Mitigation Program Highlights the Importance of Adhering to Current Infection Control Policies.
Chen EH, Addo N, Cohen G
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