Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS, FACE

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Specialty

A pioneer in the conceptualization of the multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, Dr. Chen is a reputable surgical oncologist and professor.

Titles and Roles

Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Otolaryngology
Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Endocrine Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology
Emory University School of Medicine
Head and Neck Surgeon
Head and Neck Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Research Program
Cancer Prevention and Control

Biography

Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS, is Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Chen is an established researcher, surgeon, and professor. Board certified in otolaryngology since 1999, her clinical expertise is in thyroid cancer and head and neck endocrine surgery.

Instrumental in developing the team approach to patient care, Dr. Chen is the founder and director of both the Thyroid Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference and the Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference.

Dr. Chen was elected to the Board of Directors of American Thyroid Association. She also leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Division of the American Head and Neck Society.  She is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Head and Neck Society. She also serves on the Board of Partnership for Southern Equity.

Education

Dr. Chen earned her Doctor of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University in 1992 and her Master of Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health in 1999. She completed her residencies for general surgery and otolaryngology at the Baylor College of Medicine and completed her head and neck surgical oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas from which she received the MD Anderson Cancer Center Fellow Award.

Research

Dr. Chen's primary research focus is the measurement of oncology treatment outcomes and determinants of successful care outcomes. Oncology care outcomes include quality of life, functional status, costs and treatment compliance. Social determinants include access to care, gender, race, and health literacy. Her secondary focus is translational research of upper aerodigestive tract and thyroid malignancies. Her patient centered dysphagia survey has been translated into over a dozen languages and has been used in multiple cooperative oncology trials.

Publications

Dr. Chen has publications in the journals Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Laryngoscope, and HeadNeck, among others. She also holds editorial board positions for the journals Cancer and HeadNeck.

In 2021, Dr. Chen was inducted to the MilliPub Club, which recognizes current Emory faculty who have published one or more individual papers throughout their careers that have garnered more than 1,000 citations.

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Awards

Dr. Chen has received numerous honors, among them the Percy Memorial Research Award, the Rande Lazar Health Services Research Award, the MD Anderson Cancer Center Fellow Award, the American Head and Neck Society Scholarship Award and Outstanding Research Award, and the Honor Award of the American Academy of Otolaryngology. She is a recipient of the Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award from Emory University School of Medicine. She has been named a Top Doctor in Atlanta by Castle Connolly continuously since 2016.

In addition, she has presented to United States Senate Committees of Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and has received a grant for education and research from The Women's Fund for Health.

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