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Department of Surgery

Steven L. Chen, M.D., M.B.A.

Steven L. Chen

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Chen practices across the spectrum of surgical oncology and endocrine surgery. His clinical focus is on breast disease, endocrine diseases, and melanoma. In addition, his research focus is on quality improvement in cancer care and operational improvements to optimize outcomes.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Surgery - Oncology, Surgery - General

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Cancer Center

Address:

UC Davis Cancer Center
4501 X St., Suite Ste 3010
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-5959

Education:

University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.D. 1998

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.B.A. 2003

Internships:

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
1999

Residency:

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2005
General Surgery

Fellowships:

John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, CA
2007
Surgical Oncology

Center for Health Care Economics
Ann Arbor, MI
2003

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2003
Critical Care

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, 2006

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society of Breast Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of Academic Surgery
California Medical Association
Society of Surgical Oncology

Select Recent Publications:

Beal SH, Chen SL, Canter R, Chen A, Khatri V, Bold RJ, Martinez SR. Disparities in the Use of Radiation Therapy in Patients with Local-Regionally Advanced Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 2009

Chen SL, Martinez SR. The Survival Impact of the Choice of Surgical Procedure after Ipsilateral Breast Cancer Recurrence. American Journal of Surgery 2008; 196:495-599.

Leggett M, Chen SL, Schneider PD, Martinez SR. The Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2008; 15:2493-2499.

Hoehne FM, Chen SL, Mabry HM, Giuliano AE. An Update on Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients with Extensive Axillary Disease. The Breast Journal 2008; 14:76-80.

Chen SL, Hoehne FM, Guiliano AE. The Prognostic Significance of Micrometastases in Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2007; 14:3378-3384.

Chen SL, Bilchik AJ. More Extensive Nodal Dissection Improves Survival for Stages I to III of Colon Cancer: A Population Based Study. Annals of Surgery 2006; 244:602-610.

Chen SL, Iddings DM, Scheri RP, Bilchik AJ. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node analysis; current concepts and applications. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2006; 56:292-309.

To see if Steven L. Chen is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.