Bio

Dr. Chen is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon with Dignity Health Foundation Sacramento, as well as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University. After double majoring in biology and history at Stanford, he obtained his MD from Stanford and MPH from Johns Hopkins. He subsequently completed neurosurgery residency and complex spine fellowship at Stanford. He serves the greater Sacramento area and beyond.

Clinical interests:
Minimally invasive spine, scoliosis and deformity, redo/ revision spinal surgery, complex spine, general neurosurgery

Professional Education:
Undergraduate: Stanford University (BA/ BS)
Medical School: Stanford University (MD)
Masters: Johns Hopkins (MPH)
Residency: Stanford University (Neurosurgery)
Fellowship: Stanford University (Minimally Invasive and Complex Deformity Spine)
Fellowship: San Diego Spine Foundation (Visiting Fellow in Minimally Invasive Spine)
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery (2022)

Research interests:
Clinical outcomes research on spine patients utilizing both large-scale nationwide databases and single-center patient information, focusing on improving quality of care, patient satisfaction, and hospital-wide outcomes.

Contact

  • Academic
    yirenchen@stanford.edu
    University - Faculty other teaching Department: Adult Neurosurgery Position: Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5327