Dr. Reuben Chen

Expert Publications

• [Genetic engineering sugarcane: potential, current status and prospects].
• Adjacent DNA sequences modulate Sox9 transcriptional activation at paired Sox sites in three chondrocyte-specific enhancer elements.
• [Mitral apparatus in sheep].
• Assessment of hemodynamics properties of a new-type artificial heart valve prosthesis using catheterization and echocardiography.
• Transplantation of Schwann cells differentiated from adipose-derived stem cells modifies reactive gliosis after contusion brain injury in rats.
• Spark erosion: a high production rate method for producing Bi(0.5)Sb(1.5)Te3 nanoparticles with enhanced thermoelectric performance.
• Analysis of sequence diversity through internal transcribed spacers and simple sequence repeats to identify Dendrobium species.
• Establishment of a prediction model for the miRNA-based heading date characteristics of rice in the booting stage.
• Segregation analysis of microsatellite (SSR) markers in sugarcane polyploids.
• [Anticoagulant management of patients with cardiac valve prostheses].
• Experience with 124 consecutive elective mitral valve replacements with a Shanghai-made tilting disc prosthesis.
• [Mitral valve replacement with the Shanghai-made tilting disc prosthesis: a report of 222 consecutive cases].
• [Valvuloplasty of rheumatic tricuspid valve disease].
• Simultaneous determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes in urine by thermal desorption-gas chromatography.

Media Releases

Get to know Physiatrist Dr. Reuben Chen, who serves patients in Fort Worth, Texas.

Personifying a holistic approach to health, Dr. Chen is a board-certified physiatrist with an emphasis on sports medicine and pain management. He is in practice with Health Atlast, operating out of the office in Fort Worth, Texas.

Some of the modalities that he uses to manage pain and heal the body include acupuncture, herbal medicine, prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma.

Health Atlast is a revolutionary medical practice and the world’s first multidisciplinary health care franchise. It provides a comprehensive approach to health care that draws on the expertise of practitioners from a number of medical fields, including board-certified medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, nutritionists, and exercise therapists. The eclectic mix of practitioners at Health Atlast work together as one to provide synergistic care that increases the effectiveness of their patients’ therapy.

Before embarking on his professional journey, Dr. Chen earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. During his time in medical school, he traveled abroad to Taiwan to the Kaohsiung University Chinese Medicine Department to study Chinese medicine and became one of the few physicians in the Fort Worth area who is also certified in acupuncture.

Since then, he has continued his interest in integrative medicine and has received Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture training at UCLA and the University of Minnesota, to name a few. 

With this unique background, Dr. Chen prides himself on bringing a more holistic approach to pain management, focusing on regenerative medicine and assisting the body to heal itself. 

A Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The mission of the ABPMR is to serve the public by improving the quality of patient care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

Since January of 2021, Dr. Chen has been a member of the Board of Directors at Sunrider International. A fitness and nutrition visionary, he is the creator of the SunFit321 and Fitness Brigade programs, and plays an active role in the research and development of groundbreaking products.

Since December of 2012, he has also been affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.

Among Dr. Chen’s various accolades include Patients’ Choice Award (2016), On-Time Doctor Award (2016), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2016).

On a more personal note, he is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is a black belt in TaeKwonDo and Judo.

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