Henry J. Chen M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
930 Franklin St SE Huntsville AL, 35801About
Henry J. Chen, MD, is an established cardiologist with Heart Center Inc in Huntsvile, Alabama. Dr. Chen is a graduate of the University of Maryland in Baltimore. His residency was also completed at the University of Maryland. He completed his fellowship, for cardiovascular disease, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and completed his fellowship, for interventional cardiology, at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California. Dr. Chen is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. His specialties include directional coronary atherectomy, balloon angioplasty, stent and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Dr. Chen is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the American College of Physicians, the Alabama Medical Association, and the Madison County Medical Society.
Education and Training
MD at The University of Maryland
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1987
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1988
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Past Medical Director of Cardiac Service Line, Huntsville Hospital -
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Internships
- The University of Maryland
Fellowships
- Cardiology, University of Florida, 1993; Interventional Cardiology Under John Simpson, Sequoia Hospital, 1994
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, American College of Cardiology
What do you attribute your success to?
- His supportive wife
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling Around the World
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