Dr. Mike Y Chen M.D.
Neurosurgeon
1500 Duarte Rd Duarte CA, 91010About
Dr. Mike Y. Chen is a surgeon/scientist at City of Hope National Medical Center. He specializes in complex operations for the removal of brain and spine tumors. His training has included a Masters in ...
Education and Training
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1996
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2013
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sorafenib inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling associated with growth arrest and apoptosis of medulloblastomas.
- Sniffing out cancer using the JPL electronic nose: a pilot study of a novel approach to detection and differentiation of brain cancer.
- Therapeutic targeting of melanoma cells using neural stem cells expressing carboxylesterase, a CPT-11 activating enzyme.
- Environmental cues for mesenchymal stem cell fate determination.
- Cancer stem cells can arise from differentiated neoplastic cells.
- HIF-1α potentiates mesenchymal stem cell mediated osteogenesis by coupling to angiogenesis.
- Surface topography can be used to instruct stem cell fate.
- Axial spondylectomy and circumferential reconstruction via a posterior approach.
- Modified lateral extracavitary approach for vertebral column resection and expandable cage reconstruction of thoracic spinal metastases.
- Clinical efficacy of stem cell mediated osteogenesis and bioceramics for bone tissue engineering.
- Progenitor cells: role and usage in bone tissue engineering approaches for spinal fusion.
- Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in patients with meningiomas and glioblastoma multiforme.
- Co-evolution of breast-to-brain metastasis and neural progenitor cells.
- Heterogeneous cellular origins for glioma in murine model.
- Neuroanatomy changes with repetitive mild head injury in athletes.
Awards
- Margaret Early Trust Grant. Role of the Chromobox Protein CBX6 in the 2012
- Biomechanical evaluation of dual vertebral cages in the thoracic spin 2012
- Golden Axon Award for Leadership and Dedication. Society for Brain Ma 2012
- Characterizing the progenitor cell subpopulation in cancellous bone.
- Biomechanical assessment of thoracic and lumbar vertebral column reco 2010
- Named by Pasadena Magazine as one of the top neurosurgeons in Los Ang 2009-2013
- Biomechanical assessment of C2 vertebral column reconstruction with b 2010
- 2nd place at 2nd Annual COH Poster Session, Collaboration: Synergy fo
- Pilot Study: Characterizing the progenitor cell subpopulation in canc 2010
- NASA Tech Brief Award for NTR 45433: Use of JPL Electronic Nose for D 2008
- NIH K 2007
- Grant for $500,000. The effect of stat3 inhibitors distributed using 2012
- Crutchfield, Gage and Thomson award for best resident presentation at 2003
- Fellows Award for Research Excellence, National Institutes of Health 1999
Treatments
- Stroke
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Professional Memberships
- Member American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Member Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Member The Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Association
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS International Brain Mapping and Intra-operative Surgical Planning Society
- Member City of Hope Cancer Center member: Developmental Therapeutics Program
- Member Los Angeles County Medical Association
- Member California Medical Association
- Member American Association for Cancer Research
- Member Society for Neuro-Oncology
Fellowships
- National Institutes of Health
- Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Surgical Neurology Branch 1997
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor 2007 - 2014Section head of malignant brain tumor program, Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
- Assistant Professor2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery (2006)
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