Aaron E Chen, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Emergency Bedside Ultrasound, Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Founder, Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Emergency Medicine
Colket Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd. - 9th Floor - Ste 9117
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Emergency Medicine
Colket Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd. - 9th Floor - Ste 9117
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3948
Fax: 215-590-4454
Fax: 215-590-4454
Email:
chena2@email.chop.edu
chena2@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Managerial Studies and Biochemistry, cum laude)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 1995.
MD
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, TX, 1999.
B.A. (Managerial Studies and Biochemistry, cum laude)
Rice University, Houston, TX , 1995.
MD
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, TX, 1999.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, TN, 1999-2003.
Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2003-2006.
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, TN, 1999-2003.
Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2003-2006.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 2003.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003.
Subspecialty Board in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 2006.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Pediatrics, 2003.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003.
Subspecialty Board in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 2006.
Description of Clinical Expertise
MRSA skin and soft-tissue infections; emergency bedside / point-of-care ultrasoundDescription of Research Expertise
MRSA skin and soft tissue infections; emergency bedside / point-of-care ultrasoundSelected Publications
Blick C, Vinograd A, Chung J, Nguyen E, Abbadessa MKF, Gaines S, Chen A: Procedural competency for ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertion for nurses in a pediatric emergency department. JVA 22(2): 232-237, Mar 2021.Velez-Florez, MC; Chen, AE; Friedlaender, E; Nace, G; Tsemberis, E; Hoffman, C; Hwang, R; Kaplan, SL: : Sensitivity of Imaging for Predicting Pediatric Adnexal Torsion. Pendergrass Symposium, Philadelphia, PA 2021 Notes: Poster Presentation
Velez-Florez, MC; Chen, AE; Friedlaender, E; Nace, G; Tsemberis, E; Hoffman, C; Hwang, R; Kaplan, SL: Sensitivity of Imaging for Predicting Pediatric Adnexal Torsion. IPR 2021, 8th International Pediatric Radiology Congress, Rome, Italy 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation
Kaplan SL, Chen AE, Rempell RG, Brown N, Velez-Florez MC, Khwaja A: Impact of Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Radiology Ultrasound Volumes in a Single Pediatric Emergency Department. J Am Coll Radiol 17(12): 1555-1562, Dec 2020.
Kinneman, Laura; Chen, Aaron; Rempell, Rachel: The Use of Lung Point of Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia Pediatric Academic Societies. May 2020 Notes: accepted for presentation; meeting cancelled due to COVID.
Conlon TW, Nishisaki A, Singh Y, Bhombal S, De Luca D, Kessler DO, Su ER, Chen AE, Fraga MV: Moving Beyond the Stethoscope: Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Practice. Pediatrics 144(4): e20191402, Oct 2019.
Vinograd AM, Chen AE, Woodford AL, Fesnak S, Gaines S, Elci OU, Zorc JJ.: Ultrasonographic Guidance to Improve First-Attempt Success in Children With Predicted Difficult Intravenous Access in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med 74(1): 19-27, May 2019.
Chen AE: Point-of-care lung ultrasonography for pneumonia in children: does size really matter? Arch Dis Child 104(1): 2-3, January 2019.
Subramaniam S, Chen AE, Khwaja A, Rempell R: Identifying infant hydrocephalus in the emergency department with transfontanellar POCUS Am J Emerg Med 37(1): 127-132, January 2019.
Chapter authors - Richard Scarfone and Aaron Chen: Book Chapter - "Pain-Joints," Fleisher & Ludwig Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2019.