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Department
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General Surgery
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Hospital Title
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Assistant in Surgery
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Academic Title
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Instructor
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Phone
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617-355-0535
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617-730-0298
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Email
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Catherine Chen
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Location
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300 Longwood Avenue
Fegan 3
Boston, MA 02115
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The goals of Catherine Chen's research are to:
1) Understand the long-term outcomes of patients with pediatric surgical conditions, such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), which is a paradigm of chronic disease
2) Assess functional status and health-related quality of life of pediatric surgical patients
3) Assess impact on family of children who have undergone pediatric surgical procedures
4) Define interventions that may enhance children's health-related quality of life and lessen family impact
Dr. Chen is currently active in the design and analysis of several studies addressing the impact of medical morbidity on the functional status and health-related quality of life of older school-age CDH survivors, and on the financial and emotional well-being of families of CDH survivors. She is also examining these issues in a younger contemporary cohort of CDH survivors and is focusing on the assessment of their neurodevelopmental outcomes. Dr. Chen aims to prospectively identify affected children and their families who may benefit from ongoing interventions.
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Catherine Chen received her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. She completed an internship and residency at Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA, a research fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston, and a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
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- Chen C, Botelho C, Cooper A, Hibberd P, Parsons SK. Current practice patterns in the treatment of perforated appendicitis in children. J Am Coll Surg 2003; 196: 212-221.
- Chen C, Jeruss SA, Tighiouart H, Terrin N, Wilson JM, Parsons SK. Family impact of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair. Qual Life Res 2005; 14: 2081.
- Parsons SK, Chen C, Jeruss SA, Chapman JS, Tighiouart H, Terrin N, Glassman E, Wilson JM. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children after congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair. Qual Life Res 2005; 14: 1987.
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