Lea Ann Chen MD
[Pronunciation: Lee Ann]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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125 Paterson StreetCAB 7201New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 732-235-7784
Fax+1 732-235-7792
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009 - 2012
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2006
Rice UniversityBA, Biology, Policy Studies
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License Active through 2027
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- C. Difficile and Ursodiol Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 01
- Managing Infliximab Reinduction After Temporary Discontinuation of Drug Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
- The PRECIOUS Study: Predicting Crohn's & ColitIs Outcomes in the United States Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 10
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Assessment of PredictSURE IBD Assay in a Multinational Cohort of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Dahham Alsoud, Nurulamin M Noor, Lea Ann Chen, Vivian Abadom, Simon H C Anderson
United European Gastroenterology Journal. 2025-10-01 - Fecal Microbial Community Profiling Allows Discrimination of Phenotype and Treatment Response in Pediatric Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis-An International Meta...Denise Aldrian, Adam Pollio, Christoph Mayerhofer, Kay Diederen, Jonathan P Jacobs
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2025-09-01 - 6 citationsPreferred Reporting Items for Microbiotherapy (PRIM) Guidelines Across Medical Disciplines: An International Delphi Consensus.Faming Zhang, Michael A Kamm, Xia Wu, Dina Kao, Thomas J Borody
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2025-06-01
Authored Content
- Making the most of your DDW experienceApril 2018
Press Mentions
AGA Names Dr. Lea Ann Chen a Rising Microbe Investigator — 4 InsightsNovember 12th, 2018
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Is Poised for a MakeoverJune 1st, 2021- In IBD, Race & Ethnicity Influence Disease SeverityFebruary 9th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Gut Microbial Functions that Impact Multiplex and Non-multiplex Crohn’s Disease Risk.RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2027
- The Study of Families with Heritable Crohn's Disease to Support Rational Design of Microbiodata-Based TherapiesRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2021–2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Crohn's and Colitis FoundationMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leaann-chen/
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