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Clark Chen, MD, Neurosurgery, Minneapolis, MN, M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center

ClarkCChenMDPhD(He/Him)

Neurosurgery • Minneapolis, MN

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota

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Summary

  • Clark C. Chen holds the French Lyle Chair in Neurosurgery and serves as the Head of the Neurosurgery program at the University of Minnesota. He specializes in the treatment of brain cancers, with a focus on minimally invasive neuro-oncologic surgeries. Dr. Chen completed his neurosurgery training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2008. He pursued an in-folded clinical fellowship in radiosurgery and a second fellowship in stereotactic neurosurgery before joining staff as the Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. He was recruited to the University of California San Diego Neurosurgery in 2011, where he rose to the rank of tenured ladder-rank Professor and served as the Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs until his current role. Dr. Chen is an NIH-funded investigator and is active in national and international neurosurgery, including service as an executive committee member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Tumor Section. He serves as editor and reviewer for over twenty well-regarded journals that span the field of radiosurgery, neurosurgery, clinical medicine, and laboratory research. Dr. Chen is consistently recognized as a “Top Doctor” in Minnesota for his expertise in clinical neurosurgery by the Mpls. St. Paul Magazine as well as Minnesota Monthly.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2008
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - Present
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2002 - 2011
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Brain Cancer Drug Trial Set to Expand Two Years After Saving MN Mother
    Brain Cancer Drug Trial Set to Expand Two Years After Saving MN MotherMarch 15th, 2023
  • State-of-the-Art Neurosurgery Suite Will Bridge the Gap Between Research and Clinical Care
    State-of-the-Art Neurosurgery Suite Will Bridge the Gap Between Research and Clinical CareJanuary 3rd, 2023
  • Collagen ‘Tile’ Delivers Postsurgical Radiation in Glioblastoma
    Collagen ‘Tile’ Delivers Postsurgical Radiation in GlioblastomaJune 10th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Clark Chen, Dr. Clark Chen, MD, Dr. C Chen, Dr. Clark C Chen