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Constance Chen, MD, Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, Lenox Hill Hospital

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Plastic Surgery • New York, NY

Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Private practice

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Summary

  • Dr. Constance M. Chen is a board-certified plastic surgeon with special expertise in the use of innovative microsurgical techniques to optimize medical and cosmetic outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction. Dr. Chen received her BA from Harvard College, MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and MPH from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. After surgical residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital Cornell-Columbia, she completed fellowships at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York University Langone Medical Center Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. She is currently Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Weill Cornell Medical College and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Tulane University School of Medicine. She is also the Chief of Microsurgery at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

    Dr. Chen pioneered perforator flap breast reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital, and operates at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai as part of the New York Center for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction. She is principal investigator of a multi-institutional clinical trial investigating autologous lymph node transfer to treat breast cancer patients who have developed chronic upper extremity lymphedema after mastectomy.

    Dr. Chen is frequently invited to lecture nationally and internationally on new advancements in breast reconstruction and the surgical treatment of lymphedema. She is the author of three books, five book chapters, and fifty journal articles. She has also won numerous awards for her work in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the local, regional, and national levels.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2006 - 2008
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2004
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Breast Reconstruction Specialist Dr. Constance M Chen Provides Explains the Benefits of Short-Scar Breast Reduction
    Breast Reconstruction Specialist Dr. Constance M Chen Provides Explains the Benefits of Short-Scar Breast ReductionMay 23rd, 2023
  • Natural Tissue Breast Reconstruction for Thin People
    Natural Tissue Breast Reconstruction for Thin PeopleFebruary 23rd, 2023
  • Breast Cancer: Researchers Say It's OK to Pause Long-Term Treatment for Pregnancy
    Breast Cancer: Researchers Say It's OK to Pause Long-Term Treatment for PregnancyDecember 13th, 2022
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Dr. Constance Chen, Dr. Constance Chen, MD, Dr. C Chen, Dr. Constance Marian Chen