
Elliott Ho Chen MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, U of SC Sch of Med
2 Medical Park RdSte 302Columbia, SC 29203
Fax+1 803-254-0821
Overview of Dr. Chen
Dr. Elliott Chen is a plastic surgeon in Columbia, SC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Columbia VA Health Care System, Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Prisma Health Baptist Hospital, Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, and Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital. He received his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. Chen accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 3 doctors at Columbia VA Health Care System and one of 15 doctors at Prisma Health Richland Hospital who specialize in Plastic Surgery. He has more than 10 publications and over 150 citings.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2004 - 2006
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2025 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2007 - 2009
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2008
TN State Medical License 2004 - 2007
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Cerner Sentinel Cloud Auditing, Cerner Corporation, 2013, 2015-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2013, 2015-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2013, 2015-2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Single-vessel transcriptome map pathological landscapes and reveal NR2F2-mediated smooth muscle cell phenotype acquisition in capillary malformations.Vi Nguyen, Irving Mao, Siwuxie He, Isabella Castellanos, Mackenzie Azuero
Biorxiv. 2025-09-17 - 6 citationsCurrent clinical evidence is insufficient to support HMME-PDT as the first choice of treatment for young children with port wine birthmarks.Chao Gao, Vi Nguyen, Marcelo L Hochman, Lin Gao, Elliott H Chen
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2024-04-01 - 2 citationsAutologous Fat Versus Hydroxyapatite Cement for Use in Frontal Sinus Obliteration: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.O Parker Martinez, Paulina B Le, Carlos R Martinez, Elliott Chen
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPOGreat West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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