Vicki M Chen MD

Pediatric & Strabismus

Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Tufts Medical Center

800 Washington St.Box 450Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-636-6769
Fax+1 617-636-3305

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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 2003 - 2006
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2007 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2009 - 2021
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Compassionate Caregiver Award The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, Boston MA, 2011
Bertha C. Curtis Award for Clinical Excellence Boston University School of Medicine, 2002

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Validation and Repeatability of the Epidermolysis Bullosa Eye Disease Index in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Vicki M Chen, V S Senthil Kumar, Elizabeth Noh, Jennifer Perloff
Cornea. 2023-01-01
7 citations
Lemierre syndrome associated mycotic cavernous sinus thrombosis and carotid aneurysm after COVID-19.
Yi Ling Dai, Vicki M Chen, Thomas R Hedges 3rd, Adel Malek
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2022-09-01
Corneal Changes and Strategies to Improve Survival of Hypomorphic Collagen VII-Deficient Mice for the Study of Ocular Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Vicki M Chen, Karrie Southwell, Erin Huynh, Stefanie Gavett, Lauren Richey
Comparative Medicine. 2022-02-01

Press Mentions

ZIF-8 Modified Polypropylene Membrane: A Biomimetic Cell Culture Platform with a View to the Improvement of Guided Bone RegenerationDecember 9th, 2020

Grant Support

Development of a Collagen VII Eye Drop for the Treatment of Ocular Disease in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis BullosaThe Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Partnership (EBRP) and Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF)2016–2018