Yi-RenChenMDMPH
Neurosurgery • Carmichael, CABrain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Neurosurgeon, Dignity Health & Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
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Office
6555 Coyle Ave Ste 260
Carmichael, CA 95608Phone+1 916-536-2015Fax+1 916-536-2029- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Yi-Ren Chen is a board-certified neurosurgeon serving the greater Sacramento area, and is affiliated with multiple hospitals, including Mercy San Juan Medical Center and Stanford Health Care. He received his MD from Stanford and MPH from Johns Hopkins, and subsequently completed both neurosurgery residency and complex spine fellowship at Stanford. He specializes in complex and redo spine surgery, deformity and scoliosis correction, minimally invasive spinal surgeries, and brain and spinal tumors.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2012 - 2019- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2016 - 2017
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Clinical Research, 2009 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsEffect of Electronic Clinical Decision Support on Imaging for the Evaluation of Acute Low Back Pain in the Ambulatory Care Setting.Doris Chen, Hriday P. Bhambhvani, Jason Hom, Megan Mahoney, Max Wintermark, Christopher Sharp, John K. Ratliff, Yi-Ren Chen> ;World Neurosurgery. 2020 Feb 1
- 6 citationsRisk Adjustment Instruments in Administrative Data Studies: A Primer for Neurosurgeons.Lily H. Kim, Yi-Ren Chen> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 Apr 30
- 2 citationsEffect of Electronic Clinical Decision Support on 25(OH) Vitamin D Testing.Kuo-Kai Chin, Jason Hom, Marilyn Tan, Christopher Sharp, Suwei Wang, Yi-Ren Chen, Doris Chen> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2019 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Trans-Oral Endoscopic Resection of High Cervical Osteophytes with Long-Term Symptom Resolution: Case Series, Imaging, and Literature ReviewYi-Ren Chen, Carol H Yan, Zara M Patel, Atman M Desai, World Neurosurgery
- Differences in Antipsychotic-Related Adverse Events in Adult, Pediatric, and Geriatric PopulationsSagreiya H, Chen YR, Kumarasamy NA, Ponnusamy KE, Chen D, Das A, Cureus, 2017
- Treatment of Nystagmus in Brainstem Cavernous Malformation with Botulinum ToxinChen YR, Fredrick D, Steinberg GK, Liao YJ, Cureus, 2016
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Authored Content
- National Trends for Reoperation in Elderly Patients with GlioblastomaFebruary 2018
Press Mentions
Safety First Media Release; Dr. Yi-Ren Chen July 18th, 2022
Dr. Yi-Ren Chen received the Charles Kuntz Scholar AwardJune 6th, 2022
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, California
Stanford Health CarePalo Alto, California
External Links
- Google Scholar Citationshttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c-VIR1kAAAAJ&hl=en
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