Eric T. Chen, MD, MS
| Title: | Clinical Assistant Professor |
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| Division: | Sports & Spine |
Eric T. Chen, MD is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, also called a physiatrist, who specializes in sports medicine.
Dr. Chen's clinical interests include the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal and sports-related injury including tendinitis, muscle strain, ligament sprain, arthritis, joint pain and spine pain. He has expertise in ultrasound-guided and interventional spine procedures. Dr. Chen also has a special interest in the use of extra-corporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries.
Dr. Chen is a clinical assistant professor for the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Education and Training
- University of California - Los Angeles, BS Psychobiology 2009
- Albany Medical College, Medical Education 2014
- Olive View/UCLA Medical Center Program, Internship, 2015, Internal Medicine
- University of Washington - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Residency, 2018, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Harvard Medical School - Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Fellowship, 2019, Sports Medicine
Board Certifications
- Sports Medicine, 2019, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab.
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2019, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab
Clinical Interests
Dr. Chen's clinical interests include: tendinopathy, tendinitis, sprains, strains, arthritis, stress fracture, overuse injuries, shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain, back pain, rotator cuff tendinitis, hamstring tendinitis, patellar tendinitis, Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, epicondylitis, hip impingement, radiculopathy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, steroid injection, cortisone injection, viscosupplementation, hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma, epidural injection, facet joint injection, and SI joint injection.