EDUCATION:

• BA: University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1988
• MD: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1992
• MPH: University of Texas, School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, 1999
• Residency: General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1992-1994
• Residency: Otolaryngology,  Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1994-1998
• Fellowship: Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 1998-2001

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• State of Georgia Medical License, issued 2001
• Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology, 1999
• State of Texas Medical License, issued 1997

APPOINTMENTS:

• Emory University School of Medicine
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
  2001-present
• Emory University
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Health Policy and Management
  2002-present
• Emory University
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Epidemiology
  2002-present
• Emory University School of Medicine
  Assistant Professor
  Winship Cancer Institute
  2001-present
• Georgia Cancer for Cancer Statistics
  Medical Advisor
  2003-present
• Emory University School of Medicine
  Chair
  Upper Aerodigestive Tract Working Group, Winship Cancer Institute
  2003-present
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA
  Director
  Health Services Research and Development
  2001-present
• Emory University School of Medicine
  Director
  Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference
  2001-present

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• American Head and Neck Society Scholarship Award
  2001
• M.D. Anderson Clinical Research Fellow Award
  2000, 1998
• Minnie Maffett Scholarship Award
  1999, 1998
• The Women's Fund for Health, Education and Research Grant
  1999
• J. Charles Dickson Award for Outstanding Clinical Science Research
  1997

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Association for Cancer Research, 1999 - present
• Candidate Group, American College of Surgeons
• American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society
• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

PUBLICATIONS:

• Chen AY, Callender DL, Mansyur C, Reyna KM, Limitone E, Goepfert H. The impact of clinical pathways on the practice of  head and neck oncologic surgery: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Arch Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 2000; 126: 322-326.
• Chen AY, Myers JN. Cancer of the oral cavity. Current Problems in Surgery. 2000; 37(10): 633-672.
• Chen AY, Frankowski R, Bishop-Leone J, Hebert T, Leyk S, Lewin J, Goepfert H. The development and validation of a dysphagia-specific questionnaire for head and neck cancer patients: the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI). Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 July;127(7):870-6. 
• Chen AY, Matson L, Roberts D, Goepfert H. The significance of comorbidity in advanced laryngeal carcinoma. Head Neck 2001 July;23(7):566-72.
• Chen AY, Levy L, Goepfert H, Brown B, Spitz M, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R. The development of breast cancer in women with thyroid cancer. Cancer 2001;92:225-31.
• McMahon S, Chen AY.  Head and neck cancer.  Cancer and Metastasis Rev.  2003; 22:21-24.
• Chen AY.  Hu/Persky Article, Multidisciplinary management of paragangliomas of the head and neck, review.  Oncology 2003;17(8):1158-1161.
• Chen AY, Frankowski R, Bishop-Leone J, Hebert T, Leyk S, Lewin J, Goepfert H. The development and validation of a dysphagia-specific questionnaire for head and neck cancer patients: the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI). Abstract from the 5th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, California, 2000.
• Chen AY, Matson L, Roberts D, Goepfert H. The significance of comorbidity in advanced laryngeal carcinoma. Abstract from the 5th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, San Francisco, California, 2000.
• Chen AY, Levy L, Sellin R, Brown B, Spitz M, Goepfert H. Thyroid cancer and breast cancer in women. Abstract from the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2000

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH FOCUS

My major focus of research is directed toward measuring outcomes of oncology treatment as well as measuring determinants of successful outcomes of care.  Outcomes of oncology care that I have measured include quality of life, functional status, costs, and treatment compliance.  Determinants of care include socioeconomic status, gender, race, and health literacy.  My research agenda is to create a multi-disciplinary, multi-site center dedicated to health services research, outcomes, and quality of care.  My secondary focus of research is directed toward translations research of upper aerodigenstive tract malignancies.