Michael A.

Chen

MD

CONTACTS

Mailing Address:
Harborview Medical Center, 
325 9th Avenue, 
Box 359748, 
Seattle, WA 98104-2499​

Non-Clinical Administrative Support:
Giada Szanyi

Clinical Contacts:
For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.

About

Dr. Chen, UW Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, has special expertise in treating older patients with cardiovascular disease. 

He earned a bachelor's degree from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and then attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology (his dissertation research focused on the influence of age and gender on patient-physician interaction) before entering medical school to obtain his M.D.

He came to the UW in 1999 for internship and residency in Internal Medicine and then also completed fellowships in Gerontology and Geriatric medicine and cardiology here. He is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease.

Dr. Chen's personal interests include running, hiking, photography, travel, and food.

Research Interests

• Exercise and cardiovascular health
• Diastolic heart failure in the elderly

Clinical Interests

• Geriatric cardiology
• Psychological effects of heart disease

Education & Training 

Fellowship, Cardiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA (2005)

Fellowship, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA (2003)

Internship and Residency
University of Washington
Seattle, WA (2002)

MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI (1999)

PhD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI (1995)

MA
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI (1991)

BA
Haverford College
Haverford, PA (1989)

Honors 

Cum Laude, University of Michigan Medical School (1999)

Cardiology Teaching Excellence Award (2007)

Writing Committee for the 2013 Update for the AHA Scientific Statement: Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly

Publications