David Chen, MD
David Chen, MD
About David Chen, MD
Dr. David Chen attended college and medical school at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. He obtained undergraduate degrees in the study of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies (B.A.) as well as in Neuroscience (B.S.). In medical school, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society and won the Bryce Collier prize for his medical relief work in Jamaica. He was an intern in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and did his neurology residency at MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is boarded-certified in Neurology as well as board-certified in Pain. He is also certified in Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties.
Dr. Chen's research focuses on he interactions of the nervous and immune system. He completed a fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Anne Louise Oaklander looking at various human models of nerve injury pain. He has particular interests in headache and migraine, shingles, trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain disorders, complex regional pain syndrome and has lectured on all of these subjects.
Dr. Chen serves as the associate director of the outpatient Neurology Clinics at MGH as well as the director of the Neurology Urgent Access Clinic.
Clinical Interests:
- Headaches
- Migraine
- Neurology
- Neuropathic pain
- Postherpetic neuralgia
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Italian, Taiwanese
Locations
Mass General Neurology: Comprehensive Neurology Division
55 Fruit St.
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8639
Medical Education
- MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
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Virtual appointments are tricky, this provider was distracted by something off screen and he was smiling as I was talking about my medical history. Bed side manner was horrible.
Dr. Chen really understands my condition and makes the right recommendations. We've done some trial and error stuff. He's always willing to try and listen to something new and informs me about everything. I really enjoy seeing him. I think at first sometimes it's a little standoffish, but that seems natural. Once you get going, I'm very familiar ... Read More
Dr. Chen answered all my questions. He showed empathy when I discussed my left eye problem with him.
Dr. Chen is a wonderful physician. He's caring and compassionate, listening carefully to my concerns and providing thorough explanations of symptoms and treatment options.
This provider seemed very knowledgeable and he understood my reluctance in trying and taking prescription medication for migraines and he helped me to figure out a way to see my diet and supplements can help with preventing the migraines rather than having to take prescription medication.
Yes, I thought that Dr. Chen was very knowledgeable. He was very patient. He explained things thoroughly. And I am very, very glad that I was able to get an appointment with him because he was highly recommended. I appreciate the time that he dedicated to me.
Dr. Chen is awesome! He has amazing ideas and suggestions!
It was my first time in person to meet Dr. Chen and he was very personable and kind, explained the procedure, injecting some steroidal needles into the back of my head and neck. He described what he was doing very well and very simply and I don't really have any complaints.
Although Dr. Chen was a little bit late, he spent as much time as we needed to talk about what was going on with me and to explain things to me and I was very happy with my visit.
He was wonderful. He took really good care of me. He listened to everything that I had to say. His notes after the meeting were very detailed and I could tell that he really did care and he was paying perfectly good attention and he gave me really good advice.