Catherine Chen, M.D.

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
General Pulmonology

Biography

Catherine Chen, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Chen earned her medical degree at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also received advanced training through a fellowship in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Chen joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2015.

Dr. Chen’s research interests include database analytics and predictive algorithms to improve patient outcomes in intensive care units.

She is a member of the American Thoracic Society.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Washington University School of Medicine (2012-2015), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Residency - Washington University School of Medicine (2009-2012), Internal Medicine
Medical School - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2005-2009)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Thoracic Society

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
Annual Pulmonary Research Day Travel Grant 2015, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Travel Grant 2015, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Knowlton Award for Clinical Excellence 2012, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society 2005, Honor Society

Books & Publications

Publications
- Impact of SLCO1B3 polymorphisms on clinical outcomes in lung allograft recipients receiving mycophenolic acid.
  Tague LK, Byers DE, Hachem R, Kreisel D, Krupnick AS, Kulkarni HS, Chen C, Huang HJ, Gelman A, The pharmacogenomics journal 2019 Apr
- An international multicenter retrospective study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial pneumonia: impact of multidrug resistance.
  Micek ST, Wunderink RG, Kollef MH, Chen C, Rello J, Chastre J, Antonelli M, Welte T, Clair B, Ostermann H, Calbo E, Torres A, Menichetti F, Schramm GE, Menon V Critical care (London, England) 2015 19 219
- Conservative fluid therapy in septic shock: an example of targeted therapeutic minimization.
  Chen C, Kollef MH Critical care (London, England) 2014 18 4 481

Research

Database Building and Analysis
Predictive Algorithms
Quality Improvement

Clinical Focus

Critical Care Medicine
General Pulmonology
Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders