Dr. Wendy Chen

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Biography

Wendy Chen is an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, with a subspecialty certificate in surgery of the hand, as well as a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Her clinical expertise includes hand and wrist surgery and breast reconstruction, including post-mastectomy, as well as gender affirming top surgeries. 

Dr. Chen received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Society. She then completed an integrated plastic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During residency, she spent an additional year in the basic science laboratory investigating whole-eye microsurgical allotransplantation, and she also pursued elective training in gender affirming surgery at Mount Sinai and Oregon Health and Science University. At the University of California at Los Angeles, Dr. Chen completed a hand and microsurgery fellowship. 

Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Chen worked at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, known to be the busiest trauma center in the country. In 2022, she was recognized as a Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars, a 40 Under 40 Houston Business Journal honoree, an Association of Women Surgeons 40 Under 40 honoree, a UT Health Houston McGovern Medical School 2022 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award/Champion of Clinical Learning Environment, and she won the inaugural John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Dr. Chen is passionate about medical education and activism for diversity in surgery, for which she is a frequent national speaker and serves on multiple national committees. She has numerous publications and international presentations, and has won many awards for her work in clinical, basic science and education research.

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Languages

English, Mandarin Chinese

Education

• Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles- Biochemistry, Public Health, East Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese)
• Graduate School: Georgetown University, Masters in Physiology
• Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Fellowship: University of California at Los Angeles

Board Certifications

• American Board of Plastic Surgery (2022)
• CAQ Subspecialty Certified in Surgery of the Hand (2023)
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2023)

Activities and Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, inaugural.
• 40 Under 40 Houston Business Journal Honoree
• UT Health Houston McGovern Medical School Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award/Champion of Clinical Learning Environment Awardee
• Association of Women Surgeons 40 Under 40 Honoree
• Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars
• Over a dozen award-winning research projects and multiple society scholarships

Memberships

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Active Member
• American Council for Academic Plastic Surgeons (ACAPS/ACEPS), Associate Member
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Candidate Member
• American Association for Hand Surgery, Candidate Member
• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Candidate Member
• Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC), Member