Lee-Lynn Chen, MD
Professor
Anesthesia
School of Medicine

Chen's research focuses on raising the quality of pain management, in the areas of both patient care and education. Working with various departments across UCSF, he is a leader in promoting enhanced recovery after surgery – a multidisciplinary effort to improve surgical outcomes and enhance patients' experiences. He is also passionate about the education of medical students and residents, with a particular interest in how using simulation-based courses can improve anesthesia education.

Chen earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester. He completed a residency in anesthesia at UCSF, where he also completed a fellowship in critical care medicine.

Chen is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, California Society of Anesthesiologists, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Association of University Anesthesiologists and American Society for Enhanced Recovery.

• Psychological Symptoms and Stress Are Associated With Decrements in Attentional Function in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.
  Cancer nursing 2020 Atallah M, Cooper B, Muñoz RF, Paul SM, Anguera J, Levine JD, Hammer M, Wright F, Chen LM, Melisko M, Conley YP, Miaskowski C, Dunn LB
• Adjuvant radiation followed by chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival in endometrial cancer.
  Gynecologic oncology 2020 Sinha S, Lazar A, Lam A, Anderson EM, Chen LM, Hsu IJ, Yoshida EJ
• Using provider-focused education toolkits can aid enhanced recovery programs to further reduce patient exposure to opioids.
  Perioperative medicine (London, England) 2020 Sarin A, Lancaster E, Chen LL, Porten S, Chen LM, Lager J, Wick E
• PET-detected asymptomatic recurrence is associated with improved survival in recurrent cervical cancer.
  Abdominal radiology (New York) 2020 Peters PN, Pierson WE, Chen LM, Westphalen AC, Chapman JS, Hsu IC
• Up-regulated cytotrophoblast DOCK4 contributes to over-invasion in placenta accreta spectrum.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2020 McNally L, Zhou Y, Robinson JF, Zhao G, Chen LM, Chen H, Kim MY, Kapidzic M, Gormley M, Hannibal R, Fisher SJ
• An integrated molecular profile of endometrioid ovarian cancer.
  Gynecologic oncology 2020 Pierson WE, Peters PN, Chang MT, Chen LM, Quigley DA, Ashworth A, Chapman JS
• Corrigendum to "Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for reproductive medicine evidence-based review" [Gynecol. Oncol. 155 (2019) 508-514].
  Gynecologic oncology 2020 Chen LM, Blank SV, Burton E, Glass K, Penick E, Woodard T
• Reproductive and Hormonal Considerations in Women at Increased Risk for Hereditary Gynecologic Cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine Evidence-Based Review.
  Gynecologic oncology 2019 Chen LM, Blank SV, Burton E, Glass K, Penick E, Woodard T
• Reproductive and hormonal considerations in women at increased risk for hereditary gynecologic cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine Evidence-Based Review.
  Fertility and sterility 2019 Chen LM, Blank SV, Burton E, Glass K, Penick E, Woodard T
• Medicaid and Medicare payer status are associated with worse surgical outcomes in gynecologic oncology.
  Gynecologic oncology 2019 Ahmad TR, Chen LM, Chapman JS, Chen LL
• Brachytherapy: A critical component of primary radiation therapy for cervical cancer: From the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS).
  Gynecologic oncology 2019 Holschneider CH, Petereit DG, Chu C, Hsu IC, Ioffe YJ, Klopp AH, Pothuri B, Chen LM, Yashar C
• Patterns of Recurrence in Node-Positive Cervical Cancer Patients Treated With Contemporary Chemoradiation and Dose Escalation: A Multi-Institutional Study.
  Practical radiation oncology 2018 Sethi R, Mayadev J, Sethi S, Rash D, Chen LM, Brooks R, Ueda S, Hsu IC
• Disparities in genetics assessment for women with ovarian cancer: Can we do better?
  Gynecologic oncology 2018 Manrriquez E, Chapman JS, Mak J, Blanco AM, Chen LM
• Trends in the incidence of serous fallopian tube, ovarian, and peritoneal cancer in the US.
  Gynecologic oncology 2018 Liao CI, Chow S, Chen LM, Kapp DS, Mann A, Chan JK
• Evidence-based improvisation: Facing the challenges of cervical cancer care in Uganda.
  Gynecologic oncology reports 2018 Swanson M, Ueda S, Chen LM, Huchko MJ, Nakisige C, Namugga J
• Enhanced recovery after surgery-Preoperative fasting and glucose loading-A review.
  Journal of surgical oncology 2017 Sarin A, Chen LL, Wick EC
• PET/MR Imaging in Gynecologic Oncology.
  Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America 2017 Ohliger MA, Hope TA, Chapman JS, Chen LM, Behr SC, Poder L
• High-Dose Interleukin-2: Evaluation of a Standardized Order Set for Biotherapy in an Intensive Care Unit
.
  Clinical journal of oncology nursing 2017 Portillas R, Turner B, Jeffers A, Chen LL, Champagne M
• An update on post-treatment surveillance and diagnosis of recurrence in women with gynecologic malignancies: Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) recommendations.
  Gynecologic oncology 2017 Salani R, Khanna N, Frimer M, Bristow RE, Chen LM
• Gynecologic Oncologist Views Influencing Referral to Outpatient Specialty Palliative Care.
  International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 2017 Hay CM, Lefkowits C, Crowley-Matoka M, Bakitas MA, Clark LH, Duska LR, Urban RR, Chen LM, Creasy SL, Schenker Y
• In Reply.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2017 Chen LM, Chen LL, Chapman JS
• Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Clear-Cell Cancer of the Ovary.
  International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 2016 Westhoff GL, Fuh KC, Longacre TA, McNally JL, Hsu IC, Kapp DS, Teng N, Chen LM
• STIC-ing with what we know.
  Gynecologic oncology 2016 Chen LM
• Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries
  British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2016 The International Surgical Outcomes Study Group.
• Successful implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program shortens length of stay and improves postoperative pain, and bowel and bladder function after colorectal surgery.
  BMC anesthesiology 2016 Sarin A, Litonius ES, Naidu R, Yost CS, Varma MG, Chen LL
• Regret around fertility choices is decreased with pre-treatment counseling in gynecologic cancer patients.
  Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice 2016 Chan JL, Letourneau J, Salem W, Cil AP, Chan SW, Chen LM, Rosen MP
• Enhanced Recovery Pathways for Improving Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Oncology Surgery.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2016 Chapman JS, Roddy E, Ueda S, Brooks R, Chen LL, Chen LM
• In Reply.
  Anesthesiology 2016 Whitlock EL, Feiner JR, Chen LL
• Perioperative Mortality, 2010 to 2014: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.
  Anesthesiology 2015 Whitlock EL, Feiner JR, Chen LL
• Fertility Sparing Surgery for Localized Ovarian Cancers Maintains an Ability to Conceive, but is Associated With Diminished Reproductive Potential.
  Journal of surgical oncology 2015 Letourneau J, Chan J, Salem W, Chan SW, Shah M, Ebbel E, McCulloch C, Chen LM, Cedars M, Rosen M
• Comprehensive care in gynecologic oncology: The importance of palliative care.
  Gynecologic oncology 2015 Landrum LM, Blank S, Chen LM, Duska L, Bae-Jump V, Lee PS, Levine L, McCourt C, Moore KN, Urban RR
• Central line-associated blood stream infections and ventilator-associated events in the intensive care unit (ICU)
  ICU Director 2013 Cohn B, Chen LL. Central line-associated blood stream infections and ventilator-associated events in the intensive care unit (ICU). 2013; ICU Director: 4(6): 310-316.
• Predictors of intensive care unit utilization in gynecologic oncology surgery.
  International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 2011 Ruskin R, Urban RR, Sherman AE, Chen LL, Powell CB, Burkhardt DH, Chen LM
• Perioperative outcomes comparing patient controlled epidural versus intravenous analgesia in gynecologic oncology surgery.
  Gynecologic oncology 2009 Chen LM, Weinberg VK, Chen C, Powell CB, Chen LL, Chan JK, Burkhardt DH
• CT and MRI of adnexal masses in patients with primary nonovarian malignancy.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2006 Chang WC, Meux MD, Yeh BM, Qayyum A, Joe BN, Chen LM, Coakley FV
• Prophylactic surgery to reduce the risk of gynecologic cancers in the Lynch syndrome.
  The New England journal of medicine 2006 Schmeler KM, Lynch HT, Chen LM, Munsell MF, Soliman PT, Clark MB, Daniels MS, White KG, Boyd-Rogers SG, Conrad PG, Yang KY, Rubin MM, Sun CC, Slomovitz BM, Gershenson DM, Lu KH