
Catherine Chen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Internal Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Chen is originally from California, but received her medical degree at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. She completed internal medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, and drawn by the diverse and underserved patient population, stayed for pulmonary and critical care fellowship. She has a research interest in database analytics and predictive algorithms to improve patient outcomes in medical intensive care units. Her clinical practice is in critical care. Dr. Chen’s interests outside of medicine include her family, cooking, knitting, and exploring state and national parks.
Education
- Medical School
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2009)
- Residency
- Washington University School of Medicine (2012), Internal Medicine
- Fellowship
- Washington University School of Medicine (2015), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Research Interest
- Database Building and Analysis
- Predictive Algorithms
- Quality Improvement
Publications
Featured Publications
- 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 Crit Care 2015 19 219
- Conservative fluid therapy in septic shock: an example of targeted therapeutic minimization.
- Chen C, Kollef MH Crit Care 2014 18 4 481
Honors & Awards
- Annual Pulmonary Research Day Travel Grant
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2015) - Travel Grant
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2015) - Knowlton Award for Clinical Excellence
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2012) - Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society
Honor Society (2005)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Thoracic Society (2015)
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (2013-2015)