Yu Chen, M.D. Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Yu "Sarah" Chen, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine. Originally from North Carolina, Dr. Chen holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a master's degree in medical science and completed her medical degree at the Boston University School of Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency training at Boston University Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Chen joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021. Dr. Chen is a member of the American College of Physicians. Education Other Post Graduate Training Boston University School of Medicine (2013), Medical Sciences Medical School Boston University School of Medicine (2013) Residency Boston University Medical Center (2016), Internal Medicine Research Interest General Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Publications Featured Publications Limited Health Literacy Is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Tormey LK, Reich J, Chen YS, Singh A, Lipkin-Moore Z, Yu A, Weinberg J, Farraye FA, Paasche-Orlow MK Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2018 Jul Targeting Notch, a key pathway for ovarian cancer stem cells, sensitizes tumors to platinum therapy. McAuliffe SM, Morgan SL, Wyant GA, Tran LT, Muto KW, Chen YS, Chin KT, Partridge JC, Poole BB, Cheng KH, Daggett J, Cullen K, Kantoff E, Hasselbatt K, Berkowitz J, Muto MG, Berkowitz RS, Aster JC, Matulonis UA, Dinulescu DM Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2012 Oct 109 43 E2939-48 Cigarette smoking strongly modifies the association of LOC387715 and age-related macular degeneration. Schmidt S, Hauser MA, Scott WK, Postel EA, Agarwal A, Gallins P, Wong F, Chen YS, Spencer K, Schnetz-Boutaud N, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Am J Hum Genet 2006 May 78 5 852-864 Results 1-3 of 3 1 Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Physicians (2016)