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Kevin Chen, M.D.

Assistant professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Chief, pediatric plastic surgery
Department of Surgery

Education

Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Residency
Long Island Jewish Center (North Shore)

Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Practice Areas

Kevin Chen is a plastic surgeon who specializes in cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial surgery for pediatric patients. In addition, he offers general plastic surgery for adults, including facial reconstruction after traumatic injury, facial paralysis surgery and facial cosmetic surgery.

Chen's services include: cleft lip and cleft palate repair, skull and jaw repair, general pediatric plastic surgery, rhinoplasty (nose jobs), facelifts and blepharoplasty (eyelid lifts). He uses the latest advances in his practice, such as distraction osteogenesis - a bone lengthening technique - and incorporates novel materials into facial reconstruction procedures.

Research Interests

  • Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning for plastic surgery
  • 3D printing
  • Novel imaging techniques to limit radiation
  • Novel biomaterials

Community Work and Service

  • Medical mission trips to offer plastic surgery to refugees