Patrick M. Chen MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurology Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion (NTBIC) Program
Neurology Consultant, UCI Athletics
Associate Program Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship
As a clinical neurologist and neurointensivist, Dr. Chen sees a diverse spectrum of TBI including severe, concussion, post-concussive syndrome and UCI athletes. He leads the growing collaborative NTBIC Program. His research is geared toward improving the care of his patients by better understanding the long term consequences of TBI and the factors that differentiate TBI trajectory and chronic disease.
Research Team
Undergraduates
Sean Lee, BS (BioScience 199)
Amanda Fang (BioScience 199), UROP SURP
Shenyu Tong(BioScience 199)
Kirti Patel (BioScience 199)
Medical Trainees
Claire Joyner (UCI Medical Student), Medical Student Research Program (MSRP), T35 Grant
Ashish Ramesh (UCI Medical Student), Medical Student Research Program (MSRP)
Maria Paulino (UCI Medical Student), Medical Student Research Program (MSRP)
Aru Kapoor (PsyD Candidate), TBI Research Stipend Student
Alexis Conrad (PsyD Candidate), TBI Research Stipend Student
Star Lopez (UCI Medical Student)
Sebastian Hanna MD (Neurology Resident)
Kotaro Tsutsumi MD (Neurology Resident)
Maral Sakayan MD (Neurology Resident), ANA Trainee Grant
Alumni
Conrad Manning DO, Neurointensevist
Walter Valesky MD , MICU Fellow
Aaron Thomas MA (PsyD Candidate), TBI Research Stipend Student
Collaborators
Michael Lopez PhD, NTBIC Neuropsychology Director
Spencer James MD, Data Scientist
Areg Grigorian MD, Sigrid Burruss MD, Jeff Nahmias, Trauma Surgery
Bernadette Boden-Albala PhD, Wen School of Public Health