PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY

FELLOWS' BIOS: 2005-2006

ANTHONY L-T CHEN, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Community Health, Director of Minority Health, Department of Family Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA

Dr. Chen has tirelessly advocated for community participation and the needs of minority populations as a family physician for 20 years. With strong interests in cross-cultural medicine, community-oriented primary care, and Asian and immigrant health issues, his projects have included hepatitis B and liver cancer screening and prevention in Asian and Pacific Islander communities, mental health of refugee and immigrant populations, and access to care. He has numerous publications and presentations and has received awards for his community service and work in hepatitis B.

Since completing the Fellowship, he has been Medical Director, Community Health and Director of Minority Health in the Department of Family Medicine of Cambridge Health Alliance. He is the Principal Investigator of the South Asian Community Outreach Project and is involved in developing immigrant, homeless, teen, occupational, and other community health initiatives. As Associate Medical Director of Malden Family Medicine Center, he was involved in planning and opening CHA’s newest and largest ambulatory facility, which integrates the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency Program. He continues to teach Harvard students and Tufts students and residents.

Dr. Chen earned his medical degree from Duke University in 1986 and completed residency training in Family Practice at the University of Cincinnati in 1989, where he was chief resident. After a Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship at Duke University in 1990, Dr. Chen served as Associate Director for Research and Faculty Development at Hinsdale Family Practice Residency for three years. After moving to Seattle, he was jointly Medical Director at a health department site and Assistant Director at the Swedish Family Practice Residency. From 1996 to 2005, he established a new office for a community health center primarily serving Asians and Pacific Islanders. He received his MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) as a CFHU Fellow in 2006.

Dr. Chen earned his medical degree from Duke University in 1986, and completed residency training in Family Practice at the University of Cincinnati in 1989, where he was chief resident. He completed the CFHU Fellowship, and received his M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 2006.

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