She is also affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value. Dr. Chen received a BA in English from Rice University in 2001. After a brief stint in investment banking, Dr. Chen obtained her MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010, while simultaneously earning an MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2009. Dr. Chen completed her internship and residency in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF. Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying and reducing overutilization as well as streamlining healthcare delivery during the perioperative period.