UChicago Faculty Physician
Nan Chen, MD
Nan Chen, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Hematology and Oncology (Cancer)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Nan Chen, MD, is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist who specializes in comprehensive breast cancer care. Dr. Chen’s practice primarily focuses on treating patients with all forms of breast cancer. She has particular expertise in high-risk breast cancers, including metastatic hormone receptor positive and triple-negative breast cancer. Dr. Chen offers both standard of care (such as, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and endocrine therapy) and novel therapies through clinical trials in order to create individualized treatment plans for her patients.
Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying innovative treatments for both early and advanced breast cancer in addition to identifying new biomarkers to predict response to the therapies. She is very active in clinical research, managing several trials evaluating advanced care for breast cancer. Working closely with laboratory-based researchers at the University of Chicago, Dr. Chen is developing tools that investigate mechanisms of treatment response or resistance. She has been awarded grants to fund her research and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on breast cancer.
Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying innovative treatments for both early and advanced breast cancer in addition to identifying new biomarkers to predict response to the therapies. She is very active in clinical research, managing several trials evaluating advanced care for breast cancer. Working closely with laboratory-based researchers at the University of Chicago, Dr. Chen is developing tools that investigate mechanisms of treatment response or resistance. She has been awarded grants to fund her research and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on breast cancer.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Malignancy
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Medical Education
- New York Medical College
Residency
- Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
Fellowship
- Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
Internship
- Texas Children Hospital
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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