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Departments & Divisions
Clinical
Philip Chen, M.D., F.A.R.S.
Clinical Professor
Vice Chairman
Division of Rhinology
Philip Chen, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He enjoys all aspects of otolaryngology, but has special interest in disease of the sinuses and the anterior skull base. He is the senior-most fellowship-trained rhinologist in San Antonio offering care to the civilian community. He completed his residency at the University of Virginia where he trained under esteemed rhinologists Charles Gross, M.D., and Spencer Payne, M.D.. Subsequently, he completed one of the world’s premier advanced endoscopic sinus and anterior skull base surgery fellowships under the direction of Professor Peter-John Wormald. Dr. Chen has lectured internationally and authored multiple publications and book chapters. Dr. Chen sees patients at the UT Medical Arts & Research Center.
Visit the Rhinology Division Page for additional information
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Professional Background
Education
- 2007 - MD - Doctor of Medicine - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- 2003 - BA - Communications, Commerce and Pre-Medicine - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Training
- 2013 - Fellowship Training Completion - Rhinology - University of Adelaide, Australia
- 2012 - Residency Training Completion - Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Highlights
2018 - Rising Star Doctor, SA Scene Magazine
2018 - Selected Listee: Marguis Who's Who in the World
2017 - 1st Place Research (mentor): UT Health PASSPORT "Fabrication and Validation of Low-Cost, Medium-Fidelity Silicone Injection Molded Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulation Model"
2017/2016 - Top 20 Reviewers List: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
2016: Top Doctors: SA Scene Magazine
Appointments
- 2022 - Present - Vice Chairman - UT Health San Antonio
- 2023- Present - Clinical Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology
- 2018-2023 - Associate Professor - UT Health San Antonio
- 2017-2018 - Adjunct Associate Professor - Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery, Bethesda, MD
- 2016-2020 - Residency Program Director - UT Health San Antonio
- 2015-2016 - Associate Program Director - UT Health San Antonio
- 2014-2017 - Adjunct Assistant Professor - Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery, Bethesda, MD
- 2013-2017 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Physician - UT Health San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology
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Instruction & Training
- 2016-Present, Mentor for Medical Students research projects, UT Health San Antonio
- 2016-Present, Medical Student Clerkship Director, UT Health San Antonio
- 2015-Present, Clinical Preceptor for First Year Medical Students, UT Health San Antonio
- 2014-Present, Formally Supervises Medical Student and Resident Research, UT Health San Antonio
- 2013-Present, Formal Clinical Training of Medical Students, UT Health San Antonio
- 2013-Present, Clinical and Surgical Training of Residents, UT Health San Antonio
- 2014-2016, Clinical Training of Family Medicine Residents, UT Health San Antonio
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Service
Department
2013-Present - Clinical and Surgical Instructor, Research Mentor to Medical Students and Residents
2016-2020 - Residency Program Director
2015-2016 - Associate Residency Program Director
School
2017- 2020 - PASSPORT Univ of Texas Research Day Judge
2015 - Presentation: Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis (UTHSA)
Institutional
2020 - Interview: Meet Philip Chen, MD of UT Health San Antonio. Vollagedallas.com, January 16, 2020
National
Visit the Rhinology Division Page for links to various articles, interviews and general information for patients and the community provided by Dr. Chen.
Community
Visit the Rhinology Division Page for links to various articles, interviews and general information for patients and the community provided by Dr. Chen.
Global
Visit the Rhinology Division Page for links to various articles, interviews and general information for patients and the community provided by Dr. Chen.
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Publications
- A Golden Experience: Fifty Years of Experience Managing the Frontal Sinus
- Surgical relationship of the nasolacrimal system to the maxillary line: Performing safe mega antrostomy
- International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis
- Prospective trial of pulsating nasal wash in cadavers undergoing sinus surgery
- Fabrication and Validation of a Low-Cost, Medium-Fidelity Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulation Model
- The Role of Simulation in Teaching Sinus Surgery in Otolaryngology Residency: A Survey of rhinologists
- An Ergonomical Assessment of Operating Table and Surgical Stool Heights for Seated Otolaryngology Procedures
- Algorithm for Management of the Refractive Aerosinusitis Patient
- Intraoperative Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Training: Efficient Teaching Techniques—A New Method
- Teaching Frontal Sinus Anatomy using the Frontal Sinus Masterclass 3-D Conceptualization Model
- The utility of enlarging symptomatic nasal septal perforations
- Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of Balloon Catheter Dilation on "Sinus Pressure"/Barometric Headaches
- Tympanostomy Tube Placement and Ear Drops: Evidence-Based Cost Saving Models
- Oropharyngeal CSF Leak Secondary to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- International assessment of inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the international frontal sinus anatomy classification sy
- Teaching Residents Frontal Sinus Anatomy Using a Novel 3-Dimensional Conceptualization Planning Software-Based Module
- Development and Implementation of an Inpatient Otolaryngology Consultation Service at an Academic Medical Center: Commentary
- Construct Validation of a Low-Cost, Medium-Fidelity Silicone Injection Molded Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulation Model
- The Intraoperative Accuracy of Maxillary Balloon Dilation: A Blinded Trial
- Augmentation of Dural Defect Repairs Strength with an Acrylic Plate in a Porcine ex vivo Model
- Failure Pressure of Dural Repairs Using a Novel Reconstruction with Titanium Clips in a Porcine ex vivo Model
- Survey of Anesthesiologists on Anesthetic Maintenance Techniques and TIVA for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- A Solitary Supraglottic Neurofibroma Presenting with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in an Adolescent
1. Chen PG and Wormald PJ. Surgical management of sellar and parasellar diseases. Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Watkinson JC and Clarke RW. CRC Press8th Ed. 2018.
2. Alrasheed A, Chen PG, Tewfik MA. Chapter 6.13: Controversial Topics in Current Practice - Training models and techniques in frontal sinus surgery. Frontal Sinus Surgery. Georgalas and Sama. Thieme, 1st Ed. In press.
3. Chen PG, Stallworth CL. Septoplasty. OTOsource Comprehensive Otolaryngology Curriculum (www.otosource.org/content/septoplasty)
4. Gaffey M, Chen PG. Tonsillitis. OTOsource Comprehensive Otolaryngology Curriculum. (www.otosource.org/content/tonsillitis)
5. Taylor CB, Chen PG. Benign neck mass. OTOsource Comprehensive Otolaryngology Curriculum. (www.otosource.org/content/benign-neck-diseases)
6. Locke T, Chen PG. Epistaxis. Otolaryngology Weekly Curriculum™, Decker Med Publishe
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Clinical
Dr. Chen is the senior-most fellowship-trained rhinologist serving the civilian community in the seventh-largest city in the United States, and has brought new expertise, treatments, and surgical options for the citizens in San Antonio and South Texas for advanced sinus and endoscopic skull base surgery.
Board Certifications
- 2013 - American Board of Otolaryngology