JustinChenMD

Asthma & Allergic Conditions, Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Physician at East Texas Allergy & Asthma Associates

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Dr. Chen is an adult & pediatric allergist at East Texas Allergy & Asthma Associates. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. He earned his M.D. at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. His residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Allergy & Immunology were completed at the UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Chen has published and lectured at state and national conferences on drug allergies, chronic urticaria and food allergies. He was honored by American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology for his research on penicillin allergy testing. He is a board-certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society and the American College of Physicians.

He is on staff at Longview Regional and Christus Good Shepherd Medical Centers and serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine on the teaching faculty of the UT Tyler / Good Shepherd GME program.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2015 - 2017
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2014
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2010

Daniel W. Foster Fellow University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2017
Fellow In Training Abstract Award American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2016

PubMed

18 citations
Central nervous system signatures of affect in asthma: associations with emotion-induced bronchoconstriction, airway inflammation, and asthma control.
Thomas Ritz, Juliet L. Kroll, Sheenal V. Patel, Justin R. Chen, Uma S. Yezhuvath
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2019-06-01
32 citations
Hippocampal metabolites in asthma and their implications for cognitive function.
Juliet L. Kroll, Ashton M. Steele, Amy E. Pinkham, Changho Choi, David A. Khan
Neuroimage. Clinical. 2018-01-01
93 citations
A Proactive Approach to Penicillin Allergy Testing in Hospitalized Patients
Justin R. Chen, Scott A. Tarver, Kristin S. Alvarez, Trang Tran, David A. Khan
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2017-05-01

Journal Articles

A proactive approach to penicillin allergy testing in hospitalized patients
Chen JR, Tarver SA, Alvarez KS, Tran T, Khan DA, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Antagonism of secreted PCSK9 increases low density lipoprotein receptor expression in HepG2 cells
McNutt MC, Kwon HJ, Chen C, Chen JR, Horton JD, Lagace TA., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 4/17/2009
Dietary fiber enhances a tumor suppressor signaling pathway in the gut
Nguyen KA, Cao Y, Chen JR, Townsend CM Jr, Ko TC., Annals of Surgery, 5/2006

Books/Book Chapters

Scientific American Medicine
Chapter: Urticara & Angioedema
Chen JR, Khan DAEditors: Singh AK, Fox DW.Decker Publishing2016

Abstracts/Posters

Reflexive penicillin allergy testing with in-hospital aztreonam use
Chen JR, Tarver SA, Alvarez KS, Nguyen C, Khan DA, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Atlanta, GA, 3/3/2017
Effects of Proactive Penicillin Allergy Testing on Inpatient Antibiotic Utilization
Chen JR, Tarver SA, Alvarez KS, Khan DA., American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11/12/2016
Beneficial Outcomes of an Inpatient Penicillin Allergy Testing Protocol
Chen JR, Tarver SA, Alvarez KS, Tran T, Khan DA, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immmunology, Los Angeles, CA, 3/5/2016

Lectures

UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Dallas, TX - 5/12/2017
Impact of an Inpatient Penicillin Allergy Testing Service
Texas Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Society Annual Meeting - 4/16/2016

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