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Office
1213 Hermann Drive
Suite 650
Houston, TX 77004Phone+1 713-528-8882
Summary
- Leon Chen, MD is a board-certified dermatologist and a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon who earned his Medical Doctorate from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. He completed his dermatology residency training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas McGovern Medical School combined program and his Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology (Mohs) fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He was the winner of the Review Article Incentive Program awarded by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) during his time as a dermatology resident. His fellowship training focused on Mohs micrographic surgery, advanced reconstruction, and clinical research in cutaneous oncology. He was the sub-investigator of various clinical trials that evaluated the use of a hedgehog pathway inhibitor and immunotherapy for advanced nonmelanoma skin cancer. Dr. Chen’s deep passion for skin cancer has led him to author more than 30 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and numerous book chapters. His research has been presented at national and international dermatology meetings. He is also the editor of the textbook Basal Cell Carcinoma: Advances in Treatment and Research.
Dr. Chen is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American College of Mohs Surgery, the American Medical Association, and the Texas Medical Association.
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, 2020
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Dermatology, 2016 - 2019
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Dermatology, 2019
- McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2014, MD
- University of Texas Medical BranchFellowship, Dermatolgy Clinical Research Fellowship
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- American Board of Dermatology Dermatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Winner of the Review Article Incentive Program American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
- Dwight D. Book Scholarship Recipient
- Scholar The University of Texas at Austin College
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsSonidegib for the treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review of sonidegib and the BOLT trial with 12-month updateLeon Chen, Sirunya Silapunt, Michael R. Migden
Future Oncology. 2016-05-18 - 51 citationsZIP4 is a novel molecular marker for gliomaYi Lin, Yong Chen, Yongzhi Wang, Jingxuan Yang, Vivian F. Zhu
Neuro-Oncology. 2013-08-01 - 51 citationsMicrorna-34b inhibits pancreatic cancer metastasis through repressing smad3Chen Liu, He Cheng, Si Shi, Xiaobo Cui, Jingxuan Yang
Current Molecular Medicine. 2013-05-01
Journal Articles
- Surgical site identification with personal digital device: A prospective pilot studyChen L, Parsons AM, Aria AB, et al, J Am Acad Dermatol, 1/1/2018
- Traction haemostasisEnglish CA, Chen L, Migden MR, Australas J Dermatol, 1/1/2018
- Emerging Nonsurgical Therapies for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Nonmelanoma Skin CancerChen L, Aria AB, Silapunt S, Migden MR, Dermatol Surg, 1/1/2018
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Abstracts/Posters
- The Use of Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors for Locally Advanced and Metastatic basal Cell CarcinomaL. Chen, A. Aria, S. Silapunt and M. Migden, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology Poster Program, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2018
- The Use of PD-1 Inhibitors for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non-Melanoma Skin CancerL. Chen, A. Aria, S. Silapunt and M. Migden, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Poster Program, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2017
- Erythema nodosum in the setting of Everolmus useS. Kim, L. Chen, A. Hebert, J. Slopis, M. Koenig and A. Patel, 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Tuberous SclerosisHouston, TX - 1/1/2016
- An Interesting Case of Proton-Pump Inhibitor Induced Subacute Cutaneous Lupus ErythematosusHouston, TX - 1/1/2016
- Cockayne SyndromeHouston, TX - 1/1/2015
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