Cynthia Chen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center B1-354
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5303
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Cynthia Chen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Cynthia Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and medical degree from Wayne State University. She completed Emergency Medicine residency training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Following residency, she completed fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine. Her clinical and research interests are palliative care delivery in the ED, high stakes communication training and education, and ED utilization at end of life. She divides her clinical effort between the Emergency Departments at the University Hospital and the Ann Arbor VA as well as the University Hospital Adult Palliative Care Consultation Service.

    Administrative Contact
    Cindy Trafford
    [email protected]

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Palliative and Hospice Medicine, 2019
    • Residency
      Henry Ford Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 2018
    • MD
      Wayne State University, 540 E Canfield St, 2015
    • MS
      Wayne State University, 540 E Canfield St, 2010
    • BS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      A Novel Teaching Intervention Improves Comfort with Delivering Serious News in Emergency Medicine Trainees
      Harvey C, Kadri A, Chen C, Cranford J, Taylor L, Mendez M. 2023 Oct 11;
    • Journal Article
      HHV-6 Meningoencephalitis in a Healthy Adult Female.
      Valentini N, Chen C. Case Rep Emerg Med, 2023 2023: 9622004 DOI:10.1155/2023/9622004
      PMID: 37113516
    • Presentation
      Palliative Care and the Emergency Department
      Chen C. 2023 Mar 23;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Triggered Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation (TIPCC) for Patients with Gynecologic Malignancy
      Tondo-Steele K, Chen CS, Denny R, Marsh L, Uppal S, Taylor L. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2023 Mar; 65 (3): e305 - e305. DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.133
    • Presentation
      MTalk: Enhancing communication skills to master difficult conversations
      Chen C, Elie C, Houchens N, Jawed A, Mendez M. 2021 Dec 9;
    • Journal Article
      Delivery of end-of-life care in an emergency department-based intensive care unit.
      Leith TB, Haas NL, Harvey CE, Chen C, Ives Tallman C, Bassin BS. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 2020 Dec; 1 (6): 1500 - 1504. DOI:10.1002/emp2.12258
      PMID: 33392556
    • Additional Scholarship
      Michigan Medicine COVID Communications Guide
      Brazier L, Chen C, Licata S, Marks A, Rodgers P. 2020
    • Presentation
      Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care
      2019 Sep 1;