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Department of Neurosurgery

Houston, Texas

Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery
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Peng Roc Chen, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Cerebrovascular/ Endovascular Program
Director, Skull Base Surgery Program

Medical School
Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Intership
St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan

Residency
Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Fellowship
Neuroendovascular:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cerebrovascular and skull base microsurgery:
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
St. Joseph Hospital Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Awards and Honors
Dean’s Honor, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China

Stroke and Neural Regeneration Research Funding, Boston Life Science, Inc.

American Academy of Neurological Surgery Award

Primary Neurosugical Interests - Clinical
Cerebrovascular diseases, skull base tumors, including but not limited to, intracranial aneurysm, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, spinal arteriovenous malformation, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, carotid and vertebral artery occlusive disease, intracranial arterial occlusive disease, cavernous malformation, brain stem lesion, acoustic neuroma, meningioma, other brain tumors, and spinal cord tumors.

Research
Brain arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms, stroke, as well as central nervous system axonal reorganization and regeneration following stroke

Contact Information
Clinic Address:
Baylor Clinic
6620 Main Street, Suite 1350
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-798-4696
Fax: 713-798-3739

Mailing Address:
Baylor Faculty Center
1709 Dryden, Suite 750
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-798-4696
Fax: 713-798-3739

Publications

Chen PR, Amin-Hanjani, S, Albuquerque, F, McDougall, C, Zabramski, J, Spetzler, RF. Evolution of oculomotor nerve palsy from posterior communicating artery aneurysms: comparison of clipping and coiling. Neurosurgery, 2006; 58(6):1040-1046.

Chen PR, Dunn IF, Friedlander R. Intraoperative awakening for vision examination during ophthalmic artery aneurysm clipping: technical case report. Neurosurgery, 2005; 56(2 suppl): E440.

Chen PR, Frerichs K, Spetzler RF. Natural history and general management of unruptured intracranial aneurysm. Neurosurgical Focus, 2004; 17(5): E1. Review.

Chen PR, Frerichs K, Spetzler RF. Current treatment options for unruptured intracranial aneurysms.” Neurosurgical Focus, 2004; 17(5): E5.

Chen PR, Goldberg DE, Kolb B, Lanser M, Benowitz LI. Inosine induces axonal rewiring and improves behavioral outcome after stroke. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2002; 99(13):9031-9036.

Professional Associations

American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Medical Association