Dr Chen is a gastroenterologist/hepatologist with special interest in managing patients with chronic liver disease of various aetiology, as well as general gastroenterology and endoscopy. Her background is Indonesian/Malaysian, and she speaks a number of languages including Indonesian, Malay and Chinese. She graduated from Sydney university medical school with Honours and underwent her training at a number of tertiary hospitals in Sydney, including St George hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where she did her liver transplant training.

She then completed her PhD with the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, studying the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in lean individuals. Her study pioneered our understanding in this area with a landmark paper published in a high impact journal which has been highly cited. She currently works in the St George public hospital, servicing the liver clinic as well as general gastroenterology on-call.

Special Interests:

Endoscopy Hepatology Viral Hepatitis Fatty liver disease Irritable bowel syndrome General Gastroenterology

Dr Chen speaks fluent Indonesian and Mandarin.