Dr. Constance M. Chen is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in perforator flap breast reconstruction.
Dr. Chen received her BA from Harvard College, MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, and MPH from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. After surgical residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital Cornell-Columbia, she completed fellowships at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Chen pioneered perforator flap breast reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital, and operates at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary as part of the New York Center for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction. She is principal investigator of a multi-institutional study investigating autologous lymph node transfer to treat breast cancer patients who have developed chronic upper extremity lymphedema after mastectomy.
Dr. Chen has lectured nationally and internationally on perforator flap breast reconstruction. She is the author of two books, five book chapters, and fifty journal articles. She has also won numerous awards for her work in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the local, regional, and national levels.
Dr. Chen has developed a reputation in the community for the personalized attention that she devotes to her patients. At the end of the day, there is nothing more important to her than the joy she hopes to bring to her patients' lives.