
Overview
I specialize in thoracic aortic disease and valvular heart disease. My career focus has been taking care of complex and high-risk cardiac surgery patients. I gain tremendous satisfaction from my interactions with my patients and value the long-term relationships I have with many of them. In addition, I enjoy teaching the next generation of surgeons and improving the field through research. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and traveling.
Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 173 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Chen has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Carolina Cardiovascular Surgical Associates P.A.
Bryon Boulton is a General Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Boulton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Duke University Hospital
I am the chief of pediatric heart surgery at Duke Health. Being a heart surgeon was always a dream of mine as a child. Spending a summer in medical school with legendary pediatric heart surgeon, Aldo Castaneda, cemented my desire to devote my life to this profession. Clinically, I love the creativity, complexity and challenge associated with my work. I am also able to satisfy my investigational curiosities through an active basic and clinical research laboratory focusing on congenital heart disease. I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to fulfill this dream back at Duke, a place that was so influential in my surgical training. Outside the hospital, I most enjoy spending time with my wife of 20+ years and three young children. We are an active family, always on the go… which mirrors my life at work. Dr. Turek is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve. His top areas of expertise are Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Coarctation of the Aorta, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.
Lance Landvater is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Landvater is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Aortic DissectionDr. Chen isElite. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Distinguished
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Chen isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- NecrosisDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Peptic UlcerDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Peptic Ulcer.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- GastrostomyDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- HypothermiaDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Hypothermia.
- Low Blood PressureDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Low Blood Pressure.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.

