Yicheng Chen
Advanced in Cataract
Advanced in Cataract
Pacific Northwest Retina
1750 112th Ave NE Suite D050, 
Bellevue, WA 

Overview

Dr. Chen graduated with honors from Harvard University where he studied Biochemical Sciences. He then received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through the competitive Health Sciences and Technology Program. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous at The Retina Institute (formerly Barnes Retina Institute at Washington University) in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the most prestigious training programs in the country. Dr. Chen has numerous publications in prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals, has been involved in clinical trials and has presented his work at national and international meetings. Dr. Chen’s clinical interests include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, and retinal vascular disorders. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Chen enjoys spending time with his wife, traveling and playing guitar. He also enjoys photography and the outdoors. You can see Dr. Chen at our Seattle, Mountlake Terrace and Kent offices.

Dr. Chen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Geographic Atrophy, and Diabetic Retinopathy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Harvard Medical School , 2011
Residency
Harvard Medical School , 2015
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
The Retina Institute , 2017
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
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  • HMO
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Cigna
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  • HMO
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Community Health
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Coordinated Care
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Group Health Cooperative
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  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Humana
  • HMO
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Kaiser Permanente
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Premera Blue Cross
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Trillium
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UnitedHealthcare
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Pacific Northwest Retina
1750 112th Ave NE Suite D050, Bellevue, WA 98004
Other Locations
Pacific Northwest Retina
1229 Madison Street Ste 620, Seattle, WA 98104
Pacific Northwest Retina
6100 219th Street SW, Suite 280, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Pacific Northwest Retina
321 Ramsay Way Ste 107, Kent, WA 98032

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.

Aniridia
Retinal Vein Occlusion
Endophthalmitis
Retinal Artery Occlusion
Vitrectomy
Strabismus
Presbyopia
Dacryoadenitis
Eyelid Bump
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Esotropia
Color Blindness
Retinal Detachment
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Papilledema
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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.


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