Chen Doctor Chief Physician

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Department of Burns and Wound Repair · Chief Physician

Chief Physician at The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (2022–present). Ph.D. in Surgery, with visiting scholarships at Duke University Medical Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children (USA). Awarded Distinguished Young Scholar and Leading Talent in Guangdong. Published research on bioengineered hydrogels, 3D-printed skin substitutes, and scarless wound healing in journals like Chemical Engineering Journal and EBioMedicine.

Complex and refractory wound repair; scar prevention and treatment; striae gravidarum repair; facial rejuvenation. Research Directions: Mechanisms of wound and scar formation and repair, mechanisms of skin aging evolution, and development of soft tissue repair materials.

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About Dr. Chen Doctor

Hospital
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Title
Chief Physician
Department
Department of Burns and Wound Repair
Years of Practice
28 years (1998 — present)
1. 2022/05–Present, Chief Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University 2. 2018/11–2019/11, State-Sponsored Visiting Scholar, Shriners Hospitals for Children — Galveston, USA 3. 2017/01–2022/05, Associate Chief Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University 4. 2012/07–2016/12, Attending Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University 5. 2007/09–2012/06, Ph.D. in Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University 6. 2010/09–2012/04, State-Sponsored Joint Ph.D. Student, Duke University Medical Center, USA 7. 2002/09–2007/06, Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Other Major Achievements (e.g., Awards): 1. Distinguished Young Scholar in Natural Science of Guangdong Province 2. Leading Talent of Guangdong Special Support Program 3. Outstanding Young Medical Talent of Guangdong Province Publications: 1. Zhanpeng Li#, Yahui Xiong#, Xiaogang Liu#, Xiaoxiang Wang, Fan Bie, Fan Yang, Shuying Chen, Zhaoqiang Zhang, Yingbin Xu#, Lei Chen#. Bioengineered tetra-PEG-COLIII-SCS hydrogel: A rapid wet-adhesive multifunctional platform for scarless repair of dynamic diabetic wound, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 513, 1 June 2025, 162931. 2. Xiaogang Liu#, Zhanpeng Li#, Lijuan Liu#, Yanke Hu, Yahui Xiong, Yangzhou Lu, Fan Bie, Shuying Chen, Fei Zhou, Yingbin Xu, Shaohai Qi#, Lei Chen#. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Volume 208, 10 February 2025, Pages 38-52. 3. Shuying Chen#, Yahui Xiong, Fan Yang#, Yanke Hu, Jinghao Feng, Fei Zhou, Zhonghua Liu, Hengdeng Liu, Xiaogang Liu, Jingling Zhao, Zhaoqiang Zhang, Lei Chen#. Approaches to scarless burn wound healing: application of 3D printed skin substitutes with dual properties of anti-infection and balancing wound hydration levels, EBioMedicine. 2024 Aug;106:105258. 4. Yanke Hu#, Yahui Xiong#, Yongkang Zhu#, Fei Zhou, Xiaogang Liu, Shuying Chen, Zhanpeng Li, Shaohai Qi, Lei Chen#. Copper-epigallocatechin gallate enhances therapeutic effects of 3D-printed dermal scaffolds in mitigating diabetic wound scarring, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 32, 38230-38246. 5. Yahui Xiong#, Yingbin Xu#, Fei Zhou, Yanke Hu, Jingling Zhao, Zhonghua Liu, Qiyi Zhai, Shaohai Qi#, Zhaoqiang Zhang, Lei Chen. Bio-functional hydrogel with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory dual properties to combat with burn wound infection. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 2022;e10373. 6. Hengdeng Liu#, Ronghua Yang#, Shixin Zhao, Fei Zhou, Yiling Liu, Ziheng Zhou, Lei Chen#, Julin Xie. Collagen scaffolds derived from bovine skin loaded with MSC optimized M1 macrophages remodeling and chronic diabetic wounds healing. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 2022;e10467. 7. Lei Chen#, Zhiyong Li, Yongtai Zheng, Fei Zhou, Jingling Zhao, Qiyi Zhai, Zhaoqiang Zhang, Tianrun Liu, Yongming Chen#, Shaohai Qi#. 3D-printed dermis-specific extracellular matrix mitigates scar contraction via inducing early angiogenesis and macrophage M2 polarization, Bioactive Materials, 2021, 10: 236-246. 8. Lei Chen#, Qi Xing#, Qiyi Zhai, Mitch Tahtinen, Fei Zhou, Lili Chen, Yingbin Xu, Shaohai Qi#, Feng Zhao#. Pre-vascularization enhances therapeutic effects of human mesenchymal stem cell sheets in full thickness skin wound repair. Theranostics. 2017; 7:117-131. Professional Affiliations: 1. Member of the Youth Committee, Chinese Burn Surgery Society, Chinese Medical Association 2. Member of the Scar Medicine Branch, Chinese Association of Plastic and Aesthetic Medicine 3. Member of the Plastic Surgery and Wound Repair Group, Chinese Women Doctors Association 4. Member of the Fifth Committee, Burn Branch, Guangdong Medical Association 5. Vice Chairman of the Youth Academic Committee, Guangdong Association of Plastic and Aesthetic Medicine 6. First Standing Committee Member of the Wound Repair Professional Committee, Guangdong Medical Education Association
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Dr. Chen Doctor — Outpatient Schedule

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Clinic: The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · Department of Burns and Wound Repair
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