About Yiyin Chen, MD, PhD
Y. Erin Chen, MD PhD is an board-certified dermatologist at MGH, an Assistant Professor of Biology at MIT, and a Core Institute Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Chen earned her B.A. in biology with honors from the University of Chicago, her Ph.D. from MIT, and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She completed her dermatology residency at UCSF and postdoctoral research training at Stanford University. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hanna H. Gray Fellow.
Beyond patient care, Dr. Chen is a physician scientist who dedicates her time to running her laboratory at the Broad Institute, where she mentors MIT Biology graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. Her lab studies the communication between the immune system and the diverse microbes that colonize our skin. For more information about her research, please visit: https://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/erin-chen.
Clinical Interests:
- Acne
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- General Dermatology
- Itch
- Skin cancer
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Dermatology
50 Staniford St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2914
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Residency, University of California San Francisco
American Board Certifications
- Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
This was my first visit with Dr. Chen and she was excellent. She did a thorough exam and explained things very well.
Dr. Chen was incredibly helpful, excellent bedside manner, explained things very clearly to me, and listened to me very carefully. She even asked good probing questions that I didn't think to bring up ahead of time. Now I will say, aside from Dr. Chen, the process of getting the appointment, the receptionist was super helpful, [redacted]. Thank ... Read More
I was glad she could cover for Dr. [redacted]! I found her to be a lovely person.
Thank you.
She was very pleasant, professional and extremely knowledgeable.
Thorough, knowledgeable and caring. Tailored patient specific. Much appreciated and valued.
Dr. Chen is wonderful. She's super warm and kind and caring and she has been a great problem solver in dealing with a difficult DERM issue for me. [redacted] So overall, good experience.
This was my first visit with Dr. Chen which was a routine visit. She was great. She listened to my concerns, was thorough and extremely helpful. I couldn't be more pleased with my interactions with her and my entire visit.