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.