Overview
Prof. Kai Chen is a Chief Physician, Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, and MD. He is a senior specialist at the Breast Tumor Center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital. As a renowned national expert in breast cancer, he possesses extensive clinical experience in surgical treatment and standardized whole-course management of breast cancer.
Clinical focus & conditions
1.Breast Oncology
Precision management of HER2+, Triple-negative (TNBC), and Hormone receptor+ breast cancers.
Specialized surgical and clinical care for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS).
Multi-line systemic therapy for Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC).
2.Minimally Invasive Interventions
Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy (VAB) for definitive, scarless treatment of benign breast tumors.
Advanced image-guided micro-invasive procedures.
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
Training — MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas (USA)
Hospital affiliations
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Honors & Research
Honors:
Titled as "Lingnan Famous Doctor" and "Yangcheng Good Doctor"; recipient of multiple medical quality and teaching awards from Guangdong Province and Sun Yat-sen University.
Academic Affiliations:
Standing Committee Member of the Breast Cancer Committee of the Guangdong Anti-Cancer Association; Member of the Breast Disease Training Expert Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
Research:
Led and participated in multiple National Natural Science Foundation projects and provincial research grants. Published over 30 papers in professional journals, focusing on drug resistance mechanisms and surgical technique innovation in breast cancer.
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