Innie Chen
Scientist, Acute Care Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Ottawa
Assistant Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Ottawa
Clinical Research Chair in Reproductive Population Health and Health Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Ottawa
Staff Physician, Minimally Invasive Gynecology Group, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care
The Ottawa Hospital
Research Interests
Dr. Innie Chen, MD, MPH, FRCSC is currently leading national collaborations and partnering with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information to study the practice of hysterectomy within Canada using population-based epidemiologic approaches. Her research is focused on issues surrounding equity of surgical care, surgical safety, and healthcare utilization for women with common uterine diseases, and it seeks to raise the quality of care for women’s gynecologic health.
- Diseases Studied: Menstrual disorders, endometriosis, fibroids, chronic pelvic pain; relationship of gynecologic diseases on birth outcomes; surgical quality of care
- Patient Population: Women with common, noncancerous conditions
- Methodologic expertise: Use of population-based databases, systematic reviews
Brief Biography
Dr. Innie Chen is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Research Chair in Reproductive Population Health and Health Services in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cross-Appointed in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Chen is also an Associate Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Following her medical training at the University of British Columbia and residency specialist training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alberta, she completed a Fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Endometriosis, and Pelvic Pain, as well as a Master of Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She currently works at the Shirley E. Greenberg Women’s Health Centre at the Ottawa Hospital, where she has a subspecialty practice for women with complex gynecologic conditions and offers minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgery options. Dr. Chen is a national leader in gynecologic surgical research. Her research on hysterectomy surgical practice in Canada is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Ontario Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation and has resulted in key partnerships with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Selected Publications
Chen I, Lalani S, Xie RH, Shen M, Singh SS, Wen SW. Association between surgically diagnosed endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Fertility and Sterility. 2017; epub ahead of print.
Tulandi T, Sirois C, Sabban H, Cohen A, Murji A, Singh SS, Chen I, Belland L. Relationship between Catamenial Pneumothorax or Noncatamenial Pneumothorax and Endometriosis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2017; epub ahead of print.
Chen I, Wise MR, Dunn S, Anderson G, Degani N, Lefebvre G, Bierman AS. Social and geographic determinants of hysterectomy in Ontario: A population-based retrospective cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada. 2017 Oct;39(10):861-869.
Lalani S, Black A, Hodge MC, Tulandi T, Chen I. Dienogest therapy as a treatment for catamenial pneumothorax: case report and review of hormonal options. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada. 2017 Sep;39(9):764-768.
Chen I, Macrae G, Nishi C, Allaire C. Hospital-associated costs of chronic pelvic pain in Canada. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2017 Mar;39(3):174-180.
Diseases, conditions and populations of interest
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