Dr. Chen received his graduate education at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. While there he started his research on gastrointestinal motility with a group of internationally renowned investigators in the Department of Medicine. Upon completing his PhD in 1989, Dr. Chen moved to the United State where he accepted a faculty position at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In 1995, Dr. Chen moved to Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, where he established an Electrophysiology Laboratory and worked intensively on electrophysiology of the gut and gastrointestinal pacing. In June 1999, he joined the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine at UTMB and is currently a Professor of Medicine.

His current research interest is in the area of physiology and pathophysiology of gastrointestinal motility as well as obesity. Specific research topics include clinical gastrointestinal motility studies, electrogastrography, gastrointestinal pacing in animal models and patients with severe motility disorders, autonomic functions and biomedical signal processing. Dr. Chen serves as the first President of the International Electrogastrography Society, has given over 150 invited lectures in various countries, served on committees of national and international conferences, published one book, over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and over 400 conference papers and abstracts. His research during the past 5 years has been supported by over 20 grants from the federal government, state, private foundations and industries. Dr. Chen is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and a member of various professional societies in medicine and biomedical engineering.

Xu XH, Pasricha J, Chen JDZ. Feasibility of Gastric Electrical Stimulation Using Endoscopically Placed Electrodes. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007:66;981-6 2. Yin J, Chen JDZ. Excitatory effects of synchronized intestinal electrical stimulation on small intestinal motility in dogs. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Dec;293(6):G1190-5. Epub 2007 Oct 3. Zhu HB, Sallam H, Chen DD, Chen JDZ. Therapeutic Potential of Synchronized Gastric Electrical Stimulation for Gastroparesis: Enhanced Gastric Motility in Dogs. Am J Physiology – Reg Intergr Comp Physiol 2007;293:R1875-R1881 4 Yin J, Ouyang H, Chen JDZ: Potential of intestinal electrical stimulation for obesity: A preliminary canine study. Obesity. 2007; 15(5):1133-8

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