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Shiu-Yi Emily Chen

Shiu-Yi Emily Chen

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Step 4, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care

Biography

Shiu-Yi Emily Chen, M.D., is Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. She received her M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and completed her anesthesiology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Chen is board certified in both anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology.

Chen's clinical and research interests focus on pediatric acute pain management and regional anesthesia, pain management in pediatric burn patients, and pediatric difficult airway. She has served as principal investigator on studies examining opioid-sparing pain regimens in pediatric burn patients and as sub-principal investigator on research comparing intubation practices in infants between the NICU and operating room. Her work has been published in journals including Anesthesia & Analgesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, and the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, and she serves as a peer reviewer for multiple anesthesiology journals.

As Division Chief, Chen has led initiatives to improve pediatric care delivery and safety at UCI Health, including evaluating new products, updating difficult airway and trauma carts, and expanding pediatric anesthesia service lines across multiple facilities. She serves as Co-Chair of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia Special Interest Group and is a member of the Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council. Chen has received the Marilyn Patterson Champion of Care Award from UCI Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care in 2023 and 2025, and has been nominated as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association annually from 2021 to 2025.

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Education

  • M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2003
  • B.A., University of California, Irvine, 1999
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Distinctions

  • Physicians of Excellence Nominee, Orange County Medical Association, 2021-2025
  • The Marilyn Patterson Champion of Care Award, UCI Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, 2023, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • Regional Anesthesia Techniques
  • Acute Pain Management
  • Complex Pediatric Airway
  • Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Liposomal Bupivacaine Effectiveness
  • Whole Blood Transfusion

Recent Publications

  • Chernishof V, Nour S, Chen S, Na Y, Prichett L, Vanderhoek S, “Safe Selections: A multi-center analysis of exclusion criteria in pediatric ambulatory surgery centers”, Pediatric Anesthesia, 2025.
  • Vanderhoek S, Nour S, Chen S, “Anesthesia Provider and Facility Practice Patterns in Ambulatory Surgical Centers Caring for Children: A Survey of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia”, Pediatric Anesthesia, vol. 0, pp. 1-3, 2025.
  • Chen S, Shah D, Vo J, “A Glimpse into Pediatric Anesthesia at Beckman Laser Institute at UCI Health” (opens in new tab), SPA Summer Newsletter, 2024.
  • Chen S, Morrison D, “The marriage of the two techniques: video laryngoscopy and fiberoptic intubation for pediatric difficult airway”, Pediatric Anesthesia, 2023.
  • Chen S, Li G, “Sustainability and Reprocessing Single Use OR Items” (opens in new tab), Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day, 2023.
  • Le S, Lo C, Wong J, Chen E, Chernishof V, Costandi A, Patel N, Kim E, “Effectiveness of liposomal bupivacaine in adductor canal blocks for pediatric knee procedures: a case series”, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, vol. 75, pp. 110517, 2021.
  • Rivera-Calonje F, Chen S, Lo C, Le S, Nagosh M, “Urgent Surgery in COVID-19 Positive Pediatric Patient: Case Report”, JA Clinical Reports, vol. 7, pp. 57, 2021.
  • Gomez G, Kochhar A, Nguyen R, Osterbauer B, Chen S, “Microtia Reconstruction and Erector Spinae Block in Children: A Case Series with Chart Review”, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2021.
  • Corden M, Frediani J, Xu F, Liu Q, Chen S, Bissell D, Ostrom K, “An 18-Year-Old with Acute-on-Chronic Abdominal Pain”, Pediatrics, vol. 141, no. 5, 2018.
  • Patel N, Chen E, Cucchiaro G, “The Complexity of Pain Management in Patients with Erytheromelagia. A Case Report”, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 151-3, 2015.
  • Chen S, Cucchiaro G, Bushman G, “The role of thoracic epidural blockade to predict responsiveness to left sympahetic denervation in patients with catecholminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia”, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 844-6, 2011.
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Contact Information

Email: shiuyic@uci.edu

Address: 101 The City Drive South, B53-226G, Orange CA 92868

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Last updated on 3/31/2026.