D-E received the following press release about Dr. Chwen Yuen “Angie” Chen from the American College of Physicians (ACP),

Philadelphia (2021) – Chwen Yuen A. Chen, MD, FACP, FASAM, has been named Governor of the California Northern Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. The Board of Governors is an advisory board to the Board of Regents and implements national projects in addition to representing members at the national level.

Dr. Chen, of Stanford, CA, is an internist with board certification in Addiction Medicine at Stanford University where she is Clinical Associate Professor. She attended medical school at the University of California Davis. Dr. Chen received post-doctoral training at the University of California Davis, California Pacific Medical Center, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. She became a Fellow of ACP (FACP) in 2013. Fellowship is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine.

Governors are elected by local ACP members and serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees, and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors.

Dr. Chen previously held positions as past president and treasurer of the California Northern ACP chapter. In 2019 Dr. Chen was honored with ACP’s Well-being Champion award. Along with her participation in ACP, she is also a Board Member of the CA Society of Addiction Medicine, serving as Chair of Communications and Editor of CSAM News. In addition to her work with Stanford University, Dr. Chen is passionate about her advocacy work pertaining to physician wellbeing and education around substance use disorders, such as the current opioid epidemic and alcohol use disorders.