
Yufei Chen, M.D.
Dr. Yufei Chen is a general surgeon who is currently affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine and has published numerous papers on various subjects related to the surgical field. The physician has a professional experience of over 10 years. His top areas of expertise are hyperparathyroidism, neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism, osteitis fibrosa, and parathyroid hyperplasia. Dr. Yufei Chen is board-certified in General Surgery and licensed to treat patients in California and Massachusetts.
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- HealthNet
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- United Healthcare
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Coventry Health Care
- Corvel
- Beech Street
- Vivity
Languages Spoken
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- English
Education & Training

Medical Degree
University of New South Wales

Internship(s)
Massachusetts General Hospital

Residency(ies)
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard

Fellowship(s)
University of California, San Francisco
Memberships & Affiliations

Publications & Media
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Post-tonsillectomy pain in 24 children - utilising short message service (SMS) to assess postoperative outcomes.
Chen, Y., Chin, M., Greenberg, S., Johnstone, C., McGuinness, J.
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Laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia: an interesting case and complication.
Chen, Y., Wykes, J., Haveman, J.W., Apostolou, C., Merrett, N.D.
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Recalcitrant hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy in patients with previous Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
McKenzie, T.J., Chen, Y., Hodin, R.A., Shikora, S.A., Hutter, M.M., Gaz, R.D., Moore, F.D. Jr., Lubitz, C.C.
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Annual financial impact of well-differentiated thyroid cancer care in the United States.
Lubitz, C.C., Kong, C.Y., McMahon, P.M., Daniels, G.H., Chen, Y., Economopoulos, K.P., Gazelle, G.S., Weinstein, M.C.
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Asian gastric cancer patients show superior survival: the experiences of a single Australian center.
Chen, Y., Haveman, J.W., Apostolou, C., Chang, D.K., Merrett, N.D.
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Gastric cancer: Australian outcomes of multi-modality treatment with curative intent.
Chen, Y., Awan, N., Haveman, J.W., Apostolou, C., Chang, D.K., Merrett, N.D.
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Primary lymph node gastrinoma: A single institution experience.
Chen, Y., Deshpande, V., Ferrone, C., Blaszkowsky, L.S., Parangi, S., Warshaw, A.L., Lillemoe, K.D., Fernandez-Del Castillo, C.
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Evaluating the projected surgical impact of reclassifying noninvasive encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features.
Mainthia, R., Wachtel, H., Chen, Y., Mort, E., Parangi, S., Sadow, P.M., Lubitz, C.C.
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Risk Factors Associated With Perioperative Complications and Prolonged Length of Stay After Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.
Chen, Y., Scholten, A., Chomsky-Higgins, K., Nwaogu, I., Gosnell, J.E., Seib, C., Shen, W.T., Suh, I., Duh, Q.Y.
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BRAF(V600E) is correlated with recurrence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A systematic review, multi-institutional primary data analysis, and meta-analysis.
Chen, Y., Sadow, P.M., Suh, H., Lee, K.E., Choi, J.Y., Suh, Y.J., Wang, T.S., Lubitz, C.C.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Transoral and Submental Thyroidectomy as a Compelling Alternative to "Scarless" Thyroidectomy.
Chen, Y., Chomsky-Higgins, K., Nwaogu, I., Seib, C.D., Gosnell, J.E., Shen, W.T., Duh, Q.Y., Suh, I.
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Chen, Y., Lubitz, C.C., Shikora, S.A., Hodin, R.A., Gaz, R.D., Moore, F.D. Jr., McKenzie, T.J.
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Pediatric thyroidectomy in a high volume thyroid surgery center: Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia.
Chen, Y., Masiakos, P.T., Gaz, R.D., Hodin, R.A., Parangi, S., Randolph, G.W., Sadow, P.M., Stephen, A.E.
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Hypoglycemia after resection of pheochromocytoma.
Chen, Y., Hodin, R.A., Pandolfi, C., Ruan, D.T., McKenzie, T.J.