Alice Hm Chen

Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH, is a **Volunteer Clinical Professor of Medicine** at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She currently serves as the **Chief Health Officer** at Centene Corporation, focusing on improving population health for over 28 million members. Previously, she held leadership roles in California’s healthcare system, including Chief Medical Officer at Covered California and Deputy Secretary for Policy at the California Health and Human Services Agency. Dr. Chen has extensive experience in healthcare equity, policy, and safety-net systems, with a career dedicated to underserved communities. She holds academic appointments at UCSF and Stanford’s Clinical Excellence Research Center.

**Education**:

• BS in Environmental Biology, Yale University (1990)
• MD, Stanford University School of Medicine (1996)
• MPH in Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health (2001)
• Chief Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital (2000)

**Research Interests**: Focuses on healthcare access, health equity, and policy advocacy. Her work addresses disparities in care for vulnerable populations, language barriers, and improving primary-specialty care coordination through innovative programs like eConsult systems. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

**Awards**: Includes recognition as a Modern Healthcare Top 50 Clinical Executive (2023, 2024), Telehealth Champion of the Year (2020), and Health Innovators Fellow (2015). Her contributions to healthcare policy and patient advocacy are widely acknowledged.

**Grants/Advising**: Led initiatives on pandemic response (Covid-19), hospital surge planning, and health equity. Served on boards of Harvard University and nonprofits. Her work emphasizes leveraging technology and policy to strengthen healthcare systems.

**Labs/Teams**: Pioneered the eConsult program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, improving specialty care access in safety-net systems.