Jie Chen Nguyen

Jie Chen Nguyen, MD, MS is an Attending Radiologist and Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She serves as Director of the Section of Musculoskeletal Imaging within the Department of Radiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she maintains clinical appointments. Her institutional affiliations include the Young Adult Hip Preservation Program and multiple radiology research initiatives.

• MS in Developmental Neurobiology - University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences
• MD - University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• Transitional Internship - Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago
• Diagnostic Radiology Residency - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
• Pediatric Radiology Fellowship - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship - Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Dr. Nguyen specializes in pediatric musculoskeletal imaging with research focusing on bone age assessment, trauma imaging, and MRI diagnostics for developmental dysplasia. Her work integrates advanced imaging techniques like ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI and quantitative mapping to improve diagnostic accuracy in children. She actively investigates age-dependent fracture patterns and growth plate pathologies, with particular emphasis on knee and hip disorders in young athletes.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant themes in pediatric orthopedic imaging (68%), particularly knee pathology and developmental dysplasia of the hip. Technical innovation appears in 40% of works through slot-scanning radiography and UTE MRI applications. Collaborative research constitutes 87% of her output, primarily with orthopedic surgeons at CHOP and Penn. Her studies consistently address clinical decision-making impacts, especially regarding radiation exposure reduction and diagnostic criteria standardization.

• High Achiever Recognition, CHOP (2022)
• Award Grant for Faculty Mentoring, Penn CURF (2020)
• Young Investigator Travel Award, SSR (2018)
• Cum Laude Educational Exhibit Award, ARRS (2017)
• John Caffey Award, SPR (2017)
• Multiple RSNA Certificate of Merit awards

Dr. Nguyen mentors undergraduate researchers through Penn's CURF program and supervises radiology trainees at CHOP. She serves on multiple ACR-SPR-SSR Practice Parameter committees developing imaging guidelines for pediatric trauma. Her grant portfolio includes NIH-funded studies on bone age assessment and musculoskeletal tumor imaging. As a manuscript reviewer for 10+ journals including Radiology and AJR, she contributes significantly to academic quality control in her field.

She leads the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section at CHOP, collaborating closely with the Young Adult Hip Preservation Program and Orthopedic Surgery Department. Her research team develops AI-assisted bone age interpretation tools and investigates growth plate maturation using quantitative MRI. Current projects include multicenter studies on osteochondritis dissecans through the ROCK group and pediatric scaphoid fracture patterns.