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Tsinsue Chen, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Chen’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders; functional neurosurgery; and the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and other facial pain syndromes. She also treats brain tumors, spinal tumors, spinal stenosis, and cervical and lumbar disc disease. Dr. Chen is a member of the American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Arizona Neurosurgical Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Dr. Chen earned her medical degree from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She completed her neurosurgical residency at Barrow Neurological Institute, and she received her fellowship training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Barrow and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London, England.
Dr. Chen’s research interests focus on advanced techniques as well as quality-of-life improvement and outcomes after deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and other emerging indications. Her philosophy of care is to provide the highest quality of care and compassion to every patient she sees. In her free time, Dr. Chen enjoys yoga, running, and hiking with her husband and son.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
1875 West Frye Road
Suite 300
Chandler, AZ 85224
To request an appointment with Dr. Chen, please call (480) 917-5600.
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2011-2018
- Fellowship, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery, 2016-2017
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Functional Neurosurgery, 2016
- MD, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, 2011
- BS, University of California San Diego, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2007
- American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Young Neurosurgeons Liaison, Stereotactic and Functional Executive Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018-present
- Young Neurosurgeons Liaison, Pain Executive Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018-present
- Member, Young Neurosurgeons Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2017-present
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2011-present
- Czech Duck Neurosurgery Research Award, 2011
- Prather Endowed Student Award, University of California-San Diego, 2010
- Outstanding Senior Award, Thurgood Marshall Alumni Association, University of California-San Diego, 2007
Training Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Surgical Steps in Microscope-Based Videos of Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Clipping.
Date: 02/2026
Authors: Jonathan A Tangsrivimol, Jiuxu Chen, Thomas J On, Yuan Xu, Baoxin Li, Michael T Lawton, Mark C Preul
A Comparative Study of Large Language Models in Turkish Neurosurgery Education Using a Mock Neurosurgery Board Examination
Date: 01/2026
Authors: Kivanc Yangi, Egemen Gok, Jiuxu Chen, Doga Yangi, Michell Goyal, Pravarakhya Puppalla, Kristina M. Kupanoff, Baoxin Li, Ender Koktekir, Omer Hakan Emmez, Mark C. Preul
Risk of Future Hemorrhage From Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: The Multicenter Arteriovenous Malformation Research Study (MARS)
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Helen Kim, Jeffrey Nelson, Charles E. McCulloch, Christopher Hess, Steven W. Hetts, Kelly Flemming, Giuseppe S. Lanzino, Päivi Koroknay-Pál, Elias Oulasvirta, Aki Laakso, Michael T. Lawton, Jay P. Mohr, Michael K. Morgan, Nicole Moayeri, Jonathan G. Zaroff, Marco A. Stefani, Xiaolin Chen, Yuanli Zhao, Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Artificial intelligence-based deep learning model for evaluating procedural consistency in microvascular anastomosis
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Jiuxu Chen, Thomas J. On, Yuan Xu, Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Kivanc Yangi, Rokuya Tanikawa, Michael T. Lawton, Marco Santello, Baoxin Li, Mark C. Preul
Temporopolar epilepsy stereoEEG: implant technique and outcomes
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Maya A. Jayaram, Andrew I. Yang, Ashley L. Raghu, Peter A. Rozman, Denise F. Chen, Jon T. Willie, Ammar Kheder, Robert E. Gross
- Chinese
- English
Tsinsue Chen, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Chen’s expertise includes deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders; functional neurosurgery; and the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and other facial pain syndromes. She also treats brain tumors, spinal tumors, spinal stenosis, and cervical and lumbar disc disease. Dr. Chen is a member of the American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Arizona Neurosurgical Society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
Dr. Chen earned her medical degree from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She completed her neurosurgical residency at Barrow Neurological Institute, and she received her fellowship training in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Barrow and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London, England.
Dr. Chen’s research interests focus on advanced techniques as well as quality-of-life improvement and outcomes after deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and other emerging indications. Her philosophy of care is to provide the highest quality of care and compassion to every patient she sees. In her free time, Dr. Chen enjoys yoga, running, and hiking with her husband and son.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
1875 West Frye Road
Suite 300
Chandler, AZ 85224
To request an appointment with Dr. Chen, please call (480) 917-5600.
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2011-2018
- Fellowship, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery, 2016-2017
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Functional Neurosurgery, 2016
- MD, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, 2011
- BS, University of California San Diego, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2007
- American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Young Neurosurgeons Liaison, Stereotactic and Functional Executive Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018-present
- Young Neurosurgeons Liaison, Pain Executive Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018-present
- Member, Young Neurosurgeons Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2017-present
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2011-present
- Czech Duck Neurosurgery Research Award, 2011
- Prather Endowed Student Award, University of California-San Diego, 2010
- Outstanding Senior Award, Thurgood Marshall Alumni Association, University of California-San Diego, 2007
Training Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Surgical Steps in Microscope-Based Videos of Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Clipping.
Date: 02/2026
Authors: Jonathan A Tangsrivimol, Jiuxu Chen, Thomas J On, Yuan Xu, Baoxin Li, Michael T Lawton, Mark C Preul
A Comparative Study of Large Language Models in Turkish Neurosurgery Education Using a Mock Neurosurgery Board Examination
Date: 01/2026
Authors: Kivanc Yangi, Egemen Gok, Jiuxu Chen, Doga Yangi, Michell Goyal, Pravarakhya Puppalla, Kristina M. Kupanoff, Baoxin Li, Ender Koktekir, Omer Hakan Emmez, Mark C. Preul
Risk of Future Hemorrhage From Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: The Multicenter Arteriovenous Malformation Research Study (MARS)
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Helen Kim, Jeffrey Nelson, Charles E. McCulloch, Christopher Hess, Steven W. Hetts, Kelly Flemming, Giuseppe S. Lanzino, Päivi Koroknay-Pál, Elias Oulasvirta, Aki Laakso, Michael T. Lawton, Jay P. Mohr, Michael K. Morgan, Nicole Moayeri, Jonathan G. Zaroff, Marco A. Stefani, Xiaolin Chen, Yuanli Zhao, Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Artificial intelligence-based deep learning model for evaluating procedural consistency in microvascular anastomosis
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Jiuxu Chen, Thomas J. On, Yuan Xu, Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Kivanc Yangi, Rokuya Tanikawa, Michael T. Lawton, Marco Santello, Baoxin Li, Mark C. Preul
Temporopolar epilepsy stereoEEG: implant technique and outcomes
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Maya A. Jayaram, Andrew I. Yang, Ashley L. Raghu, Peter A. Rozman, Denise F. Chen, Jon T. Willie, Ammar Kheder, Robert E. Gross
- Chinese
- English