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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.
- 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
A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Ethan A. Winkler, Chang N. Kim, Jayden M. Ross, Joseph H. Garcia, Eugene Gil, Irene Oh, Lindsay Q. Chen, David Wu, Joshua S. Catapano, Kunal Raygor, Kazim Narsinh, Helen Kim, Shantel Weinsheimer, Daniel L. Cooke, Brian P. Walcott, Michael T. Lawton, Nalin Gupta, Berislav V. Zlokovic, Edward F. Chang, Adib A. Abla, Daniel A. Lim, Tomasz J. Nowakowski
Diagnostic Protocols for Alveolar Clefting and Barriers to Acquiring Imaging: A Survey of ACPA-Approved Cleft Teams in the United States
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Kathryn Preston, Lucia Chen, Tyler Brennan, Barbara Sheller
Plasma phosphorylated-tau181 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s amyloid, tau and FDG PET status
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Xue Ning Shen, Yu Yuan Huang, Shi Dong Chen, Yu Guo, Lan Tan, Qiang Dong, Jin Tai Yu, Michael W. Weiner, Paul Aisen, Ronald Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, William Jagust, John Q. Trojanowki, Arthur W. Toga, Laurel Beckett, Robert C. Green, Andrew J. Saykin, John C. Morris, Richard J. Perrin, Leslie M. Shaw, Maria Carrillo, William Potter, Lisa Barnes, Marie Bernard, Hector González, Carole Ho, John K. Hsiao, Jonathan Jackson, Eliezer Masliah, Donna Masterman, Ozioma Okonkwo
Staging tau pathology with tau PET in Alzheimer’s disease: a longitudinal study
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Shi Dong Chen, Jia Ying Lu, Hong Qi Li, Yu Xiang Yang, Jie Hui Jiang, Mei Cui, Chuan Tao Zuo, Lan Tan, Qiang Dong, Jin Tai Yu, Michael W. Weiner, Paul Aisen, Ronald Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, William Jagust, John Q. Trojanowki, Arthur W. Toga, Laurel Beckett, Robert C. Green, Andrew J. Saykin, John C. Morris, Richard J. Perrin, Leslie M. Shaw, Maria Carrillo, William Potter, Lisa Barnes, Marie Bernard, Hector González, Carole Ho, John K. Hsiao, Jonathan Jackson, Eliezer Masliah
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Date: 09/2021
Authors: J Zhu, N Hu, J Hou, X Liang, Y Wang, H Zhang, P Wang, T Chen, W Chen, L Wang
- 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.
- 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
A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Ethan A. Winkler, Chang N. Kim, Jayden M. Ross, Joseph H. Garcia, Eugene Gil, Irene Oh, Lindsay Q. Chen, David Wu, Joshua S. Catapano, Kunal Raygor, Kazim Narsinh, Helen Kim, Shantel Weinsheimer, Daniel L. Cooke, Brian P. Walcott, Michael T. Lawton, Nalin Gupta, Berislav V. Zlokovic, Edward F. Chang, Adib A. Abla, Daniel A. Lim, Tomasz J. Nowakowski
Diagnostic Protocols for Alveolar Clefting and Barriers to Acquiring Imaging: A Survey of ACPA-Approved Cleft Teams in the United States
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Kathryn Preston, Lucia Chen, Tyler Brennan, Barbara Sheller
Plasma phosphorylated-tau181 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s amyloid, tau and FDG PET status
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Xue Ning Shen, Yu Yuan Huang, Shi Dong Chen, Yu Guo, Lan Tan, Qiang Dong, Jin Tai Yu, Michael W. Weiner, Paul Aisen, Ronald Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, William Jagust, John Q. Trojanowki, Arthur W. Toga, Laurel Beckett, Robert C. Green, Andrew J. Saykin, John C. Morris, Richard J. Perrin, Leslie M. Shaw, Maria Carrillo, William Potter, Lisa Barnes, Marie Bernard, Hector González, Carole Ho, John K. Hsiao, Jonathan Jackson, Eliezer Masliah, Donna Masterman, Ozioma Okonkwo
Staging tau pathology with tau PET in Alzheimer’s disease: a longitudinal study
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Shi Dong Chen, Jia Ying Lu, Hong Qi Li, Yu Xiang Yang, Jie Hui Jiang, Mei Cui, Chuan Tao Zuo, Lan Tan, Qiang Dong, Jin Tai Yu, Michael W. Weiner, Paul Aisen, Ronald Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, William Jagust, John Q. Trojanowki, Arthur W. Toga, Laurel Beckett, Robert C. Green, Andrew J. Saykin, John C. Morris, Richard J. Perrin, Leslie M. Shaw, Maria Carrillo, William Potter, Lisa Barnes, Marie Bernard, Hector González, Carole Ho, John K. Hsiao, Jonathan Jackson, Eliezer Masliah
T
Date: 09/2021
Authors: J Zhu, N Hu, J Hou, X Liang, Y Wang, H Zhang, P Wang, T Chen, W Chen, L Wang
- Chinese
- English