The American Gastroenterological Association awarded Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology physician William Chen, MD, fellow status.
What you should know:
1. Dr. Chen earned his medical degree from Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He completed a residency and fellowship at Providence-based Brown University.
2. He specializes in endoscopic mucosal resection, therapeutic endoscopy, pancreaticobiliary diseases and Barrett's esophagus among others.
3. Dr. Chen is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.