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David Wilbur Chen

David Wilbur Chen, MD

Pain Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Hokkien
  • Italian
  • American Sign Language
  • English

Gender

Male

About David Wilbur Chen

Dr. David Chen attended college and medical school at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. He obtained undergraduate degrees in the study of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies (B.A.) as well as in Neuroscience (B.S.). In medical school, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society and won the Bryce Collier prize for his medical relief work in Jamaica. He was an intern in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and did his neurology residency at MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is boarded-certified in Neurology as well as board-certified in Pain. He is also certified in Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties.

Dr. Chen's research focuses on he interactions of the nervous and immune system. He completed a fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Anne Louise Oaklander looking at various human models of nerve injury pain. He has particular interests in headache and migraine, shingles, trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain disorders, complex regional pain syndrome and has lectured on all of these subjects.

Dr. Chen serves as the associate director of the outpatient Neurology Clinics at MGH as well as the director of the Neurology Urgent Access Clinic.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Neurology Clinic
    • 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 8th Floor, Suite 835, Boston, MA 02114
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  2. Massachusetts General Neurology
    • 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 8th Floor Suite 835, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical Pain Research, 2005
  • Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurology, 2004
  • Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Medicine, 2001
  • Medical Education: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2000

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid CT
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

4.4 out of 5

85 ratings, 36 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    This Doctor it is very kind and very professional.

  • Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    I have always had a positive experience with Dr Chen and his staff.

  • Reviewed on 11/30/2025

    Dr. Chen is strays professional

  • Reviewed on 11/29/2025

    Im very pleased. I was very nervous about not only changing doctor's but hospitals but Dr Chen put those concerns to rest

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    Provider was respectful and I felt like he really listened to my concerns as my issue has been going on for well over a decade.

  • Reviewed on 11/1/2025

    Caring and professional

  • Reviewed on 10/15/2025

    Dr Chen listened and asked pertinent questions. His explanations were concise and easy to understand. Dr Chen comes across as a very likable person. I feel confident in his assessment of my situation.

  • Reviewed on 10/9/2025

    Given how complex my situation is Dr Chen's approach was very good in that he considered a number of factors other than trying the latest migraine medication.

  • Reviewed on 10/1/2025

    I'm glad Dr Chen is my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 10/3/2025

    Kind caring would have been nice to see in person but worked out well

  • Reviewed on 10/1/2025

    Dr. Chen took his time and listened and then came up with a treatment plan that I was happy with. I appreciate them moving the appointment up so that I could be seen more quickly. And the people in his office were very nice.

  • Reviewed on 9/29/2025

    Provider is great. Didn't know much about my history though even though i started the first appointment with him and later kept doing follow ups with the APP. But was very nice and polite and did the procedure very quickly

  • Reviewed on 9/22/2025

    It was the most thorough appointment I've ever had. Dr Chen was not in a hurry, asked dozens of questions, and eventually arrived at an additional diagnosis that really surprised me. I'm hoping that his recommendations will really make a difference.

  • Reviewed on 9/19/2025

    I was very happy with the thoroughness of his questions and the time that he spent with me was very adequate.

  • Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    He logged onto the zoom 16 minutes late, when he logs on the first thing he said was "have we met before" and I proceed to remind him how he is my doctor and we've seen each other multiple times. I was in the hospital the weekend prior to seeing him relating for the reason for this visit was to follow up on the reasons I was in the ED, and he had no idea about any of this until I told him and didn't look at my chart prior. Was unhelpful.

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Was very uncomfortable, unhappy, felt dismissed and not listened to. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    Knowledgeable and compassionate provider who spent time teaching me about symptoms and drug interactions

  • Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    I couldn't be more satisfied.

  • Reviewed on 9/1/2025

    This was a virtual visit. Um, he didn't show his face on the visit. Um, so I didn't know really who I was talking to unless it was, you know, because it just only had his name. Um, he also just wasn't really, uh, he was 30 minutes late to the appointment. So I, I almost thought that I missed the appointment. Um, and I kind of just feel like, um, it was just standard procedure for him and he was just running through a list of things and. He wasn't exactly thorough and didn't really have much to say. I used him as a second opinion. I didn't feel like it was a great second opinion. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 8/10/2025

    I felt like he didn't listen and understand my medical history and was not compassionate blaming me for my symptoms.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    The doctor respect patient and listening and answer questions that you asking.

  • Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    As a new patient he was knowledgeable about background and medication

  • Reviewed on 7/20/2025

    Dr. Chen was such a pleasure to speak with! He was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and gave me so many recommendations about my health that I could implement immediately.

  • Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    Virtual appointments are tricky, this provider was distracted by something off screen and he was smiling as I was talking about my medical history. Bed side manner was horrible.

  • Reviewed on 7/3/2025

    Dr. Chen really understands my condition and makes the right recommendations. We've done some trial and error stuff. He's always willing to try and listen to something new and informs me about everything. I really enjoy seeing him. I think at first sometimes it's a little standoffish, but that seems natural. Once you get going, I'm very familiar and comfortable. I like Dr. Chen a lot. He's very good at handling my medical issues.

  • Reviewed on 6/29/2025

    Dr. Chen answered all my questions. He showed empathy when I discussed my left eye problem with him.

  • Reviewed on 6/25/2025

    Dr. Chen is a wonderful physician. He's caring and compassionate, listening carefully to my concerns and providing thorough explanations of symptoms and treatment options.

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    This provider seemed very knowledgeable and he understood my reluctance in trying and taking prescription medication for migraines and he helped me to figure out a way to see my diet and supplements can help with preventing the migraines rather than having to take prescription medication.

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    Yes, I thought that Dr. Chen was very knowledgeable. He was very patient. He explained things thoroughly. And I am very, very glad that I was able to get an appointment with him because he was highly recommended. I appreciate the time that he dedicated to me.

  • Reviewed on 5/25/2025

    Dr. Chen is awesome! He has amazing ideas and suggestions!

  • Reviewed on 5/25/2025

    It was my first time in person to meet Dr. Chen and he was very personable and kind, explained the procedure, injecting some steroidal needles into the back of my head and neck. He described what he was doing very well and very simply and I don't really have any complaints.

  • Reviewed on 5/21/2025

    Although Dr. Chen was a little bit late, he spent as much time as we needed to talk about what was going on with me and to explain things to me and I was very happy with my visit.

  • Reviewed on 5/14/2025

    He was wonderful. He took really good care of me. He listened to everything that I had to say. His notes after the meeting were very detailed and I could tell that he really did care and he was paying perfectly good attention and he gave me really good advice.

  • Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    Dr.Chen is an amazing doctor, I'm very happy with his service. It made a huge impact for my TMJ issue.

  • Reviewed on 5/1/2025

    Dr. Chen has always been kind and helpful when I meet with him.

  • Reviewed on 5/1/2025

    I saw two Doctors. Doctor Chen and Doctor [redacted] They listened to me. They were very focused answered all my questions. I left feeling much better. That I felt when I arrived. For the 1st time I felt I had people in my corner. That truly cared about my situation.