General Info

Grant H. Chen, MD, MBA, FASA, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pain management specialist and anesthesiologist who helps patients experiencing acute or chronic pain. Dr. Chen listens to patients’ concerns and creates customized treatment plans based on their needs. His patients compliment his expertise and attentiveness. Dr. Chen specializes in treating a wide variety of conditions, such as cancer pain, arthritic pain, sciatica, disc problems, general neck and back pain, joint pain, abdominal pain, headaches, and more. He utilizes a wide variety of interventions to help with pain control. When not seeing patients in a clinical setting, Dr. Chen is in the classroom teaching the next generation of doctors. He is an associate professor of anesthesiology and chief of chronic pain services at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Chen completed his residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in Saint Louis. For his fellowship, he trained at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was faculty at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer for several years prior to coming to Houston. As part of Dr. Chen’s commitment to excellence and providing quality care, he has authored several journal articles and textbooks. He also maintains active memberships and teaches with several societies such as World Academy of Pain Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Eastern Pain Association, and American Academy of Pain Medicine.