Leon Chen

Leon Chen, AGACNP-BC, DNP, FAANP, FCCP, is a clinical assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. He is a strong proponent of utilizing point of care ultrasonography to rapidly delineate differential diagnoses and to guide resuscitation. He is a board-certified adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner with a background in emergency and critical care medicine. He is also a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the NY Academy of Medicine. He serves on the editorial board of Critical Care Nursing Quarterly and the Journal of American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Chen holds specialty board certifications in both emergency and critical care nursing.

Chen earned a certificate of completion in critical care ultrasonography from the American College of Chest Physicians and is active in point of care ultrasonography education. He has published articles on topics including sedation management, delirium, sepsis, resuscitation, and point of care ultrasonography.

Chen completed his DNP at Chatham University and MS and BS at NYU Meyers.