Yihan Chen, MD, MPH

12 years in practice

Clinic Physician, New York City · Biograph

Preventive internal medicine with a women's-healthspan and menopause focus, from a UCLA-trained internist who built clinical algorithms at Forward Health

Metabolic HealthCardiovascular Longevity
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About

Yihan Chen is a Biograph New York physician focused on preventive internal medicine, women's healthspan, and menopause care. She earned a joint MD and MPH at Tulane, trained in internal medicine at UCLA, and stayed for an additional year as chief resident. Her pre-Biograph work spans complex-care medicine at UCLA and clinical-product leadership at Forward Health, where she helped build algorithms for digital tools across cardiovascular and women's health. She is board-certified in internal medicine and is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner.

What to Know

Signature approach

Chen reads prevention through both public-health systems and the individual in front of her. Her MPH training and Forward Health algorithm work fit Biograph's data-heavy model, while her menopause certification gives extra context for midlife women whose cardiometabolic, bone, sleep, and hormone signals often shift together.

What sets them apart

  • Menopause Society certification. MSCP is formal training in perimenopause and menopause care, a useful credential inside a longevity clinic serving midlife women.
  • Clinical-product background. At Forward Health, Chen practiced medicine and helped build clinical algorithms, giving her experience translating messy health data into clearer next steps.
  • Academic internal medicine depth. UCLA residency, a chief resident year, extensivist practice, and a peer-reviewed publication give her a stronger internal-medicine base than a typical wellness-clinic profile.

Before You Book

  • New York clinic only. Chen practices at Biograph New York. The San Mateo clinic is led by Gilberto Hernandez, MD, PhD.
  • Shared NYC roster. Jim Lebret, MD is the New York Medical Director; Chen is the other clinic physician. Her particular fit is women's healthspan, menopause, and cardiometabolic prevention.
  • Keep primary care separate. Biograph is a preventive assessment plus results review, not a replacement for routine care or acute medical needs.
  • Self-pay posture. Chen has opted out of Medicare, consistent with Biograph's no-insurance model.

Expertise

Focus areas

Metabolic HealthCardiovascular Longevity

Patient types

Women in Perimenopause & MenopauseExecutives & High PerformersGeneral Adult LongevityMetabolic & Weight Management

Protocols & technologies

Biograph five Pillar diagnostic model (cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurodegenerative, healthspan)Whole Body mri screeningAdvanced blood biomarker panelsMenopause management and hormone assessmentCardiovascular risk stratificationMetabolic health optimizationClinical algorithm design for digital healthPersonalized preventive action plans

Conditions treated

8
  • I'm navigating perimenopause or menopause and want a physician who actually specializes in it

    Menopausal and postmenopausal disorders

  • I want to understand my cardiovascular risk before anything shows up clinically

    Hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular risk stratification

  • My weight and metabolic numbers are drifting and I want a plan that isn't just 'eat less'

    Obesity and metabolic syndrome

  • My blood pressure is creeping up and I want to catch it early

    Hypertension

  • My blood sugar or insulin numbers are edging toward prediabetes

    Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes

  • I want to protect my bone density as I get older

    Osteoporosis and osteopenia

  • I'm tired in a way that doesn't feel normal and I want someone to take it seriously

    Chronic fatigue and unexplained low energy

  • My labs keep flagging nutrient deficiencies and I want to fix the underlying cause

    Nutritional deficiency (vitamin D, B12)

Credentials

Education

  • MD

    Tulane University School of Medicine (2014)

  • MPH

    Tulane University School of Medicine (2014)

Board certifications

  • Internal Medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

    The standard board for adult general medicine: diagnosis, chronic-disease management, and multi-system clinical reasoning.

Residency

  • Internal Medicine

    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine / UCLA Medical Center

Additional certifications

  • Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP)

    The Menopause Society

    A formal credential from The Menopause Society signaling current expertise in perimenopause and menopause care, including hormone therapy decisions, symptom management, and midlife cardiometabolic and bone risk. Held by a small minority of practicing physicians.

Years in practice

12

NPI

1730508367

Affiliations

BiographPrimary

Staff Physician

New York, NY

Thought Leadership

Publications

  • A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Effect of Hospitalist-Directed Transfers on Patient Flow · Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019

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