Leon Lin Chen MSc, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FCCP, FAANP, FCCM

Leon Chen, DNP, is a board-certified adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (NP) with a background in critical care medicine. He holds specialty board certifications in both emergency and critical care nursing and is a strong proponent of utilizing point-of-care ultrasonography to rapidly delineate differential diagnoses and guide resuscitation. He earned a certificate of completion in critical care ultrasonography from the American College of Chest Physicians and is active in critical care ultrasonography education.  

Leon has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has been an invited speaker at national conferences on a variety of critical care topics. Chen serves on the editorial board of Critical Care Nursing Quarterly and the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.  

For his contributions to the field of chest medicine, critical care medicine, and the nurse practitioner role, Chen has been designated as a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American College of Critical Care Medicine.