Welcome to Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Center, LLC where we celebrate the diversity of skin colors and skin types.  We are dedicated to using innovative techniques to treat the medical, surgical, and cosmetic needs of your skin.  We appreciate your interest in our office and are committed to providing you with the best medical care and customer service possible. 

Joy Y. Chen, M.D. F.A.A.D is the founder and director of Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Center, LLC.   

Dr. Chen was born and raised in Houston, Texas.  She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts graduating Cum Laude.  She then received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.   

After completion of medical school, she moved to Washington, DC where she completed both her Internal Medicine Internship and her Dermatology Residency at the Washington Hospital Center, serving as Chief Resident during her final year of residency.  During residency, Dr. Chen also treated patients at the Children's National Medical Center, the National Rehabilitation Hospital, the Melanoma Center at the Cancer Institute of the Washington Hospital Center, and attended conferences at the National Institutes of Health.

Upon graduation, Dr. Chen began working in a group private practice in Bowie, Maryland before venturing out on her own.  She also remained on the teaching staff of the Washington Hospital Center as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology where she continues to actively teach and practice.  She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Georgetown University Hospital.      

Dr. Chen is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.  She has published several scientific articles in peer- reviewed journals and has presented at the national meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.  She is also an active member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and has served as a Board member. 

Dr. Chen was chosen by her fellow physicians as a "Top Doctor" in the April 2008 and more recently in the March 2010 issues of the WASHINGTONIAN Magazine.

Dr. Chen is conversational in Mandarin and Spanish. 

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