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Dr. Catherine C. Chen, MPH, MD is a physician provider in BOSTON, MA specializing in physician, pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine) and pediatric surgery. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Catherine C. Chen, MPH, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital.
Hydrocele
A hydrocele is a collection of fluid around the testicle that causes swelling in the scrotum. Hydroceles are common in newborns; they develop when the fluid in the sac surrounding each testicle does not get absorbed before birth. Hydroceles in newborns often disappear on their own during the first year of life. They are rare in adults, but when they occur, they are usually caused by injury, infection, or swelling in the scrotum, testicle, or epididymis, which is a coiled tube behind each testicle.
Hydroceles are typically painless, and surgical repair or removal, called hydrocelectomy, is only necessary if they continue to grow. In a hydrocelectomy, the surgeon makes an incision in or near the scrotum and uses suction to drain the fluid. The sac that contained the fluid may be cut and removed as well, or it may be stitched onto the back of the testis and epididymis, before the incision is closed.
This procedure may be done at an outpatient facility, so a hospital stay is usually not required. Normal activities can be resumed a few days following surgery, but exercise and other strenuous activities should be avoided for about two to four weeks.
Dr. Catherine C. Chen, MPH, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990. She completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is certified by the Surgery and Pediatric Surgery American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1990)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1997)
Board Certification: Surgery and Pediatric Surgery American Board of Surgery
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Catherine C. Chen, MPH, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Catherine C. Chen, MPH, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Fallon: Senior Plan, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Unify (OneCare Plan), CCA: SCO Primary Care, Tufts Health Plan: Tufts Medicare Complement, Neighbborhood: ACO, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Choice, Aetna: QPOS, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Care, Aetna: Medicare Advantage, Fallon: Major Medical/Health & Life Assurance Company Programs, Tufts Health Plan: Select Network HMO & PPO, Aetna: ElectChoice, Fallon: Select Care, MultiPlan (Beech Street): Medicare Advantage Private FFS Network, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred, Tufts Health Plan: GIC Limited Network Product, CCA: Inpatient Services Program, BCBSMA: Indemnity, Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II, CCA: OneCare, Fallon: Flex Care Select, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): ACO, BCBSMA: HMO Blue, Aetna: Managed Choice POS, Senior Whole Health: SCO, BMC Healthnet: MassHealth, MultiPlan (Beech Street): MA PPO Network, Neighbborhood: CarePlus, Tufts Health Plan: HMO, BMC Healthnet: ACO & Senior Care Options, Neighborhood PACE, Aetna: National Advantage, Senior Whole Health: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Primary PPO Network, HPHC: HMO, Fallon: Preferred Care, Unicare: Commonwealth Indemnity Plan (formerly GIC), Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Subsidized Connector Plans, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred Managed Worker's Comp, HPHC: PPO, Humana, Uphams Elder Svc Plan: PACE - Elder Service Providers, BCBSMA: Preferred Provider Arrangement, Neighbborhood: CMA, Health Plans Inc., United Healthcare: Commercial & SCO, Kaiser, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Non-Subsidized Connector Plans, BMC Healthnet: Commonwealth Choice, Tufts Health Plan: Non-HMP (PPO, POS & EPO Products), Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): MassHealth, Neighbborhood: MassHealth, Fallon: Senior Plan Preferred, Chickering Claims Administrators: Student Health Plan, Cigna: HealthSource NH, CCA: SCO, Aetna: HMO, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Complementary Network, BCBSMA: Medicare Advantage, Aetna: Open Choice PPO, VA Choice, BMC Healthnet: QHP, Neighbborhood: Commercial and Aetna: Aetna Select.
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Dr. Catherine Chen, who practices in Boston, MA, Waltham, MA, and Peabody, MA, is a medical specialist in pediatric general surgery. Dr. Chen's areas of expertise include the following: breast issues, inguinal hernia, and hydrocele. Her professional affiliations include Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital. She graduated from Harvard Medical School. For her professional training, Dr. Chen completed residency programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Children's Hospital Boston. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Chen include: Harvard Medical School, 1990, Henry Asbury Christian Award; Merck Sharp & Dohme Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons; and Winner, MA Chapter of the ACS Resident Prize Essay Competition. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Chen's office in BOSTON, MA.
