About

Dr. Yue (Lilian) Chen received her DPT from the University of Southern California in 2003. She then completed a residency and became board-certified in orthopaedic physical therapy - the first Chinese citizen to attain this status. Dr. Chen was the lead consultant physical therapist for the Chinese National Team during the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, and Tokyo 2021. Dr. Chen has served four 3-year terms as the English-to-Chinese translation coordinator of the AOPT/JOSPT Clinical Practice Guidelines, which led to the publication of the guidelines in the Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine and Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. Lilian has been the leader in bringing the science of rehabilitation to China. These initiatives included implementing USC-affiliated DPT student affiliations, ortho-PT clinical residencies, and spine and maternal health clinical fellowships in three different regions in China - training the next generation of physical therapy specialists in China.