Biographical summary
Selby G. Chen, M.D., is a neurosurgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and completed his undergraduate education at Harvard University, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor's degree in Neurobiology. He subsequently attended New York University for medical school, and completed his neurosurgical training at the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He has been on the faculty at Mayo Clinic Florida since 2015 and was responsible for initiating the robotic spinal surgery program within the department of neurosurgery at MCF. He is passionate about advancing the minimally invasive treatment of spinal disorders, as well as educating the next generation of neurosurgeons. Outside of neurosurgery, Dr. Chen is an avid singer, golfer, and foodie.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Back surgery
- Cervical disk replacement
- Cervical diskectomy
- Cervical laminectomy
- Cervical pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Cervical scoliosis surgery
- Cervical spine fusion
- Cervical spine surgery
- Diskectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar diskectomy
- Lumbar fusion
- Lumbar laminectomy
- Lumbar pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Lumbar scoliosis surgery
- Minimally invasive cervical diskectomy
- Minimally invasive cervical foraminotomy
- Minimally invasive cervical spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive diskectomy
- Minimally invasive foraminotomy
- Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
- Minimally invasive lumbar diskectomy
- Minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Revision spinal surgery
- Robotic spine surgery
- Spinal cord stimulator insertion
- Spinal fusion
- Spine procedure
- Spondylolisthesis surgery
- Thoracic diskectomy
- Thoracic fusion
- Thoracic laminectomy
- Thoracic pseudoarthrosis procedure
- Thoracic scoliosis surgery
Interests
- Complex spine surgery
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Spinal cord tumors
- Gliomas
- Metastatic disease to the CNS
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2015
ResidentNeurologic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2009
ResidentPreliminary Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2008
MDNew York University School of Medicine
- 2007
Research FellowshipHoward Hughes Medical Institute
- 2004
Fellow - Anatomy Fellowship with Dr. Paul Cooper, chief of spinal neurosurgeryNew York University School of Medicine
- 2002
BA - NeurobiologyHarvard University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2023
Outstanding Faculty Member, School of Continuous Professional DevelopmentMayo School of Continuous Development, Department of Education Administration
- 2023
Faculty Teaching AwardMayo Clinic
- 2015
Resident Teacher of the YearDepartment of Neurosurgery
- 2011
Resident of the QuarterMayo Clinic, Department of Neurosurgery
- 2010
Neuro-oncology AwardStryker
- 2008
Alpha Omega AlphaNew York University School of Medicine
- 2002
Cum LaudeHarvard University
- 1998
Dean's ListHarvard University
- 1998
Harvard College Scholarship RecipientHarvard University
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberRobotics Committee, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2022 - present
Florida Neurosurgical Society
- 2018 - present
MemberNorth American Spine Society
- 2016 - present
Full MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2009 - 2015
Resident MemberAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2009 - 2015
Resident MemberCongress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2007
MemberAlpha Omega Alpha
Publications