Luke ChenMD, FRCPC, MMEd

Professor

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Phone: 902-473-2394
Fax: 902-473-4600
Mailing Address: 
Division of Hematology
QEII - Bethune Building
Suite 430 Bethune Building
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
 
Research Topics:
  • Rare inflammatory diseases including cytokine storm syndromes [hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), Castleman disease and COVID-19-cytokine storm]
  • Histiocyte disorders
  • Autoinflammatory diseases
  • IgG4-related disease
  • Eosinophilic disorders

Biography and research interests:

Luke Chen is a Hematologist and Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University and Affiliate Professor at the University of British Columbia. His clinical and research interests are in rare inflammatory diseases including:

  • Cytokine storm syndromes (HLH, Castleman disease and COVID-cytokine storm)
  • Histiocyte disorders (Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease, Langerhans Cell histiocytosis, Erdheim-Chester disease)
  • Autoinflammatory diseases (VEXAS, Still’s)
  • IgG4-related disease
  • Eosinophilic disorders

Locally, he collaborates closely with the Dalhousie Department of Pathology to optimize laboratory testing for patients with rare diseases as well as the Divisions of Rheumatology, Dermatology and Gastroenterology. Internationally, Dr. Chen is an advisor for Every Cure and the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network. In 2024, he received the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network “Physician of the Year” award.

He also directs the Coastal Rare Inflammatory Diseases Program (CRIP). The program is physically based in Nova Scotia and supported by a philanthropic gift from the Hsu & Taylor Family through the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. CRIDP provides Fellowship training for specialist physicians, research, and support for physicians in Canada and internationally managing patients with rare inflammatory blood diseases.