Dr. Chen is one of a select few Chinese to earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) in the US in early 2000. She holds a DPT from the University of Southern California and has two Master's degrees (in Developmental Kinesiology, from Bowling Green State University and in Sports Biochemistry, from East China Normal University in Shanghai.) She is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS) from the American Physical Therapy Association and a Comprehensive Pilates Instructor (CPI). She is a Certified Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Medical Professional. Her clinical expertise encompasses evaluation and treatment of sports injury prevention and rehab, post-op care, orthopedic neurological patient care, pre- and post-natal care, and inpatient surgical and non-surgical care.

Dr. Chen is the first Western-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy to treat China's highest level Olympic athletes for rehabilitation and injury prevention. As Chief Rehab Specialist at the National Training Bureau of the General Administration of Sports of China, she was entrusted with treating Chinese Olympiads during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In 2009, the General Administration of Sports of China appointed Dr. Chen project manager for the rehabilitation and injury prevention of the national team's athletes.

As consultant to the Chinese Olympic Committee for 2012 London Olympics, Dr. Chen and her team provide training to the team physicians at China's National Training Center, Beijing, in evaluation, prevention and rehabilitation of athletic injuries since 2009.

Dr. Chen is a representative for the Education Division of the Science and Education Department for the All-China Sports Federation, a presenter and speaker for China Fit and the International Forum in Personal Training conferences, and a liaison and interpreter for education exchange projects with the University of Southern California, the Chinese Olympic Committee, and Human Kinetics Publishers. She is instrumental in establishing the first international clinical education program to train Chinese sports rehab specialists in western physical therapy established in 2010. The Fortanasce & Associates Physical Therapy clinic is the clinical sports internship site for the China sports rehabilitation specialists in USA.