Tueng T Shen

Professor Shen is a premier expert in clinical medicine and engineering innovation, currently serving as:

• Associate Dean: Medical Technology Innovation (UW Medicine / College of Engineering)
• Professor of Ophthalmology: Graham and Brenda Siddall Endowed Chair
• Adjunct Professor: Bioengineering & Global Health

Biography:

Dr. Shen is a physician and an engineer at the University of Washington. She is an expert in medical and surgical management of corneal disorders, cataract surgeries, and refractive surgeries.  Dr. Shen received her Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She builds bridges between engineers and physicians to facilitate the translation of innovative engineering technology into creative clinical solutions to treat global blindness, particularly by leveraging technological advancements in polymer sciences, microelectronics and modern imaging techniques. 

Dr. Shen established the first artificial cornea program in the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington, turning it into one of the world’s premier centers for implanting artificial corneas.  The establishment of the artificial cornea program fulfilled the unmet clinical needs of many patients of the entire WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho), providing care and improving the quality of lives of many of our patients with severe corneal blindness since 2004. The artificial cornea program also serves as critical educational training in the ophthalmology residency at the University of Washington. Her long-term collaborations with the College of Engineering have also provided a valuable interdisciplinary training environment for the next generation of physicians and engineers to jointly reshape the future of health care. Professor Shen is the inaugural Associate Dean of Medical Technology Innovation, a joint position between UW Medicine and the College of Engineering. Shen seeks strong partnerships with our local research and business communities to catalyze innovations to improve health equity, significantly leveraging UW Medicine’s extensive WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) network. Shen is a fellow of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She is also the inaugural holder of the Graham and Brenda Siddall Endowed Chair and elected member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Shen expresses herself artistically through Chinese calligraphy, Chinese watercolor, photography and sculpture. She frequently donates her artwork to local communities and organizations in order to raise funds for vision care.

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