James Chen, MD

Neurosurgeon, serial inventor, and leading PDT expert, James is the lead inventor of Singletto technologies.

Dr. Chen is the lead innovator of Singletto’s technologies, the brainchild of Singletto, and the lead inventor on Singletto’s pending patents. Dr. Chen is a neurosurgeon and served for many years as the Chief Scientific Officer in a photodynamic therapy (PDT) oncology research company that he co-founded.

Dr. Chen has 30 years experience with the application of PDT in diverse areas including oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology, obesity, and for inflammatory conditions. Dr. Chen is also the inventor of record on many PDT and other patents.

Dr. Chen is also an originator and a leading contributor in a research group studying the use of Methylene Blue as a low-cost, safe decontamination method to enable medical mask and N95 / FPP2 respirator reuse in low resource and other healthcare settings where there are critical shortages.