Dr. Chern attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After graduation from medical school, he was awarded the Frank E. Stinchfield Fellowship in orthopaedic research at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and authored multiple scientific journal publications on knee biomechanics. He went on to do clinical training in orthopaedic surgery at the same institution. After orthopaedic surgery residency, Dr. Chern completed a fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN where he trained in advanced arthroscopic techniques for treating sports injuries including hip arthroscopy.

Dr. Chern has specific expertise in surgery of the shoulder, knee and hip. Shoulder procedures that Dr. Chern performs include arthroscopic procedures (repair of rotator cuff tears, superior capsular reconstruction, Bankart and remplissage procedures for instability, repair of AC joint dislocation), Latarjet procedure for recurrent instability, internal fixation of clavicle and proximal humerus fractures, and both anatomic and reverse total shoulder replacements. He also performs complex knee procedures including ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL reconstruction, cartilage resurfacing, subchondroplasty, meniscus repair and transplantation as well as knee replacement.

Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates has provided the highest quality of care for patients in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties for more than 35 years. With offices conveniently located in Brick, Freehold, Ocean, Monroe, Barnegat, and Holmdel, this premier multispecialty practice brings to Central New Jersey the same expert care found at urban medical centers in New York City and Philadelphia.