Weiting Chen, RN

Weiting Chen is a dedicated healthcare professional with more than two decades of experience in critical care, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), and clinical operations. As Clinical Surveillance Supervisor at UCLA Health, Weiting oversees programs that enhance patient safety, care coordination, and clinical efficiency across one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. Her leadership has been instrumental in advancing evidence-based practices and leveraging technology to improve outcomes in high-acuity environments.

Before assuming her current role, Weiting served as ECMO Program Coordinator at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, where she led multidisciplinary teams in delivering advanced life-support therapies to critically ill patients. Her clinical expertise was honed through years as an ICU charge nurse and team captain, with prior experience at Keck Medicine of USC, Adventist Health White Memorial, and Beverly Community Hospital. Early in her career, Weiting contributed to the Emergency SARS ICU development team at the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan, an experience that deepened her commitment to critical care innovation and preparedness.

Weiting holds a Master of Science in Clinical Service Operations from Harvard Medical School and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Los Angeles. A passionate advocate for continuous improvement and professional collaboration, she remains active in the global ECLS community through the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). Based in Los Angeles, she is recognized for her strategic vision, compassionate leadership, and dedication to advancing excellence in patient care.

• Harvard Medical School
• California State University, Los Angeles

• ECMO Society

Weiting Chen served as the main education auditor and specialist for the *ECMO Training Manual, “The Blue Book,” 5th Edition*, contributing her expertise to the development and refinement of educational standards for extracorporeal life support training. In addition to her auditing role, she authored several chapters within the publication, advancing global best practices in ECMO education and clinical operations.