Yemeng Chen graduated from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1985. After that he worked as an instructor in Shanghai Medical University and practiced as a physician in the affiliated Huashan Hospital, becoming the Director of the Acupuncture Department in 1989. He completed his Ph.D. in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2012. Yemeng Chen has more than 30 research papers published in various medical journals in different countries and has also published ten acupuncture books, including two large-scale reference works. He has been the Academic Dean at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine since 1996, and was appointed President of the school in 2006.

He was a member of the New York State Board of Acupuncture, appointed by the New York State Education Department from 2000 to 2010, elected Vice-Chair of the Board after 2007 and was also the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yemeng Chen serves as a Commissioner (Educator Member) of Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), elected as the Secretary in February 2015 and is also the Executive President of the National Federation of Chinese TCM Organizations (NFCTCMO). He is currently a guest professor in the International Education College at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.