
Dr. David S. Cheng M.D
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
39275 Mission Boulevard #203 Fremont California, 94539About
David S. Cheng, MD, FACP, works for Washington Hospital Healthcare System, based in Fremont, CA. Dr. Cheng works for their Cancer Program, which in 2010 received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer (COC) of the American College of Surgeons. As a hematology specialist as well as an oncologist, Dr. Cheng studies blood cancers like leukemia in his work. His other specialties include the treatment of breast cancer and lung cancer. Bleeding disorders like anemia and hemophilia are among some of the other hematologic problems treated by Dr. Cheng.
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Education and Training
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba / Faculty of Medicine MD
University of Manitoba / Faculty of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Hematology
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local Public Speaking -
Internships
- Stanford University
Fellowships
- University of Utah Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- California Medical Association, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology
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- Traveling, Family, Reading
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- New England Journal of Medicine
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