Ivan Cheng
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Orthopaedic Spine Center 450 Broadway ST Pav A, FL 1 MC6110 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 498-7555 Fax (650) 721-3409Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Alternate Contact Sue Gokey Gonzalez Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-721-7616Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Spine Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery (2009 - present)
- Associate Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery (2007 - 2009)
- Resident Selection Commitee, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004 - present)
- Chief of the Education Commitee, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - present)
Honors and Awards
- AOA-JOA Traveling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Association (2010)
- Saul Halpern, MD Orthopaedic Educator Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center (2005)
- Timothy J. Bray Trauma Award, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2003)
- Cum laude, Harvard Medical School (1997)
- Highest Distinction, UC Berkeley (1993)
Professional Education
| Residency: | UC Davis Medical Center CA (2003) |
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School MA (1998) |
| Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2006) |
| Fellowship: | Washington University in St. Louis MO (2004) |
| Internship: | UC Davis Medical Center CA (1999) |
| MD: | Harvard Medical School (1998) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Cheng's research interests lie in the biologic enhancement of spinal fusions, molecular techniques of intervertebral disc regeneration, and techniques of spinal instrumentation. For more information, please go to http://www.ivanchengmd.com.
Publications
- Commentary: Complications: a critical component of patient outcome. Spine J. 2013
- A biologic without guidelines: the YODA project and the future of bone morphogenetic protein-2 research. Spine J. 2012; (10): 877-80
- Arachnoid ossificans containing metaplastic hematopoietic marrow resulting in diffuse thoracic intrathecal cysts and severe myelopathy. Eur Spine J. 2012: S436-40
- Commentary: Spinopelvic parameters-how far have we come? Spine J. 2012; (5): 447-8
- Functional assessment of the acute local and distal transplantation of human neural stem cells after spinal cord injury. Spine J. 2012; (11): 1040-4
- Morbidity and mortality of C2 fractures in the elderly: surgery and conservative treatment. Neurosurgery. 2012; (5): 1055-9; discussion 1059
