Accepting New Patients
Wen Cheng, MD
Accepting New Patients
4.8
Languages
- English,
- Chinese (Mandarin),
Gender
Male
Experience
39 Years
Locations
Smidt Heart Institute
Smidt Heart Institute
- Pavilion is located at 127 S. San Vicente Boulevard between 3rd Street and Gracie Allen Drive. Valet parking and self-parking are available in the Pavilion Parking lot, located on Sherbourne Drive between West 3rd Street and Gracie Allen Drive. Park in the Gold Zone (Levels B2 and B3) and take the Gold Parking elevators to the Plaza Level. Follow the signs for the Pavilion elevators, and take the elevator up to your destination. For parking rates and hours of operation, please visit cedars-sinai.org/parking. Take a photo of your parking spot location to help find your parked car.
Experience
Specialties
Area in which a healthcare provider is highly trained and often board certified.
1
- Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Programs
Cedars-Sinai clinical programs this provider is part of:
6
Research Areas
Titles
- Professor, Surgery
Education & Training
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency - Completed 1993
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency - Completed 1990
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Internship - Completed 1985
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Johns Hopkins Medical School
Medical School - Completed 1984
Achievements
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1
Board Certifications
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4
Awards and Honors
Board Certifications
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Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Awards and Honors
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Heart Saver Gala Award
- Cardiac Kids Have H.E.A.R.T
- Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Publications
- Soukiasian HJ, Czer LS, Avital I, Aoki T, Kim YH, Umehara Y, Pass J, Tabrizi R, Magliato K, Fontana GP, Cheng W, Demetriou AA, Trento A: A novel sub-population of bone marrow-derived myocardial stem cells: potential autologous cell therapy in myocardial infarction. J. Heart Lung Transplant., 23(7): 873-80, 2004
- Kleisli T, Cheng W, Jacobs MJ, Mirocha J, Derobertis MA, Kass RM, Blanche C, Fontana GP, Raissi SS, Magliato KE, Trento A: In the current era, complete revascularization improves survival after coronary artery bypass surgery. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 129(6): 1283-91, 2005
- Khan SS, Chaux A, Blanche C, Kass RM, Cheng W, Fontana GP, Trento A: A 20-year experience with the Hancock porcine xenograft in the elderly. Ann. Thorac. Surg., 66(6 Suppl): S35-9, 1998
- Goland S, Czer LS, Kass RM, Siegel RJ, Mirocha J, De Robertis MA, Lee J, Raissi S, Cheng W, Fontana G, Trento A: Use of cardiac allografts with mild and moderate left ventricular hypertrophy can be safely used in heart transplantation to expand the donor pool. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 51(12): 1214-20, 2008
- Goland S, Czer LS, Kass RM, De Robertis MA, Mirocha J, Coleman B, Capelli C, Raissi S, Cheng W, Fontana G, Trento A: Pre-existing pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage heart failure: impact on clinical outcome and hemodynamic follow-up after orthotopic heart transplantation. J. Heart Lung Transplant., 26(4): 312-8, 2007
- Cheng W, Denton TA, Fontana GP, Raissi S, Blanche C, Kass RM, Magliato KE, Mirocha J, Trento A: Off-pump coronary surgery: effect on early mortality and stroke. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., 124(2): 313-20, 2002
Insurances
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