Eric Cheng, M.D.

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Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI Member, Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP)
UCLA Associate Professor In-Residence, Neurology
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1995, 1991 - 1995
M.S., UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, 2002
B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1987 - 1991
Fellowship:
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program UCLA, 2002
Internship:
University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
Residency:
University of California, Los Angeles, 1999
Certifications:
Certifications:
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

echeng@mednet.ucla.edu


Website:

Web Profile
http://www.neurology.ucla.edu/research.jsp?m=4&s=1_6

Work Phone Number:

310-206-7671

Mailing Address:

UCLA Neurology
BOX 951769
C-247 RNRC
Los Angeles, CA 90073


Detailed Biography:

Eric M. Cheng is a neurologist and health services researcher who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine faculty since he joined the Department of Neurology in 2003. He earned his B.A. in chemistry at Cornell University and his M.D. at the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. He did his neurology residency at UCLA. He completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA and obtained an M.S. in the Department of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health. His research focuses on the quality of care received by persons with neurological conditions. He is a staff neurologist at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Cheng Eric M, Bravata Dawn M, El-Saden Suzie, Vassar Stefanie D, Ofner Susan, Williams Linda S, Keyhani Salomeh   Carotid artery stenosis: wide variability in reporting formats--a review of 127 Veterans Affairs medical centers Radiology, 2013; 266(1): 289-94.
Ekundayo Olaniyi James, Saver Jeffrey L, Fonarow Gregg C, Schwamm Lee H, Xian Ying, Zhao Xin, Hernandez Adrian F, Peterson Eric D, Cheng Eric M   Patterns of emergency medical services use and its association with timely stroke treatment: findings from get with the guidelines-stroke Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2013; 6(3): 262-9.
Cohen Adam B, Sanders Amy E, Swain-Eng Rebecca J, Gjorvad Gina, Tonn Sarah T, Bever Christopher T, Cheng Eric M   Quality measures for neurologists: Financial and practice implications Neurology. Clinical practice, 2013; 3(1): 44-51.
Richards Adam, Cheng Eric M   Stroke risk calculators in the era of electronic health records linked to administrative databases Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 2013; 44(2): 564-9.
Vickrey Barbara G, Hirtz Deborah, Waddy Salina, Cheng Eric M, Johnston S Claiborne   Comparative effectiveness and implementation research: directions for neurology Annals of neurology, 2012; 71(6): 732-42.
Keyhani Salomeh, Cheng Eric, Arling Greg, Li Xinli, Myers Laura, Ofner Susan, Williams Linda S, Phipps Michael, Ordin Diana, Bravata Dawn M   Does the inclusion of stroke severity in a 30-day mortality model change standardized mortality rates at Veterans Affairs hospitals? Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2012; 5(4): 508-13.
Cheng Eric M, Keyhani Salomeh, Ofner Susan, Williams Linda S, Hebert Paul L, Ordin Diana L, Bravata Dawn M   Lower use of carotid artery imaging at minority-serving hospitals Neurology, 2012; 79(2): 138-44.
Cheng Eric M, Cunningham William E, Towfighi Amytis, Sanossian Nerses, Bryg Robert J, Anderson Thomas L, Guterman Jeffrey J, Gross-Schulman Sandra G, Beanes Sylvia, Jones Andrea S, Liu Honghu, Ettner Susan L, Saver Jeffrey L, Vickrey Barbara G   Randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to enable stroke survivors throughout the Los Angeles County safety net to "stay with the guidelines" Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes, 2011; 4(2): 229-34.
Ekundayo Olaniyi James, Vassar Stefanie D, Williams Linda S, Bravata Dawn M, Cheng Eric M   Using administrative databases to calculate Framingham scores within a large health care organization Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 2011; 42(7): 1982-7.
Cheng Eric M, Crandall Carolyn J, Bever Christopher T, Giesser Barbara, Haselkorn Jodie K, Hays Ron D, Shekelle Paul, Vickrey Barbara G   Quality indicators for multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England), 2010; 16(8): 970-80.
Cheng Eric M, Cohen Stanley N, Lee Martin L, Vassar Stefanie D, Chen Alex Y   Use of antithrombotic agents among U.S. stroke survivors, 2000-2006 American journal of preventive medicine, 2010; 38(1): 47-53.
Yew Kenneth S, Cheng Eric   Acute stroke diagnosis American family physician, 2009; 80(1): 33-40.
Griffin Beth Ann, Elliott Marc N, Coleman Anne L, Cheng Eric M   Incorporating mortality risk into estimates of 5-year glaucoma risk American journal of ophthalmology, 2009; 148(6): 925-31.e7.
Connor Karen, McNeese-Smith Donna, van Servellen Gwen, Chang Betty, Lee Martin, Cheng Eric, Hajar Abdulrahman, Vickrey Barbara G   Insight into dementia care management using social-behavioral theory and mixed methods Nursing research, 2009; 58(5): 348-58.
Szumski Nicholas R, Cheng Eric M   Optimizing algorithms to identify Parkinson's disease cases within an administrative database Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2009; 24(1): 51-6.
Baca Christine Bower, Cheng Eric M, Spencer Susan S, Vassar Stefanie, Vickrey Barbara G, Vickrey Barbara G   Racial differences in patient expectations prior to resective epilepsy surgery Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2009; 15(4): 452-5.
Brown Carlos A, Cheng Eric M, Hays Ron D, Vassar Stefanie D, Vickrey Barbara G   SF-36 includes less Parkinson Disease (PD)-targeted content but is more responsive to change than two PD-targeted health-related quality of life measures Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2009; 18(9): 1219-37.
Hsiao An-Fu, Wong Mitchell D, Miller Melissa F, Ambs Anita H, Goldstein Michael S, Smith Ashley, Ballard-Barbash Rachel, Becerra Lida S, Cheng Eric M, Wenger Neil S   Role of religiosity and spirituality in complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer survivors in California Integrative cancer therapies, 2008; 7(3): 139-46.
Cheng Eric M, Swarztrauber Kari, Siderowf Andrew D, Eisa Mahmood S, Lee Martin, Vassar Stefanie, Jacob Erin, Vickrey Barbara G   Association of specialist involvement and quality of care for Parkinson's disease Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2007; 22(4): 515-22.
Cheng Eric M, Chen Alex, Cunningham William   Primary language and receipt of recommended health care among Hispanics in the United States Journal of general internal medicine, 2007; 22 Suppl 2(7197): 283-8.
Cheng Eric M, Fung Constance H   Quality indicators for the care of stroke and atrial fibrillation in vulnerable elders Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2007; 55 Suppl 2(7197): S431-7.
Cheng Eric M, Asch Steve M, Brook Robert H, Vassar Stefanie D, Jacob Erin L, Lee Martin L, Chang Donald S, Sacco Ralph L, Hsiao An-Fu, Vickrey Barbara G   Suboptimal control of atherosclerotic disease risk factors after cardiac and cerebrovascular procedures Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 2007; 38(3): 929-34.
Cheng Eric, Chen Alex, Vassar Stefanie, Lee Martin, Cohen Stanley N, Vickrey Barbara   Comparison of secondary prevention care after myocardial infarction and stroke Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2006; 21(4): 235-41.
Hsiao An-Fu, Wong Mitchell D, Goldstein Michael S, Becerra Lida S, Cheng Eric M, Wenger Neil S   Complementary and alternative medicine use among Asian-American subgroups: prevalence, predictors, and lack of relationship to acculturation and access to conventional health care Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2006; 12(10): 1003-10.
Cheng Eric M, Jolly Desmond, Jones Lesley A, Cohen Stanley N   Modest improvement in risk factor control after admission for a stroke or transient ischemic attack Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2006; 14(4): 174-8.
Swarztrauber Kari, Graf Eric, Cheng Eric   The quality of care delivered to Parkinson's disease patients in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Veterans Health System BMC neurology, 2006; 6(10): 26.
Cheng Eric M, Siderowf Andrew, Swarztrauber Kari, Eisa Mahmood, Lee Martin, Vickrey Barbara G   Development of quality of care indicators for Parkinson's disease Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2004; 19(2): 136-50.

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