Christina Cheng, MD
- Director, Spine Fellowship Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Specialty: Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
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Location:UH Ahuja Risman Pavilion
1000 Auburn Dr
Beachwood, OH 44122
- Call: 216-844-7200
Biography: Christina Cheng, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Orthopaedic Spine Surgery - Harborview Medical Center (2017 - 2018)
Residency | Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Uh Cleveland Medical Center (2012 - 2017)
Internship | General Surgery
General Surgery - Uh Case Medical Center (2011 - 2012)
Medical Education
University At Buffalo School Of Medicine (2011)
Undergraduate
Cornell University (2004)
About
View Dr. Cheng’s Health TalksChristina W. Cheng, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. She also sees patients at UH Westlake Health Center and UH University Suburban Health Center. She is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Cheng joined the UH Cleveland Medical Center medical staff in 2018.
Dr. Cheng specializes in the treatment of spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. She has a special interest in degenerative spine conditions, spinal trauma, spinal deformity, disc herniation and metastatic spine disease.
Dr. Cheng earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, cum laude with Distinction in Research, from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. She earned her medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y. She completed her internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at UH Cleveland Medical Center and a fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.
As a physician, Dr. Cheng strives to ensure that her patients and their families have an adequate understanding of their spinal issues, expected outcome and prognosis. She is a strong believer of using a multidisciplinary approach in managing spinal disorders and employs all possible nonsurgical treatment options prior to offering surgical treatment when possible.
Dr. Cheng is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AOSpine, North American Spine Society and American Orthopaedic Association.
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