Frances Cheng, MD/PhD
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Education & Training
- ResidencyYale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD/PhDVanderbilt University School of Medicine (2015)
- BSYale University, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2006)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- AAP Section of Hospital Medicine Regional Impact Award Co-Recipient: American Academy of Pediatrics (2022)
- AAP Section on Early Career Physicians Leadership in Advocacy Award Co-Recipient: American Academy of Pediatrics (2021)
- Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award: American Academy of Pediatrics (2018)
Board Certifications
- AB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2018)
Publications
- Cheng F. Hospital Sequelae, Discharge, and Early Interventions in Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Seminars In Perinatology 2024, 152008. PMID: 39581774, DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2024.152008.
- Lenzen C, Coria A, Hofto M, Pitt M, Cheng F, Mediratta R. Global Health Education in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships in the United States. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: 499-506. PMID: 38779785, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007575.
- Agrawal P, Phadke M, Du N, Hosain F, Koons L, Brown C, O'Malley S, Cheng F. Enhancing the health knowledge and health literacy of recently resettled refugees through classroom-based instructional methods. Health Education Research 2024, 39: 159-169. PMID: 38244587, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyae001.
- Cheng F, Grossman M. NOWS or Never: Questioning the Premise of Inpatient NOWS Care. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: e147-e149. PMID: 37183612, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007197.
- Cheng FY, Shabanova V, Berkwitt AK, Grossman MR. Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 857-866. PMID: 36073203, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006137.
- Cheng F, McMillan C, Morrison A, Berkwitt A, Grossman M. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 595-604. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00387-3.
- Du N, Rosenberg J, Mohareb A, Agrawal P, Brown C, Cheng FY. Teaching the Yale Health Education and Literacy for Asylees and Refugees: An Innovative Educational Initiative About Refugee Health for Medical Trainees. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 21: 384-386. PMID: 32916340, PMCID: PMC7937769, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.09.003.
- Cheng FY, Fleming JT, Chiang C. Bergmann glial Sonic hedgehog signaling activity is required for proper cerebellar cortical expansion and architecture. Developmental Biology 2018, 440: 152-166. PMID: 29792854, PMCID: PMC6014626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.05.015.
- Ryan KE, Kim PS, Fleming JT, Brignola E, Cheng FY, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Lkb1 regulates granule cell migration and cortical folding of the cerebellar cortex. Developmental Biology 2017, 432: 165-177. PMID: 28974424, PMCID: PMC5694378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.09.036.
- Cheng FY, Huang X, Sarangi A, Ketova T, Cooper MK, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Widespread Contribution of Gdf7 Lineage to Cerebellar Cell Types and Implications for Hedgehog-Driven Medulloblastoma Formation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35541. PMID: 22539980, PMCID: PMC3335071, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035541.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Education & Training
- ResidencyYale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD/PhDVanderbilt University School of Medicine (2015)
- BSYale University, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2006)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- AAP Section of Hospital Medicine Regional Impact Award Co-Recipient: American Academy of Pediatrics (2022)
- AAP Section on Early Career Physicians Leadership in Advocacy Award Co-Recipient: American Academy of Pediatrics (2021)
- Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award: American Academy of Pediatrics (2018)
Board Certifications
- AB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2018)
Publications
- Cheng F. Hospital Sequelae, Discharge, and Early Interventions in Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Seminars In Perinatology 2024, 152008. PMID: 39581774, DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2024.152008.
- Lenzen C, Coria A, Hofto M, Pitt M, Cheng F, Mediratta R. Global Health Education in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships in the United States. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: 499-506. PMID: 38779785, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007575.
- Agrawal P, Phadke M, Du N, Hosain F, Koons L, Brown C, O'Malley S, Cheng F. Enhancing the health knowledge and health literacy of recently resettled refugees through classroom-based instructional methods. Health Education Research 2024, 39: 159-169. PMID: 38244587, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyae001.
- Cheng F, Grossman M. NOWS or Never: Questioning the Premise of Inpatient NOWS Care. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: e147-e149. PMID: 37183612, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007197.
- Cheng FY, Shabanova V, Berkwitt AK, Grossman MR. Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 857-866. PMID: 36073203, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006137.
- Cheng F, McMillan C, Morrison A, Berkwitt A, Grossman M. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 595-604. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00387-3.
- Du N, Rosenberg J, Mohareb A, Agrawal P, Brown C, Cheng FY. Teaching the Yale Health Education and Literacy for Asylees and Refugees: An Innovative Educational Initiative About Refugee Health for Medical Trainees. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 21: 384-386. PMID: 32916340, PMCID: PMC7937769, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.09.003.
- Cheng FY, Fleming JT, Chiang C. Bergmann glial Sonic hedgehog signaling activity is required for proper cerebellar cortical expansion and architecture. Developmental Biology 2018, 440: 152-166. PMID: 29792854, PMCID: PMC6014626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.05.015.
- Ryan KE, Kim PS, Fleming JT, Brignola E, Cheng FY, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Lkb1 regulates granule cell migration and cortical folding of the cerebellar cortex. Developmental Biology 2017, 432: 165-177. PMID: 28974424, PMCID: PMC5694378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.09.036.
- Cheng FY, Huang X, Sarangi A, Ketova T, Cooper MK, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Widespread Contribution of Gdf7 Lineage to Cerebellar Cell Types and Implications for Hedgehog-Driven Medulloblastoma Formation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35541. PMID: 22539980, PMCID: PMC3335071, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035541.
Departments and Programs