Overview
After obtaining his M.D. at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Cheng completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at U.C. Davis and his spine surgery fellowship with the world-renowned spine surgery group at Washington University in St. Louis. Board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Cheng was a tenured Full Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. He has over 76 peer-reviewed publications, 9 book chapters, has given over 184 presentations at national and international meetings, and was a Deputy Editor for The Spine Journal. Dr. Cheng has received many awards including the Timothy Bray Trauma Award from U.C. Davis, the Saul Halpern Orthopaedic Teacher of the Year Award from Stanford, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Prize in Clinical Research, and Outstanding Paper Awards from the North American Spine Society.
Dr. Cheng specializes in the latest surgical techniques in the spine including minimally-invasive surgery, cervical surgery, complex deformities, and revisions of other surgeries with less-than optimal outcomes. He is well-accustomed to all pathologies in the spine including degenerative disorders, deformity, trauma, infections, and tumors.
Dr. Cheng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Herniated Disk.
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Locations
911 W 38th St, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705
4215 Benner Rd, Suite 300, Kyle, TX 78640
101 Medical Pkwy, Suite 120, Lakeway, TX 78738
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
Heinrich-Josey Orthopaedics
Michael Moghimi is an Orthopedics provider in Austin, Texas. Dr. Moghimi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Microdiscectomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Moghimi is currently accepting new patients.
Robert Josey is an Orthopedics provider in Austin, Texas. Dr. Josey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Coccydynia, Spondylolisthesis, and Sciatica. Dr. Josey is currently accepting new patients.
St. David's Ortho Neuro And Rehab PLLC
Craig Kuhns is an Orthopedics provider in Austin, Texas. Dr. Kuhns is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Disc Surgery, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Kuhns is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- KyphosisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Kyphosis.
- LordosisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Lordosis.
- ScoliosisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Advanced
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- LaminectomyDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- Experienced
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- ChordomaDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
- DiskitisDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.