Dr. Waina Cheng
Overview
Dr. Waina Cheng is a medical oncologist hematologist dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and blood disorders. Her primary interest is in breast and colon cancer. She also has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating benign blood conditions. Dr Cheng is board-certified in hematology and oncology. She completed her residency and fellowship training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She received her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Before joining Atlantic Medical Oncology, Dr. Cheng served as assistant professor of clinical medicine at Lincoln Medical Center, affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College. There, she strived to provide quality cancer care for the underserved immigrant population of the South Bronx community. For her work there, she was awarded a scholarship from the Susan G. Komen and Conquer Cancer Foundation for her commitment to practicing in a medically underserved population. To better improve coordination of care for cancer patients, she served as quality improvement liaison in the cancer committee. Dr. Cheng currently serves as chair of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer-accredited Cancer Committee at Newton Medical Center. She maintains professional membership in the American Society of Clinical Oncology, is a part of the Atlantic Medical Group and is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization.
Dr. Cheng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
89 Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Cheng has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Colorectal CancerDr. Cheng isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- HemochromatosisDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Hemochromatosis.
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Lung CancerDr. Cheng isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acquired AgranulocytosisDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Agranulocytosis.
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Cheng isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.