Kit L. Cheng
Expertise in
15
conditions
Expertise in
15
conditions

Overview

Kit Cheng, MD, is the Program Director of the Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship Program for the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. In this role, she is committed to the recruitment and education of future generations of physicians. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, she is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. As an attending physician based at the Monter Cancer Center, Dr. Cheng specializes in breast cancer and gynecology oncology, namely cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and vaginal cancer. She is a principal investigator and sub principal investigator in multiple breast and gynecologic oncology clinical trials. She maintains an active medical practice focusing on compassionate, personalized, evidence-based multi-disciplinary care. Dr. Cheng earned her medical degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She trained in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology at North Shore University Hospital where she was also Chief Fellow. Dr. Cheng is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and is fluent in Cantonese and English.

Dr. Cheng is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
State University Of New York At Buffalo
Residency
North Shore University Hospital
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine/Hematology
American Board Of Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Glen Cove Hospital
Katz Institute For Women's Health
Cancer Institute
Languages Spoken
English
Cantonese
Gender
Female
Awards
Patients' Choice Award Recipient (2024)

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Locations

Northwell Health Center for Advanced Medicine, RJ Zuckerberg Cancer Center
450 Lakeville Road, Entrance B, Lake Success, NY 11042

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.

Breast Cancer

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.


4 Clinical Trials

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