Susan Cheng
Professor
Cardiology
- ProfessorCardiology
- Director, Institute for Research on Healthy AgingCardiology
- Staff PhysicianSmidt Heart Institute
- (310) 423-2726 (Work)
- (310) 423-3522 (Fax)
- Cedars-Sinai, Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S San Vicente Blvd #A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
BIO
Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH is Professor of Cardiology and Chair of the Department of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is also the Stephen R. Corday, MD, Distinguished Chair in Cardiology within the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Cheng is a physician-scientist whose research has centered on uncovering drivers of cardiovascular aging in women and men. Dr. Cheng has authored over 500 research manuscripts and her work has been supported by continuous funding from the NIH. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard College, medical degree from McMaster University, master's of medical science from MIT, and master’s of public health from Harvard. Dr. Cheng completed internal medicine training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiology training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is co-chair of the Ancillary Studies Steering Committee and co-director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at the Framingham Heart Study. Dr. Cheng has served on the editorial boards of major cardiovascular and imaging journals as well as on leadership committees for the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Dr. Cheng currently serves on Council for the American Society for Clinical Investigation and has received numerous recognitions for her mentoring including from the American Heart Association.
CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS
- ProfessorCedars-Sinai, Cardiology1 Jul 2021 - present
- Director, Institute for Research on Healthy AgingCedars-Sinai, Cardiology1 Jun 2020 - present
- Staff PhysicianCedars-Sinai, Smidt Heart Institute17 Sep 2018 - present
- Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health and Population ScienceCedars-Sinai15 Aug 2018 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Vice Chair, ResearchCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology, United States10 Sep 2023 - present
- ProfessorUCLA, Medicine, Los Angeles, United StatesJul 2022 - present
- Associate ProfessorUCLA, Medicine, United StatesJul 2019 - Jun 2022
- LecturerBWH and HMS, Medicine, United StatesSep 2018 - present
- Co-DirectorEchocardiography Laboratory, Framingham Heart Study, United StatesJul 2012 - present
- Co-ChairFramingham Ancillary Investigators Steering Committee, Framingham Heart Study, United StatesSep 2018 - present
- Assistant ProfessorBWH and HMS, Medicine, United StatesApr 2014 - Sep 2018
- InstructorBWH and HMS, Medicine, United StatesJul 2011 - Mar 2014
- Associate PhysicianBWH, Cardiovascular Medicine, United StatesJul 2011 - Sep 2018
- Consulting StaffDana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Medical Oncology, Boston, United StatesJul 2011 - Jun 2018
- Associate Physician ScientistBWH, Preventive Medicine, United StatesMay 2015 - Sep 2018
- Associate Director, Cardiac Imaging Core LaboratoryBWH, United StatesFeb 2012 - Aug 2018
- Co-Director, The Brigham Cardiology Board Review Distance Learning CourseBWH, United StatesJan 2013 - May 2020
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Co-Founder and Director, Health Advocacy Program,Boston Medical Center, Boston, United StatesJan 1996 - Jun 1997
- Co-FounderIdiom Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, United StatesMay 1998 - Aug 1999
- Special AssistantNew York City Department of Health, New YorkJun 1998 - May 1999
- Freelance Web Designerwww.silkview.comAug 1999 - present
DEGREES
- M.D.Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada1999 - 2003
- A.B. magna cum laude in History of ScienceHarvard College, Cambridge, United States1994 - 1998
- M.M.Sc. in Clinical and Translational InvestigationHMS and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States2009 - 2011
- M.P.H. in Clinical EffectivenessHarvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States2010 - 2012
CERTIFICATIONS
- Diplomate Board Certification, Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine2006 - presentABIM ID: 268490
- Diplomate Board Certification, Cardiovascular MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine2018 - present
- Diplomate Board Certification, Cardiovascular MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine2009 - present
- Diplomate Board CertificationAdult Comprehensive Echocardiography (Level III)2010 - present
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Internship and ResidencyJohns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine, Baltimore, United States2003 - 2006
- Clinical FellowBrigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston, United States2006 - 2009
- Post-Doctoral FellowshipMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and HMS, Boston, United States2009 - 2011Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Post-Doctoral FellowshipFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, United States2009 - 2011Postdoctoral Fellowship
LANGUAGES
- English
TAGS
- Cardiovascular medicine and hematology
- Clinical sciences
- Health services and systems
- Public health
- Medical physiology
- Medical biotechnology
- Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
- Analytical chemistry
- Genetics
- Aging and Geroscience
- Epidemiology and Population Sciences Research
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
- Center for Translational Geroscience