Dr. Stephen Cheng, MD, FACS
Surgeon
1411 N Beckley Ave Pav Iii Ste#268 Dallas TX, 75203About
Dr. Stephen Cheng is a general surgeon practicing in Dallas, TX. Dr. Cheng specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Cheng provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Medical College of Wisconsin 1986
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Immunodeficiency
- Hepatitis C
- Hernia
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Get to know Transplant Surgeon Dr. Stephen Cheng, who serves patients in Dallas, Texas.
A seasoned transplant surgeon specializing in hepatobiliary and liver surgery, Dr. Cheng tends to patients at Medical City Dallas.
Back in 1986, he graduated with his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, before completing his residency in general surgery at the Oregon Health & Science University in 1992. He then went on to complete his fellowship in transplant surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1994.
Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is board-certified in general surgery and transplant surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
Transplant surgery is where an organ in the body is replaced with an organ from a donor. A transplant surgeon is a surgeon who performs organ transplants. Among the many organs that can be transplanted are: kidneys. livers, hearts, lungs, the pancreas, the intestine (especially the small intestine), and recently, faces, tracheal (windpipe) tissue, and penises.
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