Dr. Iris S Cheng MD
Internist
1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte NC, 28203About
Dr. Cheng has been a medical educator/internist for 17 years. She serves as inpatient ward attending, medical consult attending and internist at CMC.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1989
University of California 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- America's Top Physicians 2007-2009
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member Academy of Educators, UNC School of Medicine 2010
- Fellow American College of Physicians 2007
- Member Society of General Internal Medicine
- Member American College of Physicians
Fellowships
- University of Pennsylvania, General Internal Medicine, PA, USA 1995
- University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine
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