Background
Cheng, Tsung O. was born on March 30, 1925 in Shanghai. Son of Keith S. and Fanny (Wang) Cheng. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1960.
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Tsung O. Cheng
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Bachelor of Science, St. John's U., China, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1950; Master of Science in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1956.
Career
Intern, St. Barnabas Hospital, Newark, 1950-1951;
resident, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1952-1955;
fellow in cardiovascular disease, George Washington University, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, 1955-1956;
instructor cardiology, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1956-1957;
fellow in cardiorespiratory physiology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine and Hospital, 1957-1959;
practice medicine specializing in cardiology, Washington, since 1970;
assistant professor medicine, State University of New York Downstate, 1959-1970;
associate professor medicine, George Washington University, 1970-1972;
professor, George Washington University, since 1972;
chief cardiology, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1971-1972. Director cardiac catheterization laboratory George Washington University Medical Center, 1972-1978, associate director cardiology, 1972-1975. Assistant physician Cardiac Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-1959, member of staff cardiac catheterization laboratory, 1957-1959.
Director cardiopulmonary laboratory Brooklyn Hospital, 1959-1966. Co-chief Pediatric Cardiac Clinic, 1959-1966. Chief Adolescent Cardiac Clinic, 1961-1966.
Attending physician Adult Cardiac Clinic, 1959-1966. Chief Pediatric Cardiac Clinic Cumberland Hospital, Bkly., 1963-1966. Assistant chief cardiology Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1966-1969.
Chief Cardiovascular Laboratory, 1966-1970, chief cardiology, 1969-1970. Assistant visiting physician Kings County Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1964-1970. Attending physician University Hospital, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1967-1970.
Consultant Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, 1970-1982. Guest lecturer Chinese Medical Association, 1972, 73, 75, 77, 79, 83, 86, 89, 92,Chinese Ministry Health, 1990. Honorary professor Shanghai 2d Medical University since 1986, Qingdao Medical College, since 1989, Binzhou Medical College, since 1992, Taishan Medical College, since 1992, Tongji Medical U., Wuhan, China, since 1993, Jiujiang Medical College, Jiangxi, China since 1994, U. Cape Town, South Africa, since 1995.
Honorary director Qingdao Cardiovascular Research Institute, since 1989, Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, since 1990. Honorary president Dandong 1st Hospital, Dandong, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China since 1988, Shanghai St. Luke'sHosp., since 1990, Binzhou Medical College Affiliated Hospital, since 1992, Taishan Medical College Affiliated Hospital, since 1992, Jiujiang Medical College Affiliated Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China, since 1994, Second People's Hospital, Jin De Zhen, Jiangxi, since 1994. Visiting professor, Peking Union Medical College, since 1986.
Honorary consultant Beijing Hospital, since 1989. Visiting professor Sun Yatsen Medical U., Canton, since 1992, Cairo U., Egypt, since 1994, U. Oxford, England, since 1995, U. Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa, since 1995, U. Paris Hospital, Tenon, France, since 1995, U. Natal, Durban, South Africa, since 1995, Catholic U. Institute Cardiology, Rome, since 1996, Institute Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, U.Pisa, Italy, since 1996, Institute Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council, Milan, Institute of Pathol. Anatomy Medical School U. Milan, since 1996, U. Dusseldorf (Germany), since 1997, U. Hamburg (Germany), since 1997, U. Hannover (Germany), since 1997, U. Melbourne (Australia), since 1997, U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, since 1997.
Vice president American Center for Chinese Medical Science, 1982-1991. President FriendsSt. Luke's Hospital Shanghai, since 1991, Chairman of the Board, since 1992. Honorary director Institute Invasive Therapy PLA 150th Control Hospital, Luoyang, China since 1994.
Distinguished senior visitor Royal Brompton Hospital/National Heart and Lung Institute, London,1995-. Honorary advisor Guangdong Society Interventional Cardiology, Guangzhou, China, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Chest Physicians, American College Cardiology (official representative to standards commission on catheters Association Advancement Medical Instrumentation since 1971), American Heart Association, Council Clinical Cardiology, Society Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, International College Angiology, American College Angiology, Society Geriatric Cardiology (founding). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Heart Association, Washington Heart Association.
Connections
Married Marie Ellen Roe, June 18, 1955. Children: Mark Dudley, Yvonne Joyce.
