Doctor's Bio
Dr. Angela Cheng received her medical degree from the University of Florida, after which she completed her general surgery residency at the University of Texas-Houston, her plastic surgery residency at the University of Virginia, and her breast and microsurgery fellowship at UT Southwestern. Her clinical specialties include breast surgery, breast reconstruction, microsurgery reconstruction, lymphedema surgery, and body contouring. Her primary research interest is breast reconstruction. Dr. Cheng co-directs the plastic and reconstructive surgery service at Grady with Dr. Robert Fang. She has participated in a variety of quality improvement research projects and dedicates many hours to resident training.
Board Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
- Residency: University of Virginia Health Systems
Fellowships
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Azithromycin mass drug administration to reduce child mortality in Niger (AVENIR II): a master protocol for a cluster-randomized adaptive platform trial to evaluate community-based health interventions.
Arzika AM, Amza A, Ousmane S, Maliki R, Almou I, Galo N, Harouna N, Mankara A, Aichatou B, Boubacar O, Lebas E, Peterson B, Brandt C, Picariello A, Cheng A, Porco TC, Doan T, Arnold BF, Lietman TM, O'Brien KS
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2025;
PMID: 40585143 - Intraoperative Predictors of Salvage in Infected Breast Implants: A Retrospective Study.
Ash M, Brown O, Wang J, Jean-Baptiste O, Cheng A, Carlson G, Losken A, Thompson P
Aesthetic surgery journal. 2025;45(4):359-364.
PMID: 39716872 - Temporal Effect on PD-L1 Detection and Novel Insights Into Its Clinical Implications in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Pathak GP, Shah R, Castonguay M, Cheng A, Fris J, Murphy R, Darling G, Ednie A, French D, Henteleff H, Mujoomdar A, Plourde M, Wallace A, Xu Z
Cancer medicine. 2024;13(19):e70262.
PMID: 39382248 - Scalp Reconstruction With Free Tissue Transfer as a Palliative Surgical Intervention in a High-Risk Population.
Merceron TK, Ash M, Razavi SA, Cheng A, Thompson PW
The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 2024;
PMID: 38810244 - Patterns of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma at an Urban Level I Trauma Center.
Jagiella-Lodise O, Stewart CM, Moriarty H, Betarbet U, Cheng A, Amin D
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2024;12(2):e5596.
PMID: 38405135 - Commentary on: Breast Reconstruction With Simultaneous Bilateral Lumbar Artery Perforator Flaps Improves Waistline Definition and Buttock Projection.
Cheng A
Aesthetic surgery journal. 2024;44(2):172-173.
PMID: 37883499 - Commentary on: Mastectomy Skin Flap Stability Prediction Using Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Randomized Prospective Trial.
Cheng A
Aesthetic surgery journal. 2023;43(12):NP1061-NP1062.
PMID: 37668372 - Close the GAPS: A Standardized Perioperative Protocol Reduces Breast Reconstruction Implant Infections.
Brown OH, Danko D, Muret-Wagstaff SL, Emefiele J, Argüello-Angarita M, Baker NF, Losken A, Carlson G, Cheng A, Walsh M, Muralidharan VJ, Thompson PW
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2023;152(6):1175-1184.
PMID: 37010468 - RNF130 Regulates LDLR Availability and Plasma LDL Cholesterol Levels.
Clifford BL, Jarrett KE, Cheng J, Cheng A, Seldin M, Morand P, Lee R, Chen M, Baldan A, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Tarling EJ
Circulation research. 2023;132(7):849-863.
PMID: 36876496 - p53-Abnormal "Fields of Dysplasia" in Human Papillomavirus-Independent Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma Impacts Margins and Recurrence Risk.
Thompson EF, Wong RWC, Trevisan G, Tessier-Cloutier B, Almadani N, Chen J, Cheng A, Karnezis A, McConechy MK, Lum A, Senz J, McAlpine JN, Huntsman DG, Gilks B, Jamieson A, Hoang LN
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc. 2023;36(2):100010.
PMID: 36853783
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