Specialties
- Interventional Cardiology
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
- General Cardiology
- Hypertension
Board Certification
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ANCC - Adult Nurse Practitioner
ANCC - Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Irene Cheong as knowledgeable, professional, and thorough in cardiac care. They highlight her attentive listening, clear explanations, and willingness to take the time to answer questions, which helps them feel heard and confident in treatment decisions. Many also praise her compassionate, personable manner and recommend her care to others.
Generated via Patient Reviews
The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Advanced Practice Clinician |
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| Academic Divisions |
Cardiovascular Medicine
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| Board Certification |
ANCC - Adult Nurse Practitioner
ANCC - Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
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Education history
| Residency | General Cardiology, Heart failure, Diabetes, Family Practice - University of Utah | Resident |
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| Doctoral Training | Family and Adult/Gerontological Nursing Practice - University of Utah | DNP |
| Undergraduate | University of Utah | BSN |
Help understand everything I need to know with what we talked about and was very nice and helpful
Very kind and easy to understand.
happy, kind, caring knowledgeable and considering my feedback
Compassionate and understanding
Irene Cheong was kind and knowledgeable.
Very attentive to my needs
Irene Cheong is an exemplary health care provider. She is very knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and delivers some of the best health care I have ever experienced. I feel better just seeing her!
She is very caring & listens to my comments.
Dr. Cheong was very caring, professional, and attentive. I trust her to treat me in the future.
Irene cares about how you are and takes the time necessary to answer questions. Really great person
She is a positive happy person to be around and looks into my problems and takes me and my thoughts seriously
Very good very nice
Dr. Chong was so kind and personable. She was easy to talk to and very knowledgeable about my concerns. I'd recommend her to anyone needing to see a cardiologist. I was nervous but she put me at ease. Thanks again to Dr. Cheong and staff.
Irene is a very caring, knowledgeable and and thorough health care professional.
Wonderful health professional!
Exceptional
Very friendly and professional [TRANSLATED]
This was my first appointment with her. She was attentive, explained each item we discussed and friendly.
Irene is great. She listens to your questions and really tries to help find solutions to your health issues
Irene has been great to work with and you can truly tell she cares about her patients.
Irene p.n was awesome she's very informative very professional. Courteous caring. She explained everything good. And listen to what I said and is really caring and concerned
She was very attentive and open to explaining. So the head of dug understanding. She listened to my questions and answered them directly.
Very easy to talk to, listened and answered all questions.
Very nice and helpful
I have received excellent care from Dr. Cheong. She is very knowledgeable, kind and very easy to communicate with. I would strongly recommend her.
She's very helpful. Listened to our concerns and was very professional
Irene is the best, very knowledgeable, very kind, and takes the time to listen and answer questions! She is awesome!
She was very friendly and she made me feel comfortable talking to her.very knowledgeable and answered questions I had.
Irene is very genuine in her concern for all of my problems, not just the cardio. Good to work with other providers.
Excellent Dr. Takes time to listen and explain everything, I never feel rushed. Would recommend to everyone.
Knowledgeable, friendly, easy to work with, and thorough with my healthcare needs.
Very proficient in dealing with me as a patient and able to explaining my issues on a level that I understand. She gave me direction and confidence to continue with all the life changes that has and is still happening to me. She was great and has a great bed side manner.
Irene carefully explained all the test results..
Irene Cheng is so kind and thoughtful. She explains things so you can understand them. She is true to her words.
She really listened to me with empathy and explained things in a way I could comprehend. She cares about her patients.
She's really great. Really knows her. Uh, craft, and make you feel very confident and comfortable.
Knowledgeable and caring
She's really nice and she listen what the patient say and she's explain clearly.
Dr. Cheong is amazing. Knowledge, professional and friendly. Her patience and sense of humor as we deal with a loved one's Alzheimer's is greatly appreciated.
Irene Cheong is an exceptional doctor. Willing to take whatever amount of time necessary to explain my condition and treatment plan. Very kind and compassionate. Easy to talk to and she listens.
Still getting to know Irene but she seems very nice and knowledgeable.
I really enjoy my periodic checkups with Irene Cheong, she is very personable and listens to my concerns. She is very proactive in managing my cardiac care, carefully adjusts medications as needed and runs tests to make sure my heart is working great. I highly recommend her.
Genuine, Present and Professional. Listened intently with recommendations stated clearly. Very good check-up.
she answered my questions, she was knowledgeable, she eased my concerns and made me feel validated
She is a very caring person, she listens and answers any questions I have.
Irene Cheong is great. Knowledgement, nice, and helpful. I have a tremendous amount of respect for her and feel she provides me with the best of care.
She is % great and concerning
Dr. Cheong is wonderful. She made sure I understood each test result and each medication I had been prescribed. She listened to my concerns and adjusted my medication to see if it would clear the dizziness I had been experiencing in the morning.
Irene, APRN, is knowledgeable, thorough, and caring. She allowed me to be a partner in my care.
I really liked my doctors. They're very informative and courteous.
Everyone was very helpful and kind. I wish the actual surgeon would have come out earlier. This was the first time that I met him.
Irene is very knowleable and was vfry prepared for my visit.
Always prepared to extend and invest in the time with me.
Dr. Cheong is very caring and personable. She always makes me feel comfortable and relaxed.
Would recommend her!!!!
Excellent professional
Irene is awesome!
She was really nice and explained things where I ou,d understand
She cares deeply about the health of her clients and is part of a team of caring people. UofU only hires the best
She is wonderful. One of the best doctors I have seen.
Irene Cheong has a very pleasant and caring nature and was happy to answer my long list of questions. I was very pleased with our conversation.
Very pleasant and courteous.
she takes the time you need to discuss your questions
Irene is always pleasant, engaging, attentive and focused. This is based on a number of virtual as well as in person visits.
Irene Wong is just great! Recommend her to anyone who needs cardiovascular help
Thx.
She was nice!!
Irene is great listens to very thing you tell her has good feedback back and just help you
The doctors and the nurses and the hospital are one of the best I've been to. Everybody was very friendly and very helpful.
Provider was very well versed in with my condition even though it is very rare. She explained my treatment options in a way that was very easy to understand. I am extremely pleased with her care and trust her to help me make the best decisions possible.
Irene Cheong is very thorough and welcoming. I felt confident in her care of me.
She took time to listen and answer any questions we had. She answered all our questions. Made us feel comfortable.
Irene Cheong was very helpful explaining what my current condition is and how it would best be treated. I appreciate that she took time to carefully review my health records to determine the next steps in my treatment. She is attentive and caring. And she has a charming sense of humor.
Great
She is a very good listener and explains what she is going to do and why and explains what is going on. She is very helpful
Irene Cheong is very easy to talk with and thoughtful in her care of me. Great lady!
Knowledgeable and competent
Dr. Cheong is very nice and easy to talk to. She included me in decision making and helping me with my blood pressure.
Irene is very conscentious, has a great bedside manner and is easy to talk to and get answers to your questions.
She prescribed a new medication for me wih no explanation of it's purpose, effects, or the reason for the prescription.
She helped us along with what we need to know.
Irene P.N. Cheong is an excellent, caring, knowledgeable, and attentive cardiology practitioner. I have a high level of confidence in the care I receive from her.
Dr. Cheong was absolutely fantastic.
Irene's many years of experience in the cardio field are an advantage for her patients. She is a positive first step in this patient's University of Utah Heart Division introduction. Irene is simply a comfortably enlightening experience.
She was professional and very positive and that helped me relax
Irene is a kind and informed cardiology professional. Highly recommended.
Great job!