Board Certification
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American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Cheng as compassionate, knowledgeable, and thorough, highlighting clear explanations and attentive communication. Many note she explains lab results in detail, follows up after visits, helps with paperwork, and makes patients feel comfortable while addressing injuries and overall health concerns. A small number of reviewers gave lower ratings or received unfavorable health news but appreciated her honesty and recommendations for further testing.
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 |
Psychiatry
-Adjunct Assistant Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Adult Psychiatry
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Medical Technology - University of Utah | B.S. |
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| Graduate Training | International Health - Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health | M.H.S. |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Utah | M.D. |
| Internship | Internal Medicine - University of Utah | Intern |
| Graduate Training | Occupational Health - University of Utah | M.O.H. |
| Residency | Occupational Medicine - University of Utah | Resident |
| Fellowship | Addiction Medicine - University of Utah | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Cheng, M., Thiese MS., Wood, EM., Kapellusch, J., Drury, D., Merryweather, A., Hegmann, K (2019). Relationship between opioid use and pain severity rating in workers with low back pain. . Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001673,
Book
- ACOEM tea (2010). Forearm. Worked to help write the ACOEM Practice Guidelines, is an evidence-based guidelines that is the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illness, regarding occupationally related forearm pathology, such as radial tunnel syndrome. .
- ACOEM tea (2010). Worked to help write the ACOEM Practice Guidelines, is an evidence-based guidelines that is the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illness, regarding occupationally related hand pathology, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and De Quervain's. .
Book Chapter
- Cheng (2010). Elbow. Worked to help write the ACOEM Practice Guidelines, is an evidence-based guidelines that is the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illness, regarding occupationally related elbow pathology, such as medial and lateral epicondylitis. .
Other
- Cheng, Melissa and Phillips, Andre (2019). "How to survive an active shooter in the workplace." This is a 7-minute educational video for employers and employees when encountered with an active shooter situation and to facilitate safety culture change at work. .
- Cheng, Melissa and Phillips, Andre (2019). "Ladder Safety in the Workplace." A 3-minutes instructional video for employees and employers on how to properly set-up and use a ladder at work to stay safe. .
- Cheng (2014). Evidence-Based Medicine: Determining Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials. (Aug 2014), 3-5.
She did so great was very clear and very patient took a routine pre job physical seriously. Her pre-med student was just as professional as her. Great job keep up the great work.
Melissa went above and beyond to ensure I understood my lab results. Line by line explaining what it meant and how it affects my health. She went even further to make realistic suggestions that would improve my health standing through diet and lifestyle. I left my appointment feeling competent and confident about the direction my health was heading thanks to Dr. Cheng.
Dr. Cheng is intuitive, engaged, compassionate, highly intelligent, and down to earth. She is a breath of fresh air in hospital systems designed to perform assembly line medicine. She is fantastic! I would highly recommend her to all. She is a credit to the field of medicine.
She was so professional and quick fast the best service even got let keep doing great job to petiants thank You
DR. Melissa Cheng has the patient best interest in mind. She is very thorough & caring in her approach with me.
My physical check was done by Melissa, and I felt that she provided slightly more information about my overall health than the last physical check. While I am not pleased to hear that my overall health hasn't improved, I was glad she told the truth and recommended that I get an overall check up done at the clinic (blood and urine test included). I want to thank her for time spent on getting the physical check done to be able to move forward with my employment at USGS.
Very good [TRANSLATED]
If you need help, this is definitely the right doctor for you, she's so patient and knowledgeable and honestly amazing, she got me all patched up and feeling better within the first 2 days of my injury, thank you very much Melissa ! :)
Dr. Cheng was incredible and went above and beyond to provide the care I needed. I wish I could see her more often!
Es una persona profesional, educada
So wonderful Doctor!!!
Wonderful provider.
She explained everything
Dr Cheng followed up with a phone call days after my annual exam to explain my blood test results. Very helpful!
Dr Cheng was very easy to talk to and listened to my concerns.
Excellent and very nice Doctor!
Atencin 5 estrellas
She was very nice. When I was still struggling to complete some paperwork, she gave me the time needed to finish those. She was quick but patient, knew what she was doing and above all else she made me feel comfortable being there. 10/10 recommend her for anything
She was very kind and cared about my overall health because my blood pressure was high it caused a panic and she made sure I was doing okay. I was there for a wrist injury from work and she looked at my overall health very thorough.
Attentive, knowledgeable, and respectful - thought she was great
Very kind and knowledgeable
Doctor was extremely helpful. Great visit.
Very good Dr. and she really knows her job and she is
She is awesome!