AaronMChengMD

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Co-Director, University Washington Medical Center Cardiothoracic ICU; Thoracic Surgery Director, Harborview Medical Center

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
# Univ
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-221-2504

Fax+1 206-543-0325

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2009 - 2010
University of WashingtonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2009
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
AK State Medical License 2023 - 2024
CO State Medical License 2002 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Shoulder Pain After Lung Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Normal mesenteric lymph blunts the pulmonary inflammatory response to endotoxin.
Aaron M. Cheng, Ernest E. Moore, Tomohiko Masuno, Guillermo A. Escobar, Eric L. Sarin
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2006-12-01
20 citations
VATS versus open surgery for lung cancer resection: moving beyond the incision.
Aaron M. Cheng, Douglas E. Wood
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2015-02-01
20 citations
Assessing the Benefits of Preoperative Thoracic Epidural Placement for Lung Transplantation.
Sean R. McLean, Peter von Homeyer, Aaron M. Cheng, Michael L. Hall, Michael S. Mulligan
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2018-12-01