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Cherylee Chang, MD, Neurology, Durham, NC

CheryleeWaijunChangMDFACP, FNCS, FCCM

Neurology Durham, NC

Neurocritical Care

Division Chief, Neurocritical Care; Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medicine (Division Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy, Critical Care); Duke University

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  • Office

    DUMC 3824
    Durham, NC 27710
    Phone+1 919-684-8246
    Fax+1 919-613-3606

Summary

  • Dr. Cherylee Chang is a neurocritical care physician in Durham, NC and Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medicine and Division Chief of Neurocritical Care at Duke University. Previously, she was the medical director of the Neuroscience Institute at the Queen's Medical Center and founding medical director of the primary stroke center and comprehensive stroke center at QMC, the first of each for the State of Hawaii. She received her Bachelors Degree with honors and distinction at Stanford University and medical degree from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and has been in practice 36 years. She specializes in neurocritical care and is experienced in neurological critical care, epilepsy, critical care medicine, interventional neuroradiology / endovascular neurosurgery, and cerebrovascular disease. She has more than 30 publications and over 300 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 1993 - 1995
  • University of Virginia
    University of VirginiaCCM, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) , 1993 - 1995
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBS, Biological Sciences, with Distinction and Departmental Honors, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1996 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2010 - 2013
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Data Suggests New Guidelines in Stroke Care Have Led to Record Numbers of Patients Treated
    Data Suggests New Guidelines in Stroke Care Have Led to Record Numbers of Patients TreatedMay 15th, 2019

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