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Hsinlin Cheng, MD, Neurology, Boston, MA

Hsinlin T Cheng MD Ph

Headache, Pain Medicine


Assistant Professor, Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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  • 55 Fruit StBoston, MA 02114

  • Phone+1 617-726-8639

  • Fax+1 617-726-6991

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Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2005 - 2006
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2001 - 2004
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health
    University of Michigan School of Public HealthPost-Graduate, 1996 - 2000
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborPhD, Neuroscience Program, 1992 - 1996
  • Taipei Medical University
    Taipei Medical UniversityClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2021 - 2022
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2003 - 2016
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2007
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • Pain Medicine
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Freeman Pain Award Harvard Medical School, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
  • Wolfe Research Prize American Neurological Association, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neurogenic factor-induced Langerhans cell activation in painful diabetic neuropathy  
    Dauch JR, Bender D, Luna-Wong LA, Hsieh W, Yanik BM, Kelly ZA, Cheng HT, Journal of Neuroinflammation, 1/1/2013
  • 3-Dimensional Imaging of Nociceptive Intraepidermal Nerve Fibers in Human Skin Biopsies  
    Dauch JR, Lindblad CN, Hayes JM, Lentz SI, Cheng HT, The Journal of Visualized Experiments, 1/1/2013
  • Diabetic neuropathy: Clinical manifestations and current treatment  
    Callanghan BC, Cheng HT, Stables CL, Smith AL, Feldman EL, Lancet Neurology, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Dysregulation of cytokines mediates painful diabetic neuropathy.
    Yanik BM, Dauch JR, Bruno E, Feldman EL, Cheng HT, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2015
  • Analgesic effects of IL-10 in a murine model of painful diabetic neuropathy.
    Yanik BM, Dauch JR, Bruno E, Feldman EL, Cheng HT, Diabetic Neuropathy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (NEURODIAB), 1/1/2014
  • High fat diet induces impaired glucose tolerance and painful peripheral neuropathy.
    Dauch JR, Cheng HT, Hayes JM, Oh S, and Feldman EL, Peripheral Nerve Society, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • "The use of skin biopsy for the diagnosis of painful diabetic neuropathy” 
    Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan - 1/1/2012
  • "Useful biomarkers for the diagnosis of painful diabetic neuropathy” 
    New Orleans - 1/1/2012
  • “Painful diabetic neuropathy: Not just a peripheral nerve disease” 
    Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2011
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Other

  • The role of the insulin-like growth factor family in the nervous system. (Thesis) 
    Cheng H-L, The University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/1996

Press Mentions

  • Is It True That the Weather Can Cause a Migraine?
    Is It True That the Weather Can Cause a Migraine?August 3rd, 2018

Grant Support

  • In-vivo Assessment of Neuroinflammation in Painful Trigeminal NeuropathyMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2025
  • Nerve Growth Factor Signaling In Painful Diabetic NeuropathyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012

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