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Joseph Cheung, MD, Nephrology, Boston, MA

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Nephrology Boston, MA

Senior Physician, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

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  • Office

    75 Francis Street
    MRB-4
    Boston, MA 02114
    Phone+1 617-732-6020

Summary

  • Dr. Joseph Cheung is a nephrologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham and Women’s
    Hospital. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Cantonese). He is experienced in hypertension, general nephrology, electrolyte disorders, and calcium.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1980 - 1983
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State UniversityM.S., Ph.D., Physiology, 1972 - 1976
  • McGill University
    McGill UniversityB.Sc., Biophysics, First Class Honors, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Fellow American Physiological Society, 2019
  • Elected Member American Clinical and Climatological Association, 2015
  • Elected Fellow American Heart Association, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Trpm2: a novel target for onco-cardiologyNHLBI2017–2021
  • Involvement of BAG3 in HIV-1 induced cardiomyopathyNHLBI2014–2020
  • Exercise Training In Post-Infarct HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2012
  • Phospholemman And Cardiac ContracilityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
  • Phospholemman And Cardiac ContractilityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2008
  • Phospholemman And Cardiac ContractilityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2006
  • Exercise Training In Post-Infarct HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
  • Exercise Training In Post-Infarct HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2003
  • Exercise Training In Postinfarct HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001
  • Exercise Training In Postinfarct HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–1999
  • Calcium And Congestive Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1994

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Cantonese)