Jennifer Cheng, MD
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Jennifer Cheng, MD
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Spanish
Education
Undergraduate School
University of California at Berkeley
1987
Berkeley
CA
Graduate School
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston
MA
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
1992
Boston
MA
Internship
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
Residency
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Publications
Psychosocial, behavioral and clinical correlates of children with overweight and obesity View Abstract
Acute Otitis Media. 9/2019. Online Video. OPENPediatrics View Abstract
Changes in Oral Health Behaviors Associated With a Nursing Intervention in Primary Care View Abstract
Primary Care Group Visits for Childhood Obesity: Clinical Program Evaluation. View Abstract
Adolescents’ Perceptions on Smartphone Applications (Apps) for Health Management View Abstract
Role of Health Coaches in Pediatric Weight Management. View Abstract
Barriers and facilitators of pediatric weight management among diverse families. View Abstract
Parental guidance advised: associations between parental television limits and health behaviors among obese children. View Abstract
Cholesterol testing among children and adolescents during health visits. View Abstract
2-Year BMI Changes of Children Referred for Multidisciplinary Weight Management. View Abstract
Patient-centered approaches to childhood obesity care. View Abstract
Confronting the social determinants of health--obesity, neglect, and inequity. View Abstract
A piece of my mind. Food for thought. View Abstract
Microglia: a promising target for treating neuropathic and postoperative pain, and morphine tolerance. View Abstract
Selective inhibition of JNK with a peptide inhibitor attenuates pain hypersensitivity and tumor growth in a mouse skin cancer pain model. View Abstract
Cytokine mechanisms of central sensitization: distinct and overlapping role of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in regulating synaptic and neuronal activity in the superficial spinal cord. View Abstract
Bradykinin enhances AMPA and NMDA receptor activity in spinal cord dorsal horn neurons by activating multiple kinases to produce pain hypersensitivity. View Abstract
Intracellular signaling in primary sensory neurons and persistent pain. View Abstract