Faculty & Staff
Gang Cheng
Clinical Associate of Radiology
Active Staff Radiologist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Active Staff Radiologist, Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
39th & Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
39th & Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
gangcheng99@yahoo.com
gangcheng99@yahoo.com
Education:
M.D.
Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China , 1987.
Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999.
M.D.
Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China , 1987.
Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital , Shanghai Medical University , Shanghai , China , 1987-1990.
Resident of Surgery, Anhui Province Hospital, Hefei, China, 1990-1991.
Fellowship, Department of Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina , 1999-2001.
Internship in Surgery, North Shore-LIJ Med Center, 2006-2007.
Resident in Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , 2007-2010.
Resident of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital , Shanghai Medical University , Shanghai , China , 1987-1990.
Resident of Surgery, Anhui Province Hospital, Hefei, China, 1990-1991.
Fellowship, Department of Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina , 1999-2001.
Internship in Surgery, North Shore-LIJ Med Center, 2006-2007.
Resident in Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , 2007-2010.
Certifications
American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Nuclear Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Cheng G: The diagnostic value of FDG-PET cannot be judged by iliac bone marrow biopsy. The British journal of radiology 85(1016): 1204-5; author reply 1206-7, 2012.Gang Cheng and Abass Alavi: The value of FDG PET/CT in the assessment of cardiac malignancy remains to be defined J Nucl Med 53(10):1657, 2012.
Gang Cheng, Wengen Chen: FDG PET/CT is a Valuable Tool in Guiding Bone Marrow Biopsy in the Initial Evaluation of Lymphoma Patients. Biopsies: Procedures, Types and Complications. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, Hauppauge, NY, 2012 Notes: Book Chapter.
Gang Cheng, Scott Akers, Esther Lim, Abass Alavi: Nuclear Medicine Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis: Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Treatment Options. Michael R. Connor and Ryan S. Stevens (eds.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY. 2012 Notes: Book Chapter, ISBN: 978-1-62100-764-7.
Gang Cheng, Abass Alavi, Hongming Zhuang: Clinical Application of FDG PET/CT in pediatric lymphoma patients. PET Clinics 7(1):47-56, 2012.
Gang Cheng, Abass Alavi, Esther Lim, Scott R Akers: Superscan-like Hypermetabolic Lesions on Delayed FDG PET/CT Imaging in a Patient with Lung Cancer. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 37(9):912-3, 2012.
Alisha N. Wade, Gang Cheng, Ursina Teitelbaum, Aalpen A. Patel, Abass Alavi, and Michael R. Rickels: Amelioration of Hypoglycemia with Octreotide Therapy in Metastatic Insulinoma with Positive Octreotide Scan. Pancreas 40(1):173-175, 2011.
Gang Cheng, Scott R Akers, Wichana Chamroonrat, Hongming Zhuang, Abass Alavi: Absence of FDG uptake in a trauma patient with compromised vasculature as an evidence of tissue nonviability Clinical Nuclear Medicine 36(9):811-813, 2011.
Gang Cheng, Stephanie Kurita, Drew A. Torigian, Abass Alavi: Current Status of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging 38(3):562-575, 2011.
Gang Cheng, Wengen Chen, Wichana Chamroonrat, Drew A. Torigian, Hongming Zhuang, Abass Alavi: Biopsy versus FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of bone marrow involvement in pediatric lymphoma patients. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 38 (8):1469-1476, 2011.
