Paul K. Cheng, M.D.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-7246
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Philosophy of Care
Being a doctor is truly a privilege and honor. Thank you for allowing me to take care of you. I find pain medicine and anesthesiology endlessly fascinating and hope to share this passion with the UC Davis community to provide the best care for all my patients.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Cheng is a pain medicine physician and general anesthesiologist caring for patients both in the outpatient pain clinic as well as in the operating rooms. He has a special interest in interventional techniques for pain management including fluoroscopy-guided and ultrasound-guided injections for pain relief, spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and new pain treatment technologies.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Cheng's academic interests revolve around medical education and mentorship. He activity teaches medical students, residents, and fellows and serves in in various education and administrative roles in the UC Davis School of Medicine as well as the UC Davis Pain Medicine Fellowship Program.
Division
Pain Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., UCLA, Los Angeles CA 2010
Medical School
M.D., David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles CA 2014
Internship
Internal Medicine (Preliminary Program), Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose CA 2014-2015
Residency
Anesthesiology, University of Chicago Hospital & Health System, Chicago IL 2015-2018
Fellowship
Pain Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2018-2019
Baum Family Simulation Scholars Program, University of California San Francisco, UC San Francisco, 2023
Fellow Teacher of the Year, UC Davis Medical Center Pain Medicine Fellowship, 2019
Magna Cum Laude Latin Honors, UCLA, 2010
Cheng P, Malik T. Preparation for Transfusion, Basic Anesthesia Review, New York: Oxford University Press, May 2024
Elmofty D, Tucker A, Wuenstel A, Cheng P, Fox E, Knoebel R, Liao C, Scavone B. Varying Doses of Subcutaneous Unfractionated Heparin and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in Hospitalized Antepartum Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis, Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2022 May 1; doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005866
Cheng P, Malik T. Ligamentous Injections, Bedside Pain Management Interventions, New York: Springer Publishing, November 2022
Cheng P, Malik T. Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Practical Chronic Pain Management: A Case-Based Approach. New York: Springer Publishing. 2020 Aug;25:187-197.
Cheng P, Anitescu M. Musculoskeletal Joint Pain: Lower Extremities. Academic Pain Medicine: A Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond. New York: Springer Science. 2019 Jul;34:255-275.
Cheng P, Malik T, Anitescu M. Peripheral Nerve Block and Ultrasound Images. Perioperative Pain Management for General and Plastic Surgery. New York: Oxford University Press. 2018 Aug;8. Published online: Sep 2018. doi:10.1093/med/9780190457006.003.0008
Wuenstel A, Cheng P, Clebone A. New Applications for Your Mobile Device. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Jan;124(1):364. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000001694.
Cheng P, Shih W, Alberto M, Presson AP, Licudine A, Mayer EA, Naliboff BD, Chang L. Autonomic response to a visceral stressor is dysregulated in irritable bowel syndrome and correlates with duration of disease. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2013 Oct;25(10):e650-9. doi:10.1111/nmo.12177. Epub 2013 Jul 3.