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Yvonne Cheng, M.D.

Perinatologist

Dr. Yvonne Cheng is a perinatologist, specializing in prenatal diagnosis and reproductive genetics. She cares for patients at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco and at ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton. Her research focuses on gestational diabetes and management of labor or mode of delivery.

She earned a medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine, completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago and completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at UCSF. Cheng also has a master's degree in public health from UC Berkeley.

Clinics

Obstetrics Services at Parnassus
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1, Suite A-096
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2566
Fax: (415) 353-2496

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Prenatal Diagnostic Center
350 Parnassus Ave., Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 476-4080
Fax: (415) 353-4077

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

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Additional Languages

Chinese

Education

Tulane University School of Medicine 1999

Residencies

University of Chicago Hospital & Clinics 2003

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Snowden JM, Cheng YW, Kontgis CP, Caughey AB. The association between hospital obstetric volume and perinatal outcomes in California. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Dec; 207(6):478.e1-7.
  2. Pilliod RA, Cheng YW, Snowden JM, Doss AE, Caughey AB. The risk of intrauterine fetal death in the small-for-gestational-age fetus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 207(4):318.e1-6.
  3. Cheng YW, Kaimal AJ, Snowden JM, Nicholson JM, Caughey AB. Induction of labor compared to expectant management in low-risk women and associated perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Dec; 207(6):502.e1-8.
  4. Yanit KE, Snowden JM, Cheng YW, Caughey AB. The impact of chronic hypertension and pregestational diabetes on pregnancy outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 207(4):333.e1-6.
  5. Rosenstein MG, Cheng YW, Snowden JM, Nicholson JM, Caughey AB. Risk of stillbirth and infant death stratified by gestational age. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul; 120(1):76-82.
  6. Nguyen BT, Cheng YW, Snowden JM, Esakoff TF, Frias AE, Caughey AB. The effect of race/ethnicity on adverse perinatal outcomes among patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 207(4):322.e1-6.
  7. Mission JF, Ohno MS, Cheng YW, Caughey AB. Gestational diabetes screening with the new IADPSG guidelines: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 207(4):326.e1-9.
  8. Washington S, Caughey AB, Cheng YW, Bryant AS. Racial and ethnic differences in indication for primary cesarean delivery at term: experience at one u.s. Institution. Birth. 2012 Jun; 39(2):128-34.
  9. Jelin AC, Kaimal AJ, Kuzniewicz M, Little SE, Cheng YW, Caughey AB. Preterm preeclampsia: 32 to 37 weeks gestation. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Nov; 25(11):2198-201.
  10. Rosenstein MG, Cheng YW, Snowden JM, Nicholson JM, Doss AE, Caughey AB. The risk of stillbirth and infant death stratified by gestational age in women with gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr; 206(4):309.e1-7.
  11. Marshall NE, Guild C, Cheng YW, Caughey AB, Halloran DR. Maternal superobesity and perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 May; 206(5):417.e1-6.
  12. Bryant AS, Cheng YW, Caughey AB. Equality in obstetrical care: racial/ethnic variation in group B streptococcus screening. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Nov; 15(8):1160-5.
  13. Ohno MS, Sparks TN, Cheng YW, Caughey AB. Treating mild gestational diabetes mellitus: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep; 205(3):282.e1-7.
  14. Yee LM, Cheng YW, Inturrisi M, Caughey AB. Effect of gestational weight gain on perinatal outcomes in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus using the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep; 205(3):257.e1-6.
  15. Cheng YW, Eden KB, Marshall N, Pereira L, Caughey AB, Guise JM. Delivery after prior cesarean: maternal morbidity and mortality. Clin Perinatol. 2011 Jun; 38(2):297-309.
  16. Cheng YW, Chung JH, Block-Kurbisch I, Inturrisi M, Caughey AB. Treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus: glyburide compared to subcutaneous insulin therapy and associated perinatal outcomes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Apr; 25(4):379-84.
  17. Stasenko M, Liddell J, Cheng YW, Sparks TN, Killion M, Caughey AB. Patient counseling increases postpartum follow-up in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun; 204(6):522.e1-6.
  18. Cheng YW, Shaffer BL, Bianco K, Caughey AB. Timing of operative vaginal delivery and associated perinatal outcomes in nulliparous women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 May; 24(5):692-7.
  19. Shah A, Stotland NE, Cheng YW, Ramos GA, Caughey AB. The association between body mass index and gestational diabetes mellitus varies by race/ethnicity. Am J Perinatol. 2011 Aug; 28(7):515-20.
  20. Solheim KN, Esakoff TF, Little SE, Cheng YW, Sparks TN, Caughey AB. The effect of cesarean delivery rates on the future incidence of placenta previa, placenta accreta, and maternal mortality. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Nov; 24(11):1341-6.

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