Aaron Cheng

Aaron Cheng is a Hematology and Oncology Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.23 He is a physician and scientist interested in leading practice-changing medicine in hematology.2

Education & Training::

• Fellowship: Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Health System (2023-2026)12
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (2020-2023)12
• Medical School: Harvard Medical School (2015-2020), Cum Laude2
• Undergraduate: Harvard University (2011-2015), Bachelor of Arts, Chemical and Physical Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa12
• West High School (2007-2011)2

Experience::

• Hematology and Oncology Fellow at University of Pennsylvania (July 2023-Present)2
• Resident Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (Jun 2020 - Jun 2023)2 Led clinical teams at MGH, and served as chief resident of Newton Wellesley Hospital. Awarded a certificate for excellence in teaching. Supported by ASH HONORS scholarship to perform outcomes research related to iron overload in patients with hemoglobinopathies.2
• Graduate Research Fellow at Boston Children's Hospital (Jan 2016 - Jun 2020)2 Conducted common and rare variant analyses for fetal hemoglobin expression with Vijay Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D.2
• Research Student at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Jun 2014 - Jun 2015)2 Studied iron metabolism and its dysregulation in iron overload disorders with Paula Fraenkel, M.D.2
• Award Peer Tutor at Harvard University (Oct 2012 - Jun 2015)2 Tutored undergraduates in calculus, computer science, biology, and chemistry.2
• Research Student at Boston Children's Hospital (Oct 2012 - Jun 2014)2 Conducted small molecule drug screens for fetal hemoglobin inducers with Stu Orkin, M.D.2

Honors & Awards::

• 7-time medal winner in the World Scholar's Cup (2010)2
• John Harvard Scholar (2011): Awarded to the top 5% of students at Harvard College.2
• Detur Book Prize (2011): Awarded to outstanding freshmen at Harvard College.2
• 16-time medal winner in the Academic Decathlon (2011)2
• Phi Beta Kappa (Junior 24) (2014): Awarded to 24 exceptional juniors in the highest GPA category.2
• Herchel Smith Undergraduate Research Fellow (2014): Competitive research fellowship for work with Paula Fraenkel, M.D.2
• Harvard Stem Cell Institute Research Fellow (2014): Competitive research fellowship for work with Paula Fraenkel, M.D.2
• Summa Cum Laude in Chemical and Physical Biology (2015)2
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow (2019): Competitive research fellowship for work with Vijay Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D.2
• Cum Laude in Medicine (2020)2

Languages::

• English - Native or bilingual proficiency2
• Chinese - Professional working proficiency2
• Taiwanese - Limited working proficiency2
• Spanish - Limited working proficiency2

Publications::

• Impact of iron overload on incidence of diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, and death in congenital hemolytic anemias.1
• The genetics of human hematopoiesis and its disruption in disease.1
• Macrothrombocytopenia associated with a rare GFI1B missense variant confounding the presentation of immune thrombocytopenia.1

Aaron Cheng's LinkedIn username is aaroncheng8.2