Frances Cheng, MD/PhD
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist Program
- Pediatrics
- Yale Medicine
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Education & Training
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD/PhD
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2015)
- BS
- Yale University, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2006)
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Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
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Adam Berkwitt, MD
Matthew Grossman, MD
Pooja Agrawal, MD, MPH, FACEP
Julia Rosenberg, MD, MHS, FAAP
9Publications
70Citations
Publications
2024
Global Health Education in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships in the United States.
Lenzen C, Coria A, Hofto M, Pitt M, Cheng F, Mediratta R. Global Health Education in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships in the United States. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: 499-506. PMID: 38779785, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPediatric hospital medicine fellowshipsPediatric hospital medicineGH electivesGH educationFellowship directorsGlobal healthGH curriculaCross-sectional electronic surveyGlobal health educationMinority of fellowsGH trainingHospital medicineCited barrierGH opportunitiesHealth educationExpressed interestFellows’ interestsResponse ratePediatric fellowsFellow educationFellowshipInsufficient fundingE-mailInternational partnershipsEducationEnhancing the health knowledge and health literacy of recently resettled refugees through classroom-based instructional methods
Agrawal P, Phadke M, Du N, Hosain F, Koons L, Brown C, O'Malley S, Cheng F. Enhancing the health knowledge and health literacy of recently resettled refugees through classroom-based instructional methods. Health Education Research 2024, 39: 159-169. PMID: 38244587, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyae001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsClassroom-based instructionTraditional learning methodsClass timeInstructional methodsEducation modelEducation programsRefugee backgroundsInteractive classesLiteracyHealth education modelHealth literacyHealth knowledgeResettled refugeesInstructionResettled refugee populationsChildcare provisionLearning methodsRefugee populationsTest performanceImprove health-related behaviorsAssociated with health knowledgeKnowledgeHealth educationImprove health outcomesHealth-seeking behavior
2023
NOWS or Never: Questioning the Premise of Inpatient NOWS Care.
Cheng F, Grossman M. NOWS or Never: Questioning the Premise of Inpatient NOWS Care. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: e147-e149. PMID: 37183612, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2022
Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants.
Cheng FY, Shabanova V, Berkwitt AK, Grossman MR. Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 857-866. PMID: 36073203, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeFeeding practicesWeight loss patternsBirth weightMedian percent weight lossWeight lossMean gestational ageOpioid withdrawal syndromeMean birth weightPercentile curvesRisk of morbidityHours of lifeHealth care useConfidence intervalsOptimal feeding methodNonpharmacologic treatmentsPharmacologic treatmentWithdrawal syndromeGestational agePercent weight lossSingle centerCare useInclusion criteriaInfantsDelivery type
2021
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches
Cheng F, McMillan C, Morrison A, Berkwitt A, Grossman M. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 595-604. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00387-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeMaternal-infant dyadsNon-pharmacologic interventionsNumber of infantsDevelopment of NASOpioid crisisLong-term neurodevelopmental outcomesNon-pharmacologic careOpioid-exposed infantsProportion of infantsLength of stayPurpose of ReviewInBirth hospitalizationOutpatient managementInpatient managementNeurodevelopmental outcomesClinical presentationAbstinence syndromeVulnerable infantsPharmacologic agentsStrategy warrantsClinical pathwayTherapeutic approachesFunctional assessmentInfants
2020
Teaching the Yale Health Education and Literacy for Asylees and Refugees: An Innovative Educational Initiative About Refugee Health for Medical Trainees
Du N, Rosenberg J, Mohareb A, Agrawal P, Brown C, Cheng FY. Teaching the Yale Health Education and Literacy for Asylees and Refugees: An Innovative Educational Initiative About Refugee Health for Medical Trainees. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 21: 384-386. PMID: 32916340, PMCID: PMC7937769, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2018
Bergmann glial Sonic hedgehog signaling activity is required for proper cerebellar cortical expansion and architecture
Cheng FY, Fleming JT, Chiang C. Bergmann glial Sonic hedgehog signaling activity is required for proper cerebellar cortical expansion and architecture. Developmental Biology 2018, 440: 152-166. PMID: 29792854, PMCID: PMC6014626, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCerebellar CortexCerebellar NeoplasmsCerebellumDevelopmental DisabilitiesHedgehog ProteinsMiceNervous System MalformationsNeural Stem CellsNeurogliaNeuronsPurkinje CellsSignal TransductionWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsCerebellar granule neuron precursorsBergmann gliaDay of ablationSevere cerebellar hypoplasiaCentral nervous system architectureCGNP proliferationGranule neuron precursorsRole of ShhBergmann glial fibersNervous system architectureCerebellar hypoplasiaGlial fibersCortical expansionPurkinje cellsNeuron precursorsGlial networkSpecific ablationGliaNeural tissueNeuronal specificationSignificant decreaseCerebellar sizeShh pathwayMutant cerebellumHh pathway
2017
Lkb1 regulates granule cell migration and cortical folding of the cerebellar cortex
Ryan KE, Kim PS, Fleming JT, Brignola E, Cheng FY, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Lkb1 regulates granule cell migration and cortical folding of the cerebellar cortex. Developmental Biology 2017, 432: 165-177. PMID: 28974424, PMCID: PMC5694378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.09.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2012
Widespread Contribution of Gdf7 Lineage to Cerebellar Cell Types and Implications for Hedgehog-Driven Medulloblastoma Formation
Cheng FY, Huang X, Sarangi A, Ketova T, Cooper MK, Litingtung Y, Chiang C. Widespread Contribution of Gdf7 Lineage to Cerebellar Cell Types and Implications for Hedgehog-Driven Medulloblastoma Formation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35541. PMID: 22539980, PMCID: PMC3335071, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSonic hedgehog-driven medulloblastomaGlutamatergic granule neuronsBergmann glial cellsCentral nervous systemChoroid plexus epithelial cellsCell typesGenetic fate-mapping studiesGlial cell typesChoroid plexus epitheliumUnipolar brush cellsCerebellar granule neuron precursorsPlexus epithelial cellsGranule neuron precursorsGABAergic interneuronsNeural cell typesGlial cellsPurkinje neuronsNervous systemGranule neuronsRoof plateWhite matterPlexus epitheliumBrush cellsNeuron precursorsSonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor AAP Section of Hospital Medicine Regional Impact Award Co-Recipient
National AwardAmerican Academy of PediatricsDetails08/10/2022honor AAP Section on Early Career Physicians Leadership in Advocacy Award Co-Recipient
National AwardAmerican Academy of PediatricsDetails10/01/2021honor Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award
National AwardAmerican Academy of PediatricsDetails11/03/2018United States
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Board Certifications
Pediatrics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
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- March 28, 2022Source: Medium
Health care providers: Expand HUSKY to undocumented immigrants
- February 23, 2022
Yale Pediatrics and Child Study Center Run Together for Refugees
- February 28, 2021Source: Husky4Immigrants
Health care providers: Expand HUSKY to undocumented immigrants
- December 19, 2018
2018 Yale AAP Award Winners: Improving the Health of Children through Community
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