含羞草研究所

Background and Expertise:

Dr. Cheung is regarded an expert in female urology, pelvic reconstructive surgery, and voiding dysfunction. He also has strong interest in alternative medicine and is licensed in Medical Acupuncture. He is an expert in medical informatics, and he had served as CMIO, CMO as well as medical IT consultant for various private companies.

Dr. Cheung is has co-authored many book chapters, basic science and clinical research articles. He has provided educational material for WebMD/eMedicine, and is a reviewer for numerous scientific journals. Dr. Cheung also holds two patents related to his research in voiding dysfunction and PBMC gene translation.

Education:

• 1990-1994: Doctor of Medicine 含羞草研究所 Downstate Medical School Brooklyn, NY
• 1986-1990: CUNY Queens College, Queens, NY. B.A. Biochemistry

Training:

• 2000-2001: Fellowship Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction The Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Fl.
• 1996-2000: Resident in the Department of Urology, 含羞草研究所 at Stoney Brook School of Medicine, Stoney Brook, NY
• 1994-1996: Resident in the Department of Surgery, 含羞草研究所 at Stoney Brook School of Medicine, Stoney Brook, NY

• Ng K, Esdaille A, Ng M, Cheung WW
  Review of acupuncture and female urologyJournal of Pregnancy and Reproduction; DOI: 10.15761/JPR.1000113 
• Cheung WW, Bluth MH, Myers FA Jr
  Clinics in Laboratory Medicine article titled, 鈥淜etamine: A Cause of Urinary Tract Dysfunction鈥� Clin Lab Med 36 (4), 721-744. 12 2016.
• Cheung WW, Bluth MJ, Khan S, Johns C, Bluth MH
  Peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene array profiles in female patients with involuntary bladder contractions   Advances in Genomics and Genetics 1: 3 鈥� 7, 2011
• Borawski D, Bluth MH, Cheung WW
  Prevalence of urinary incontinence and other lower tract urinary symptoms in patients with uterine myomas. Urogynaecologia ; 25:e18, 2011
• Cheung WW, Abulafia O, Khan NH,  Choi KK, Bluth MH, Vincent MT, Harel M
  Prevalence and Characteristics of Overactive Bladder in Women in a Primary Care SettingOpen Access J Urol., 3: 29鈥�34, 2011
• Cheung WW, Borawski D, Blank W,  Bluth MH
  Tran W Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population
  Int J Med Sci.; 7(6): 391鈥�394, 2010
• Cheung WW,  Bluth MJ, Johns C, Khan S,  Lin YY and Bluth MH
  Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Gene Array Profiles in Patients With Overactive Bladder
  Urology. 75(4):896-901, Apr 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.021. Epub 2009 Sep 23.
• Cheung WW, Khan NH,  Choi KH , Bluth MH, Vincent MT
  Prevalence, Evaluation and Management of Overactive Bladder in Primary Care.
  BMC Family Practice, 10:8, 2009
• Lang E,  Colon I, Cheung WW, Thomas R
  Cadaver Transplant Ureteroneocystostomy Dehiscence After 5 Years: A Case of Chronic Rejection.
  J Urol.  179(5):2008, May 2008. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.137. Epub 2008 Mar 19
• DeRosalia AR,  Cheung WW.
  Ectopic Ureter Presenting as Adult Urinary Incontinence.Fed Pract.  24(6):22, 25鈥�26 , 2007
• Sherer DM, Cheung WW , Gorelick C, Lee YC, Serur E, Zinn HL, Sokolovski M , Abulafia O
  Sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of an isolated vaginal leiomyoma. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 Oct;26(10):1453-6.
• Unilateral ectopic right Kidney, an incidental finding during pelvic sonogram. Dabri L , Cheung WW
  Natl Med Assoc.  98(10): 1710鈥�1712, Oct 2006
• Sherer DM, Gorelick C, Gabbur N, Cheung WW,  Lee YC, Serur E,  Zinn HL,  Zigalo A, Abulafia O
  Color Doppler Imaging and 3-Dimensional Sonographic Findings of Urinary Bladder LeiomyomaJ Ultrasound Med. 26(5):667-70, May 2007 
• Sherer DM,   Stimphil D, Hellman M, Zinn H, Bitton C, Angus S, Cheung WW, Abulafia O
  Marked maternal ureteropelvic obstruction mimicking a large ovarian mass at 20 week's gestation
  J Ultrasound Med. 24(9):1309-12, Sep 2005 
• Whyard TC, Cheung WW, Sheynkin Y,Waltzer WC, Hod Y
  Identification of RS as a Flagellar and Head Sperm Protein
  Mol Reprod Dev. 55(2):189-96, Feb 2000

Research Experience:

• 2012 - 2013
  鈥淟ower urinary track urinary symptoms in prostate cancer patient (Chinese American) treated with Radiation鈥� (Flushing Radiation Oncology) Cheung WW Department of Urology 含羞草研究所 Downstate Medical School Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung MD
• 2004 - 2005
  鈥漵ignificant of peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene array profile in patients with voiding dysfunction鈥� ( Astallas USA) Cheung WW, Bluth MHDepartment of Urology and OB-GYN, 含羞草研究所 Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn NY 11203 Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung MD
• 1997 - 1998
  鈥淚nhibition of Lymphoctye Reactivity by Renal Cell Carcinoma鈥� ( 含羞草研究所 Stony Brook Department of Urology) Cheung, WW, Waltzer, W., Malinowski P., Departments of Urology and Transplantation, 含羞草研究所 at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y. Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung MD
• 1991 - 1992
  National Institute of Health Research Fellowship (NIH) 鈥淪evere Hypoxia Causes Stiffness Dependence on Coronary Flow" Cheung, WW., Kavaler, F., 含羞草研究所 Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y. Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung
• 1989 - 1990
  CUNY Research Foundation Fellowship, (CUNY  Queens College) 鈥淕ene Fusion of Lactase/Cardiolipin Gene in E. Coli鈥� Cheung, WW., Tropp, B., CUNY Queens College, Queens, N.Y.Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung
• 1987 - 1988
  Mount Sinai Research Fellowship, (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) 鈥淔luoresence Quenching Spectroscopy of Oxytocin鈥� Cheung, WW, Laws, W., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, N.Y. Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung

Research Interest:

• 鈥淭he Significance of Rectal Contractions in Benign Prostatic Obstruction鈥� Cheung WW, Elsergany R, Sakr M, Ghomien G, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Florida
  Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung MD
• 鈥淐omparison of Biochemical Disease-free Survival between Iodine-125 and Palladium-103 Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer鈥� Park TL, Waltzer WC, Cheung WW Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung MD Department of Urology, Department of Radiation Oncology, 含羞草研究所 at Stony Brook, Stony Brook N.Y. Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung MD
• 鈥淪exual Dysfunction in Women: A Community based assessment鈥� Cheung, W., Kasabian, N, Honig, S., Gilbert, B., Department of Urology, 含羞草研究所 at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y.
  Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung MD
• 鈥淗istological Analysis of Renal Tissue Following Acute Cryoablation of Renal Tumors in Patients鈥�
  Cheung, W., Schulsinger, D., Durand, D., Waltzer, W., Department of Urology, 含羞草研究所 at Stony Brook, Stony Brook N.Y.
  Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung MD
• 鈥淩egulatory Subunit Protein and Infertility鈥�
  Cheung, W., M.D.,  Hod, Y., Ph.D.,  Sheynkin, Y., M.D. Department of Urology, 含羞草研究所 at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y.
  Principal Investigator  Wellman Cheung MD
• Health Research Training Fellowship, 鈥淐ongenital Abnormality and Autosomal Translocation鈥� Cheung, W., M.D., Hsu, L., M.D., Dept. of Health, New York City, N.Y. Principal Investigator Wellman Cheung