Andrew Cheng, MD

Andrew Cheng, MD, received his B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from University of California, Berkeley and M.D. from University of Michigan. After medical school, he completed a residency in pediatrics at University of California, Los Angeles, and fellowships in pediatric cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Cheng is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at USC and an attending Pediatric Cardiologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. His clinical interests include cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac computed tomography, and care of patients with the Fontan circulation. Dr. Cheng's primary research utilizes cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computational fluid dynamic simulations to study the role of blood viscosity in Fontan circulation pathophysiology. He is the director of CHLA's multidisciplinary Fontan Clinic and CHLA's site PI for the Fontan Outcomes Network.