Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Kim K. Cheung, MD, PhD

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Education:

MA, Biochemistry: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Ph.D. Biochemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

M.D, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ

Pediatrics Internship: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Pediatrics Residency: Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics

Licensure: States of New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, and Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. General Pediatrics
  2. Medical Education
  3. Medical Care for Foster hildren
  4. Child Abuse
  5. Fatality Review

Publications (selected):

  • Cheung, K.K.: Child Abuse - Infant Case Studies. Trends in Health Care, Law and Ethics. 1983; 8 (2): 64-65.
  • Ewing-Cobbs, Kramer, Prasad, Canales, Louis, Fletcher, Vollero, Landry and Cheung. Neuroimaging, Physical and Developmental Findings Follow-Up Inflicted and Non-inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children. Pediatrics 1998; 102:300-306
  • Cheung, K.K.: Practice Guidelines: Child Abuse and Neglect. Journal Pediatric Health Care 1999; 13, 142-143.
  • McClain, Girardet, Lahoti, Cheung, Berger and McNeese: Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in the Pediatric Patient Journal of Pediatric Health Care 2000: 14, 93-102
  • Lahoti, McClain, Girardet, McNeese, and Cheung: Practice Guidelines: Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Part 1: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Bacterial Vaginosis." Journal Pediatric Health Care 2000; 14, 34-36.
  • McClain, Cheung, Girardet, Lahoti, and McNeese : Practice Guidelines: Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Part 2: Trichomonas, Human Papillomavirus Infection, and Genital Herpes Simplex Virus." Journal Pediatric Health Care 2000; 14, 130-132.
  • Lahoti, McClain, Girardet, McNeese and Cheung: "Evaluating the child for sexual abuse," American Family Physicians 2001; 63,883 - 892.

  • ABSTRACTS:

  • Cheung, K. and Derrick, S.: If We Don't Know How or Why Our Children are Dying…We Cannot Save Them: Child Fatality Review in Harris County, Texas. APSAC Annual Colloquium, July 2003, Orlando, Florida.
  • Derrick, S. and Cheung, K.: Eighteenth Annual Conference on Prevention of Child Abuse, Texas. February 2004, Houston, Texas.
  • Derrick, S. and Cheung, K.: Once We Know How Our Children Are Dying - What Are We Going to Do About It? Ongoing Child Fatality Review in Houston/Harris County, Texas. APSAC 12th Annual Conference, Hollywood, California, August 4-7, 2004.
  • Cheung, K. and Derrick, S.: Prosecutorial Outcomes of Child Fatality Review Cases in the third largest U.S. Country. APSAC 14th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 21 24, 2006.

  • OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS:

  • Child Abuse Pocket Guide, Texas Pediatrics Society, Committee on Child Abuse, November 1998.
  • Texas State Department of Health and Human Services Shareholders Workshop on Child Protective Services Legislation, November 11, 2004. Invited to participate as representative of Texas Pediatric Society. Austin, Texas

  • BOOK CHAPTERS:

  • Kellogg, N. and Cheung, K.: Clinical Presentation Medical History Physical Examination.
  • Cheung, K., Girardet, R., and Lahoti, S.: The Legal System.
  • Girardet, R., Lahoti, S., and Cheung, K.: Preparation for Testimony.
  • Child Physical Abuse Teaching Manual. Child Abuse Committee, Texas Pediatric Society (in preparation) 2004, 2005.

  • MEDIA:

  • KPRC TV Summertime Heat Dangers, July 5th, 2004.
  • WB-TV Channel 39 Shaken Baby Syndrome, March 11, 2005
  • NBC-TV Channel 2 Shaken Baby Syndrome, March 15, 2005
  • KHOU-TV Do Not Leave Kids In A Hot Car, June 24, 2005
  • KPRC-TV Summertime Heat Dangers, July 15, 2005

 

Faculty Biography

Kim K. Cheung, MD, PhD
  • Kim K. Cheung, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Community and General Pediatrics

    University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6300 Chimney Rock Road
    Houston, Texas 77081
  • phone: (713) 295-2570
    e-mail: Kim.K.Cheung@ uth.tmc.edu
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