Guang-Shing Cheng

Dr. Guang-Shing Cheng is a Professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch and the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine within the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington. She serves as an Attending Physician in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at both institutions, specializing in respiratory complications for cancer and transplant patients.

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2009)
• Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine (2008)
• Internal Medicine Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2005)
• MD: University of California at San Francisco (2001)
• BA in Biology: Harvard University (1996)

Research Focus: Dr. Cheng pioneers interventions for lung damage in immunocompromised patients, with emphasis on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following hematopoietic cell transplantation. Her work integrates:

• Wireless spirometry for early BOS detection
• Multicenter drug trials (e.g., Belumosudil in BEBOP study)
• Respiratory virus pathogenesis in transplant recipients
• Lung nodule diagnostics and cancer prevention

Scientific Recognition:

• Dr. Ali Al-Johani Award for exceptional patient care (2020)

Research Infrastructure: Leads 8 active clinical trials including the Lung GVHD Consortium repository and PRM imaging studies. Her work is supported by Fred Hutch/UW collaborative frameworks with no listed formal advisees in available records.