Emilie Cheung

Biography

Dr. Cheung specializes in surgery related to the shoulder and elbow, including fractures, joint replacements, rotator cuff repair, ligament repair, sports injuries, and arthroscopy. She has been in practice here for 10+ years. She is a Board-certified orthopedic surgeon, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Member of the prestigious American Shoulder Elbow Society, Member of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons, Member of the Mayo Elbow Club, and a Board Member of the Northern California Orthopedic Society. She completed her Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN. Voted "One of the Top 65 Orthopedic Surgeons" in the country nominated by other orthopedic surgeons in 2017 by Beckers Orthopedic Review. Voted "One of the Top 70 Female Orthopedic Surgeons to Know" in 2011 by Beckers Orthopedic Review. Her research has focused on clinical outcomes following revision of total shoulder replacements, revision of total elbow replacements, and treatment of complications following shoulder and elbow reconstruction procedures. Her publications include those in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. She has presented her work and often lectures at regional and national orthpaedic surgery conferences, and has written numerous textbook chapters in the field of shoulder and elbow reconstruction. She helps to train the next generation of orthopedic surgeons at Stanford.

Research Interest

Clinical outcomes following revision of total shoulder replacements, revision of total elbow replacements, and treatment of complications following shoulder and elbow reconstruction procedures.