Biography

Ivy Cheng, MD, is a Sports Medicine Physician at Cleveland Clinic Canada.

Dr. Cheng obtained her Masters of Science from the University of Leicester in the UK. She went on to complete her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Western Ontario before obtaining her FRCP in Emergency Medicine from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Cheng has a keen interest in wilderness medicine as well as increasing collaboration between emergency and sports medicine. She completed a Masters in Mountain Medicine, researching the effects of ultraviolet radiation on a climbing expedition at Everest. She also completed a diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine from the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Education/Training

FRCP
University of Toronto
Emergency Medicine
Toronto, ON
Doctor of Medicine
University of Western Ontario
London, ON
PhD
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Master of Science
University of Leicester
Leicester, UK

Certifications

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine - Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Diploma of Mountain Medicine

Specialty Interests

  • Sports medicine
  • Wilderness medicine
  • Mountain medicine
  • Health systems and policy research
  • Emergency medicine

Professional Memberships

  • Ontario Medical Association
  • Canadian Medical Association
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine