Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Overview

Dr. Chien-Hsiang Weng, MD, MPH, FAAFP, also known as "Joey," is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. He is a board-certified family medicine physician and dedicated researcher. Dr. Weng earned his MD from National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan and his MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a focus on epidemiology and biostatistics. Following medical school, he served as a medical officer in the Taiwanese Navy. He then completed his residency at the NH Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency and pursued a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer epidemiology and surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Weng's research interests are wide-ranging, with a deep expertise in clinical epidemiology. His work primarily focuses on endocrine disorders, including thyroid conditions, diabetes, and obesity, as well as emerging diseases, glaucoma, dementia, hearing loss, and inflammatory bowel disease. Additionally, Dr. Weng is highly involved in cancer epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, the study of healthcare disparities, and outcome analysis. He has acted as principal investigator in numerous international, national, and regional studies. Additionally, Dr. Weng is committed to mentoring medical students at Brown University for clinical rotations and undergraduate/graduate students for research projects, fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Dr. Weng also serves as a member of the Clinical Faculty Advisory Committee (CFAC), where he represents over 1,500 clinical faculty members. In this role, he addresses critical issues, reviews policies, and provides guidance on procedural matters to support the clinical faculty community.

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