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Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD

(129 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

New York Medical College (2000)

Professional interests include: shoulder tendonitis, cubital tunnel syndrome, biceps tendonitis, and more.

300 Pasteur Drive Edwards Building, Room R105b
Palo Alto, CA 94305

(650) 736-7804

Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from New York Medical College in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive Edwards Building, Room R105b
Palo Alto, CA 94305

(650) 736-7804

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450 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 723-5643

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

joint surgery

revision shoulder arthroplasty

revision surgery

shoulder arthroplasty

total shoulder replacement

In 2024, Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD performed more joint reconstruction, joint surgery, revision shoulder arthroplasty, revision surgery, shoulder arthroplasty, and total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

shoulder surgery

In 2024, Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD performed more shoulder surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	361
injections	19
joint surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	26
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	368
injections	19
joint surgery	50
open surgery	42
reconstructive surgery	50
tendon surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	32
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	398
injections	40
joint surgery	67
minimally invasive procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	67

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	11
Hispanic	17
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	28
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	415
injections	44
joint surgery	78
minimally invasive procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	50
upper extremity surgery	78

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	64
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	470
injections	40
joint surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	36
reconstructive surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	66

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	31
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	534
injections	59
joint surgery	87
minimally invasive procedures	32
reconstructive surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	42
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	33
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	499
injections	71
joint surgery	118
minimally invasive procedures	45
reconstructive surgery	73
upper extremity surgery	118

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	42
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	35
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	496
excision	14
injections	77
joint surgery	121
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	77
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	146

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	35
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	33
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	460
injections	65
joint surgery	108
minimally invasive procedures	27
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	81
revision surgery	13
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	28
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, aspiration, injections and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
doctor visit	453
excision	14
injections	58
joint surgery	55
open surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	55
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	84

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	14
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	438
injections	36
joint surgery	68
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	54
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	82

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	31
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2023 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	496
injections	66
joint surgery	128
minimally invasive procedures	43
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	85
revision surgery	12
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	147

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	12
Hispanic	46
Asian	37
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	37
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2023

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2024 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	478
injections	63
joint surgery	134
minimally invasive procedures	36
reconstructive surgery	98
revision surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	134

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	29
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD in 2024

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

aspiration	50
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	451
excision	14
injections	50
joint surgery	86
minimally invasive procedures	31
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	59
revision surgery	12
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	32
Non-Hispanic White	284
Hispanic	36
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	126
85 and over	30
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	11
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 2000. She completed residency at Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: New York Medical College (2000)

Residency: Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals (2005)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2008)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 129 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Exactech, Inc.	$1,075,477 Equinoxe $1,050,451	Spine Products $24,500	Optetrak $526
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$150,752 ALLIANCE $39,198	Comprehensive Shoulder System $29,414	Identity $1,842	Comprehensive $316	AperFix Femoral Fixation $274	Other $79,709
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$77,410 INHANCE $2,822	Mitek $1,195	$73,393
Stryker Corporation	$30,370 BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $19,511	AEQUALIS PERFORM $10,204	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $186	AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED $183	Reunion $143	Other $143
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$19,715 REAL INTELLIGENCE $15,330	VISIONAIRE $812	AETOS Shoulder System $197	Regeneten $129	$3,247
Other	$56,535 DJO SURGICAL $14,578	InSet System $10,602	XIAFLEX $4,463	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $2,193	PREVENA RESTOR ROTO-FORM $2,125	Other $22,575

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$722,438
Consulting Fee	$563,394
Travel and Lodging	$62,429
Education	$43,731
Food and Beverage	$17,742
Other	$525

Research Payments

Dr. Emilie V. Cheung, MD has received 29 research payments totaling $243,477.

Biography

Dr. Emilie Cheung works as a hand surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Dr. Cheung graduated from New York Medical College. For her professional training, Dr. Cheung completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Drexel University. Her areas of expertise include golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis), elbow pain, and tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis). She has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by her patients. She has received distinctions including Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, UCLA; Deans List, UCLA; and Departmental Honors, UCLA. Dr. Cheung is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.