Joyce Cheng, MD

Dermatology & Pediatric Dermatologist located in La Jolla, CA

About Dr. Cheng

Joyce Cheng, MD is a board-certified dermatologist committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to patients of all ages in the San Diego area.    Dr. Cheng has extensive knowledge in the most up to date dermatologic science to help treat and optimize the health of her patients’ skin.

Dr. Cheng offers a complete menu of dermatologic services at Coastal Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology, a leading medical and cosmetic dermatology practice with a convenient location in San Diego, La Jolla, California.   

A native of San Diego, Dr. Joyce Cheng received her bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University where she graduated magna cum laude. She subsequently stayed on at the Yale School of Medicine to earn her medical degree and master’s degree in clinical research.   After completing her medical school training at Yale, Dr. Cheng went on to complete her medical internship, clinical research fellowship, and dermatology residency at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Joyce Cheng has had an impressive academic record serving as an investigator on numerous clinical and translational trials of novel therapeutics for cutaneous conditions. She has also presented at numerous national research conferences and has published research in Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,  JAMA Dermatology, JID, JAAD, Science Translational Medicine, and Nature Medicine. Dr. Cheng also serves as a volunteer dermatology faculty at the VA hospital in San Diego treating patients with skin cancer and educating UCSD residents.

Dr. Cheng enjoys working with her patients in a comprehensive manner to achieve their skin health goals. She is known by her patients to have a warm bedside manner.  In her free time, Dr. Cheng enjoys the outdoors and exploring all that San Diego has to offer. 

Joyce Cheng, MD

Joyce Cheng, MD is a board-certified dermatologist committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to patients of all ages in the San Diego area.    Dr. Cheng has extensive knowledge in the most up to date dermatologic science to help treat and optimize the health of her patients’ skin.

Dr. Cheng offers a complete menu of dermatologic services at Coastal Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology, a leading medical and cosmetic dermatology practice with a convenient location in San Diego, La Jolla, California.   

A native of San Diego, Dr. Joyce Cheng received her bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University where she graduated magna cum laude. She subsequently stayed on at the Yale School of Medicine to earn her medical degree and master’s degree in clinical research.   After completing her medical school training at Yale, Dr. Cheng went on to complete her medical internship, clinical research fellowship, and dermatology residency at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Joyce Cheng has had an impressive academic record serving as an investigator on numerous clinical and translational trials of novel therapeutics for cutaneous conditions. She has also presented at numerous national research conferences and has published research in Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,  JAMA Dermatology, JID, JAAD, Science Translational Medicine, and Nature Medicine. Dr. Cheng also serves as a volunteer dermatology faculty at the VA hospital in San Diego treating patients with skin cancer and educating UCSD residents.

Dr. Cheng enjoys working with her patients in a comprehensive manner to achieve their skin health goals. She is known by her patients to have a warm bedside manner.  In her free time, Dr. Cheng enjoys the outdoors and exploring all that San Diego has to offer. 


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