Abby Cheng, MD, MPHS
Abby Cheng, MD, MPHS, is a clinician scientist and Assistant Professor at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and then completed a sports medicine fellowship at Washington University. She is the Research Director of the Washington University Living Well Center and the Director of Washington University physiatry resident research. She has been funded by a K23 career development award to investigate the interplay between biopsychosocial factors and musculoskeletal health, including the use of a lifestyle medicine approach to address chronic musculoskeletal pain. She is currently the principal investigator of an NIMH R01 grant to adapt a digital mental health intervention for middle-aged and older adults with chronic pain. She is also the lead principal investigator of an AHRQ U18 award to improve equitable access to Long COVID care in the central Midwest region.