Dr Cheng is currently an Allergist and Rheumatologist at Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic, Farrer Park Hospital.

Dr Cheng received his basic medical training at the National University of Singapore. He began his specialist training in Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Thereafter, he was awarded a scholarship by the Singapore Ministry of Health to train at the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota, (U.S.A.) in 2004.

Upon his return, he established the immunotherapy service for insect venom allergy; the first in Singapore. He then served as Consultant Physician at the Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Singapore) before leaving for private practice. He has been performing high-resolution musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided procedures since 2004 in his daily clinical practice.

Despite his hectic schedule in private practice, Dr Cheng remains an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, where he continues to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Dr Cheng sits on the Board of Farrer Park Hospital (Singapore), Management Committee of Saint Andrew’s Community Hospital (Singapore) and Board of Saint Andrew’s Mission Hospital (Singapore). He is also a Board Member of Asia Pacific League Against Rheumatism (APLAR) and chairs the APLAR Young Rheumatologist network (Asia Pacific).