Theresa Cheng, MD, JD

A native of rural South Carolina, Theresa Cheng holds a M.D. from the Mayo Clinic and a J.D. with specialization in International Law from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Dr, Cheng finished her residency at the University of California, Los Angeles-Olive View program, where she was a Levitt Center Lynton Scholar of Social Emergency Medicine and was awarded the highest distinction of the Marshall T. Morgan Humanism award. She co-authored a book chapter on homelessness in the textbook Social Injustice and Public Health, ed. 4th. Dr, Cheng has staffed urgent cares in facilities for unaccompanied migrant children and worked with the ACLU to investigate the reproductive health violations of migrants in detention centers. She is also on the Board of Directors for Border Kindness, a non-profit providing medical and legal care for homeless immigrants in Mexico. Dr. Cheng is currently a Skadden Fellow at Bay Area Legal Aid where she has started Alameda County’s first and only medical-legal partnership for unhoused survivors of intimate partner violence.

In her free time, she enjoys exploring the mom-and-pop restaurants of San Francisco and hiking with her husband and dog.