John Cheng, M.D. is a Board-Certified Family Practice Physician at South
Coast Medical Group. He recieved his medical training at the Kaiser Permanente/UCLA
Family Practice Program in Los Angeles. Dr. Cheng received advanced training
in Sports Medicine at the Kaiser Sports Medicine Fellowship Program and
S.P.O.R.T.S. Clinc in Riverside, CA. As a Fellow he served as the team
physician for the University of California at Riverside and California
Baptist University (men\'s and women\'s soccer, baseball, volleyball,
and track & field). Dr. Cheng also serves as Co-Director for The SPORTS
Clinic at South Coast Medical.
Hailing from a family of physicians, Dr. Cheng chose Family Practice because
of its unique rewards in serving a diverse community. Family Practice
encompasses all aspects of the lifecycle from children, adolescents, women
and men\'s health, to senior health. In a constantly changing healthcare
environment , Dr. Cheng desires to remain a pillar of care and support
for his patients and the community of Aliso Viejo.
Dr. Cheng has been involved with training athletes, espeacially martial
artists for over 20 years, and he understands the needs of athletes to
train properly and recover quickly from injuries to ensure a safe return to play.