Cheng, Chin-I

• Niamien, N. J. P., Oyeleke, O., Cheng, C.,  Alashari, A. (2025) National Trends and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trauma Patient Care in the United States. Cureus 17(11): e97672. doi:10.7759/cureus.97672
• Goward, K., Cheng, C., Cooray, K. Dahal, K. R. (2025) A New Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distribution with Bayesian Estimators Discover Data. doi:10.1007/s44248-025-00066-y
• Budhathoki, N., Koroma, M. I., Cheng, C., Inungu, J. N., Mumford V. (2025) Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Screening Among U.S. Adults: A Cross-sectional Study Using NHIS 2023 Data, Electronic Journal of General Medicine doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/16745
• Bullock, M. J., Pierson, K., Desai, S. U., Renirie, R. H., Cheng, C., Samani, M., Tran, N. (2025) Influence of Selective Versus Nonselective Joint Preparation in First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases, doi.org/10.1016/j.fastrc.2025.100496
• Beygui, N. C., Duross, E., Cheng, C., Mesaros, K., Gawronski, K., Perzhinsky, J. (2025) The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prescribing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Mid-Michigan Region. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health DOI: 10.1177/21501319251331322
• Reeves, D. K., Atkins, J. R., Solso, C. R., Cheng, C., Thornell, I. M., Lam, K. H. S., Wu, Y.-T.,  Motyka, T., Rabago, D. (2025) Rapid decrease in dextrose concentration after intra-articular knee injection: Implications for mechanism of action of dextrose prolotherapy. Biomedicines. 13(2), 350; doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13020350
• Stadler, J., Garmo, L., Doyle, D., Cheng, C., Richardson, G., Waheed, Z., Tofan, T.,  Srinageshwar, B., Sharma, A., Petersen, R., Dunbar, G. L., Rossignol, J. (2024) Curcumin Encapsulated in PAMAM Dendrimers for the Therapeutic Treatment of Ischemic Stroke in Rats. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, section Molecular and Cellular Pathology. doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1467417
• Palit, S., Nartey, E., Cheng, C., Inungu, J. N., Sufyani, T. (2024) Behavioral Determinants of Childhood Obesity in the United States: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Obesity. doi.org/10.1155/2024/9224425
• Douglas, N. F., Wallace, S. E., Cheng, C., Mayer, N. C., Hickey, E. Minick, K. (2024) Role for Health Literacy in Protecting People with Limited English Proficiency against Falling: A Retrospective, Cohort Study, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.08.011
• Perzhinsky J, Schachman K A, Cheng, C., Nagia, S., Noveloso, B., Sawyer, T., Lepisto, B. L., Sukhera, J., Cleek, E. N.,  Chisolm, M. S. (2024) A Pilot Interprofessional Education Curriculum for Optimizing Mental Health in Chronic Pain Treatment and Understanding Interprofessional Practice. Cureus 16(8): e67292. DOI 10.7759/cureus.67292
• Grinn, S., Notaro, D.E., Shokar, J.K., Cheng, C. (2024) Changes in Auditory Performance Following a Virtual-Reality Music Concert. Ear and Hearing.  DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001587
• Kopka, R., DeLamielleure, A., Haines. J., Cheng, C. (2023) Effective Simulation in PT Education on Student Perception of Diabetes Treatment. Journal of Diabetes and Treatment Vol. 8: 10123. DOI: 10.29011/2574-7568.010123
• Hiltzik, D. M., Cin, M. D., Hamama, B. A., Pawl, C. J., Haley, H. R., Cheng, C., Taha, T. (2023) A. Comparison of Pelvic Landmarks for Leg Length Discrepancy Measurement with Robotic Arm-assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today (Q1) Vol. 24 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2023.101252
• Harrison, T. E., Bowler, J., Cheng, C., Reeves, D. K. (2023) Optimizing Platelet-rich Plasma: Spin Time and Sample Source, Bioengineering (Q2) 10, 1270. doi.org/10.3390/ bioengineering10111270
• Huang, C.-Y., Lai, C.-Y., Reeves, D. K., Lam, K. H. S., Li, T.-Y., Cheng, C., Wu, Y.-T. (2023) Volume effect of nerve hydrodissection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A prospective, randomized, and single-blind study. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.16349
• Dahiya, D. S., Sharma, N. R., Perisetti, A., Singh, A., Chandan, S., Pisipati, S., Gangwani, M. K., Garg, R., Aggarwal, M., Vennikandam, M., Cheng, C., Ali, H., Inamdar, S., Sanaka, M., Al-Haddad, M. (2023) The Influence of Obesity on Acute Pancreatitis Hospitalizations Does Body Mass Index Matter? Pancreas 52(3): e171-e178 DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002243
• Sanaka, K. O., Dahiya, D. S., Chaaban, N., Cheng, C., Xu, B. (2023) Contemporary Outcomes and Predictors of Inpatient Mortality for Infective Endocarditis Occurring in Renal Transplant Recipients in the United States American Journal of Cardiology 203:55−63. doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.094
• Effiong, U., Umana, I., Haley, H., Garcia, J., Cheng, C., Ragina, N., Eruo, F. (2023) Acceptance, Intent, Hesitance, and Attitudes Towards SAR-CoV-2 Vaccines Among Healthcare Workers in Michigan, USA. Cureus 15(6): e41225. DOI 10.7759/cureus.41225
• Dahiya, D. S., Nivedita, F., Perisetti, A., Goyal, H., Inamdar, S., Gangwani, M. K., Aziz, M., Ali, H., Cheng, C., Sanaka, M. R., Al-Haddad, M., Sharma, N. R. (2023) Clinical Outcomes and Complications for Achalasia Patients Admitted After Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy. Gastroenterology Research 16(3):141-148. DOI:10.14740/gr1617.
• Soni, A., Yekula, A., Dahiya, D. S., Sundararajan, R., Dutta, P., Singh, Y., Cheng, C., Abraham, G. (2023) Influence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hospitalizations in the United States. Annals of Gastroenterology 36, 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20524/aog.2023.0839
• Dahiya, D. S., Perisetti, A., Goyal, H., Inamdar, S., Singh, A., Garg, R., Cheng, C., Al-Haddad, M., Sanaka, M. R., Sharma, N. (2023) Endoscopic versus surgical management for colonic volvulus hospitalizations in the United States. Clinical Endoscopy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.166
• Dahiya, D. S., Jahagirdar, V., Chandan, S., Gangwani, M. K., Merza, N., Ali, H., Deliwala, S., Aziz, M., Ramai, D., Pinnam, B. S. M., Bapaye, J., Cheng, C., Inamdar, S., Sharma, N. R., Al-Haddad, M. (2023) Acute Pancreatitis in Liver Transplant Hospitalizations: Identifying National Trends, Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Burden in the United States. World Journal of Hepatology 15(6):797-812.
• Dahiya, D. S., Mandoorah, S., Gangwani, M. K., Ali, H., Merza, N., Aziz, M., Singh, A., Perisetti, A., Garg, R., Cheng, C., Dutta, P., Inamdar, S., Sanaka, M. R., Al-Haddad, M. (2023) A Comparative Analysis of Bleeding Peptic Ulcers in Hospitalizations With and Without End-Stage Renal Disease Gastroenterology Research 16(1):17-24 https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1605
• Mariam, Z. R., Cremat, D. L., McClintock, A. M., Cheng, C., Perzhinsky, J. (2023) Retrospectively evaluating trends in opioid prescriptions and medication-assisted treatment in a mid-Michigan region Journal of Opioid Management Vol 19, No 2, 117-132.
• Dahiya, D. S., Jahagirdar, V., Gangwani, M. K., Aziz, M, Cheng, C., Inamdar, S., Sanaka, M. R., Al-Haddad, M. (2022) Letter: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Versus Heller’s Myotomy for Achalasia Hospitalizations in the United States: What Does the Future Hold? Clinical Endoscopy 55:826-828. https://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2022-283.pdf
• Sahyoun, L., Dahiya, D. S., Cheng, C., Sultan, K. (2022) Letter: Fighting the Battle but Losing the War: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Venous Thromboembolism. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 56:1425–1426.  https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17203
• Blebea, J., Jain, K., Cheng, C., Pittman, C., Daugherty, S. (2022) Expected Changes in Physician Outpatient Interventional Practices as a Result of COVID-19 and Recent Changes in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 11(1):1-9.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.08.006
• Pawl, C., Hong, A., McClintock, A, Cheng, C., Perzhinsky, J. (2022) Michigan Marijuana Legalization: Correlations Among Cannabis Use, Mental Health, and Other Factors. Cureus 14(7): e27510. DOI 10.7759/cureus.27510.
• Dahiya, D. S., Perisetti, A., Sharma, N., Inamdar, S., Goyal, H., Singh, A., Rotundo, L., Garg, R., Cheng, C., Pisipati, S., Al-Haddad, M., Sanaka, M. (2022) Racial Disparities In Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Utilization In The United States: Are We Getting Better? Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques 37(1):421-433. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09535-w
• Pinnamaneni, M., Payne, L., Jordan, J, Cheng, C., Cascio, M. A. (2022) Disparities in Chronic Physical Health Conditions in Sexual and Gender Minority People using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Preventive Medicine Reports (Q1) 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101881
• Dahiya, D. S., Al-Haddad, M., Perisetti, A., Singh, A., Goyal, H., Cheng, C., Garg, R., Pisipati, S., Ameyi, J., Sanaka, M. R., Inamdar, S. (2022) Celiac Disease Hospitalizations: An Emerging Challenge in the United States. Annals of Gastroenterology 35(4):383-392. doi: 10.20524/aog.2022.0724
• Dahiya, D. S., Inamdar, S., Perisetti, A., Goyal, H., Singh, A., Garg, R., Cheng, C., Kichloo, A., Al-Haddad, M., Sharma, N. (2022) The Conundrum of Obesity and Gastroparesis Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Hospitalization Characteristics and Disparities Amongst Socioeconomic and Racial Backgrounds in the United States. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 28(4):655-663. doi: 10.5056/jnm21232
• Dahiya, D. S., Perisetti, A., Al-Haddad, M., Kichloo, A., Sharma, R., Cheng, C., Inamdar, S. (2022) Obese Gastroparesis Inpatient Admissions: Trends and Outcomes from 2007–2017 in the United States. Annals of Gastroenterology, 35(3):249-259. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20524/aog.2022.0702
• Wang V., Liu S. E., Fuller R., Cheng C., Ragina N. (2022) Discerning Fact From Fiction: An Assessment of Coronavirus-19 Misinformation Among Patients in Rural Michigan. Cureus 14(1): e21710. doi:10.7759/cureus.21710
• Nituica, C., Bota, O. A., Blebea, J., Cheng, C., Slotman, G. J. (2021) Factors Influencing Resilience and Burnout Among Resident Physicians - A National Survey. BMC Medical Education 21:514. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02950-y
• Haines, J. Arnold M., Cheng, C. (2021) Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Principles in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students:  Intentions for Future Practice.  International Journal of Safe Patient Handling & Mobility 11(2) 61-75.
• Kapila, V., Baida, I., Calderon, A., Stuut, T., Cheng, C., Biggs, W. (2021) Patients’ Attitudes and Sources of Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Rural Michigan. Cureus 13(3): e14036. doi:10.7759/cureus.14036

Honors and awards

• PI, Perzhinsky, J,. Co-I, Lopes, J.E. Jr., Noveloso, B., Janssen, F., Parashar, S., Sawyer, T., Cheng, C. (2017) “An Interprofessional Educational Curriculum for Optimizing Mental Health in Chronic Pain Treatment.” ($25,000), Arnold P. Gold Foundation
• Outstanding Doctoral Examination Award, Department of Statistics, University of Missouri-Columbia, August 2006
• Quality Excellence Award, Leader of DuPont-Far Eastern Co. Ltd. Quality Excellence Team, Industrial Development Bureau Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan R.O.C., Summer 2002
• Quality Excellence Award, Leader of DuPont-Far Eastern Co. Ltd. Quality Excellence Team, Industrial Development Bureau Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan R.O.C., Summer 2001

Grant activity

• PI, Cheng, C. (2025) Statistical Consulting Service for Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia (Funded $23,000), Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia.
• PI, Grinn, S., Senior Personnel, Cheng, C. (2024) R01: Improving Automated Hearing Aid Prescription; Real-Ear-to-Coupler-Difference Estimates Based on Height, Not Age (Funded $1,383,107) National Institutes of Health.
• PI, Cheng, C. (2023) Statistical Consulting Service for Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia (Funded $23,000), Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia.
• PI, Cheng, C. (2022) Statistical Consulting Service for Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia (Funded $11,500), Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia.

• Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009

• Bayesian Statistics
• Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models
• Bayesian Smoothing Spline ANOVA
  
• Bayesian Estimation in Distributions