Rick Peng MD
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
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2025 Morse AveSacramento, CA 95825
Phone+1 916-973-7572
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Summary
- Dr. Rick Peng, based in Sacramento, CA, specializes in Thoracic Surgery with a focus on Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Surgical Oncology. He completed his medical education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1995 and further honed his skills with a residency at Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship at University of California Davis Health. He has been recognized in his field with a Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2011 and the title of Super Doctor from SuperDoctors.com. Dr. Peng has special interest in robotic surgery as applied to all aspect of thoracic surgery including lung cancer, mediastinal tumor, esophageal disease including complex foregut disease such as giant paraesophageal hernia, achalasia and esophageal diverticulum.
Education & Training
University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2002 - 2004
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2002
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License Active through 2028
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsTreatment of Early Stage Thymic Tumors: Surgery and Radiation TherapyBenjamin T. Gielda, Rick Peng, Joy L. Coleman, Charles R. Thomas, Robert B. Cameron
Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2008-12-01 - 73 citationsPedestrian versus motor vehicle accidents: an analysis of 5,000 patients.Rick Peng, Frederic S. Bongard
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1999-10-01 - 103 citationsHypothermia in trauma patientsRick Y Peng, Frederic S. Bongard
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1999-06-01
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