Expertise

Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General

Dr. Zheng served as the the emergency medicine expert for the VA Office of Inspector General for five years. She was responsible for reviewing allegations of substandard care, writing reports, and defending her opinion to members of Congress.

Highlights of her cases include:

• Assisted in convicting Dr. Levy, a pathologist with a substance abuse problem who misdiagnosed more than 3,000 cases.
• Investigated a case where staff mislabeled the Do Not Resuscitate Code on a patient’s wrist band, which led to his death.
• U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the VA must reimburse $53 million for veterans who sought emergency care outside of the VA.
• Convinced Senator Patty Murphy (Washington) that the Spokane VA appropriately downgraded their emergency department to an urgent care.

Medical Director of Quality at Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group

As the Medical Director of Quality at a large multi-specialty medical group in San Diego, Dr. Zheng is responsible for ensuring that the 800+ doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in the group provide quality care to patients. She reports them to state licensing boards and the National Practitioner’s Databank when the need arises.

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