David Peng, MD, MPH

Chief Clinical Officer, Office of the SVP for Health Affairs

Professor of Clinical Dermatology

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Overview

David Peng, M.D., M.P.H., came to the Keck School after three years at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he served as associate professor and director of the Department of Dermatology’s Residency Training Program, one of the nation’s most prestigious residency training programs in dermatology. He also served as chief of the Stanford Dermatology Clinics, director of the Medical Dermatology Program and director of the Allergic Contact Dermatitis Program in the Department of Dermatology. He originally joined the Keck School’s faculty in 2004 and was appointed visiting assistant professor of clinical medicine, associate residency program director in the division of dermatology, and director of the Contact Dermatitis Clinic. He was appointed director of the residency training program in 2008 and served as acting chair of the Department of Dermatology between November 2008 and July 2009. Peng received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and medical degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He completed his internship at UCLA, where he also earned a master of public health degree before returning to UCSD for his residency in dermatology.

Awards

  • UCLA-San Fernando Valley Internal Medicine Training Program: Alpha Omega Alpha Intern of the Year, 2001
  • Wright Foundation Grant Recipient, 2005
  • USC Keck School of Medicine: Outstanding Teaching Award, Division of Dermatology,, 2005
  • USC Keck School of Medicine: Outstanding Teaching Award Presented by the 2nd year students, 2005
  • Salerni Medical Educator’s Collegium: Elected Member, 2006
  • USC Keck School of Medicine: Outstanding Teaching Award Presented by the 4th year students, 2006
  • University of Southern California: Mellon Mentorship Award, 2008
  • USC Keck School of Medicine: Outstanding Teaching Award, Presented by the 1st year students, 2009
  • USC Keck School of Medicine: Master Teacher, 2009
  • Department of Dermatology, Stanford University: Teacher of the Year, 2011
  • Stanford University, Department of Internal Medicine: Teacher of the Year, Chief Resident’s Award, 2011

Publications

  • Impact of prolonged ischemic time on pediatric heart transplantation outcomes: Improved outcomes in the most recent era. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 07; 43(7):1142-1152.. View in PubMed
  • Research Gaps in Pediatric Heart Failure: Defining the Gaps and Then Closing Them Over the Next Decade. J Card Fail. 2024 01; 30(1):64-77.. View in PubMed
  • Successful implementation of telehealth visits in the paediatric heart failure and heart transplant population. Cardiol Young. 2024 Mar; 34(3):531-534.. View in PubMed
  • Acral lentiginous melanoma-Population, treatment, and survival using the NCDB from 2004 to 2015. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2021 11; 34(6):1049-1061.. View in PubMed
  • ISHLT consensus statement for the selection and management of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients on ventricular assist devices Endorsed by the American Heart Association. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 08; 40(8):709-732.. View in PubMed
  • Sun protection changes among diverse elementary schoolchildren participating in a sun safety intervention: A latent transition analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 2021 08; 149:106601.. View in PubMed
  • The time to offer treatments for COVID-19. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2021 May; 30(5):505-518.. View in PubMed
  • The Importance of Understanding the Stages of COVID-19 in Treatment and Trials. AIDS Rev. 2021 02 08; 23(1):40-47.. View in PubMed
  • PD-1 inhibition therapy for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective analysis from the University of Southern California. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 Jun; 147(6):1803-1811.. View in PubMed
  • The Creation of a Pediatric Health Care Learning Network: The ACTION Quality Improvement Collaborative. ASAIO J. 2020 04; 66(4):441-446.. View in PubMed